Postgraduate Course: MSc Creative Writing Dissertation (ENLI11032)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: No |
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
| To follow. |
Assessment Information
| One dissertation of not less than 20,000 words and not more than 30,000 words. If poetry, a minimum of 48 pages. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alan Gillis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3050
Email: Alan.Gillis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
|
© Copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh - 16 January 2012 6:07 am
|
University Homepage