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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - Common Courses

Undergraduate Course: MEL dissertation preparation (ELCC10005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEuropean Languages and Cultures - Common Courses Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course offers the opportunity to research in depth a subject that holds special interest to the student, subject to prior approval by the section head. Dissertation preparation takes place during the student's period of residence abroad.

All Single Hons students are required to do preparation for a MEL Dissertation.

From 2009-10 all 3rd year Joint Hons students studying 2 languages and all Joint Hons students studying 1 language and another non-language subject (excluding MEL and EU Studies Curriculum B) who are working abroad, or studying as independent students and are not on Erasmus exchanges, and also those Joint Hons students who have not arranged to have their credits counted from Latin American universities are required to do preparation for an MEL Dissertation.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of a dissertation is to develop and demonstrate analytical and organisational skills in a particular area, this giving students an insight into the world of research and scholarship. A dissertation does not necessarily aim at exhaustiveness within its field or topic, nor does it need to incorporate original research, although both elements (ie exhaustiveness and originality) may be apparent in the completed dissertation.
Assessment Information
The dissertation will be approximately 6,000 words in length (excluding bibliography, footnotes and appendices), and written in the target foreign language.

Students entering 4th year Hons in 09/10 are not required to submit a MEL Dissertation Preparation form; they should, nevertheless, have settled on a topic and completed the preparatory research for the dissertation. Students entering 3rd year Hons in 09/10 are required to complete and submit a MEL Dissertation Preparation form (available on Web CT) to the TO by 4pm Friday of Week 1, Semester 1 in 2010.

Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Graham Rogers
Tel: (0131 6)50 8414
Email: V.Rogers@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk
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