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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English Literature

Postgraduate Course: MSc Creative Writing Dissertation (ENLI11032)

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 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionStudents 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
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 583 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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 (excluding bibliography). 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
KeywordsCWDiss
Contacts
Course organiserMr Alan Jamieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: rjamieso@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk
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