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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Undergraduate Course: IMES Dissertation (Part 1) (IMES10027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe dissertation offers the opportunity to research in depth a subject that holds special interest to the student, on topics associated with either Arabic, Persian, or Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and may incorporate any other discipline according to the combined degree programme chosen.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs 0
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 191 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) During week 1 of their final year students must submit a 1,000 word outline of their dissertation. As a minimum, this should include details of the topic and the research question to be made; a summary of current literature on the topic and an ¿indicative¿ bibliography; a chapter-by-chapter outline; and details of any practical issues related to the research that have been identified.

The final assessment takes place at the end of the fourth year with the submission of a 10,000 word dissertation (see IMES Dissertation (part 2)).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The dissertation aims to develop and demonstrate analytical and organisational skills in a particular area, thus giving students an insight to 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 may be apparant in the completed dissertation.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsIMES DissPt1
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Newman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4178
Email: Andrew.J.Newman@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Hannah Foster
Tel: (0131 6 )50 4182
Email: hannah.foster@ed.ac.uk
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