? Credit Points : 60  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : LLC-P-P01089

Students must gain an overall coursework pass of 50% or above in order to proceed to the dissertation. The MSc degree is awarded on the basis of the mark gained for the dissertation.

The creative writing dissertation is, of a scale appropriate to the genre attempted: where prose or drama it will not be less than 20,000 words and no more than 30,000 words; where poetry it must be sufficient to consitute a publishable volume (i.e. a minumum of 48 pages).

Candidates who fail to achieve the MSc standard in their marked coursework will not be allowed to proceed to the creative writing project, but provided they have achieved between 40 and 49% in the taught component they will be awarded to Diploma.

MSc candidates failing to achieve an adequate standard in the dissertation will be awarded the Diploma.

? Pre-requisites : Admission to dissertation of MSc by gaining an overall coursework pass of 50% of above.

? Costs : None

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 5 and beyond

To follow.

One dissertation of not less than 20,000 words and not more than 30,000 words. If poetry, a minimum of 48 pages.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms June Haigh
Tel : (0131 6)50 3612
Email : j.haigh@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Alan Jamieson
Tel : (0131 6)50 3068
Email : rjamieso@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/