CO4099 Long Dissertation in Comparative Literature

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the second year of the Honours programme

Planned timetable

not applicable.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr N Sreenan

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The year-long dissertation offers students the possibility to engage in advanced independent study on a topic in Comparative Literature on which they already have adequate basic knowledge and for which a suitable supervisor, or supervisors, can be found. The dissertation will, as a rule, consist of a study of a given body of primary or theoretical texts analysed in a comparatist framework. The topic must be agreed in advance by the Comparative Literature Honours Adviser following a favourable report from the proposed supervisor(s). Agreement is subject to appropriate supervision arrangements, suitability of topic and sufficient prior knowledge. The dissertation length is 10 000 words and is normally written in English. In addition to individual supervision, training sessions are offered on research methods, academic writing, and presentation. (Guidelines for printing and binding dissertations can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/).

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

CANNOT TAKE ANY OTHER DISSERTATION MODULE

Assessment pattern

10,000-word Dissertation = 100%

Re-assessment

Resubmission of dissertation = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 workshops in Semester 1. 4 supervisory sessions per semester.

Scheduled learning hours

11

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

290

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.