Undergraduate Course: MEL Long Essay (ELCC10011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The long essay provides the opportunity for students to think and write about a topic related to their Honours studies in depth.
The essay must be written in the language studied (joint MEL language students are free to choose which of their two languages to write in). |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
All Final Year MEL Long Essays will be approximately 3000 words in length (excluding bibliography, footnotes and appendices, but including quotations), and written in the target language. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Appraise a variety of source materials to compare and contrast ideas, concepts and issues and select those most appropriate.
- Critically engage with and interpret primary material and present ideas clearly in written form.
- Demonstrate analytical and organisational skills in a particular area, including the construction of clear and focused argument.
- Demonstrate a nuanced understanding of complex theories or ideas.
- Demonstrate self-reliance, initiative, and the ability to work independently.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emmanuelle Lacore-Martin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1148
Email: E.Martin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gillian Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Gillian.Paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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