Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MScR, Linguistics) (LASC11075)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 180 |
ECTS Credits | 90 |
| Summary | Extended dissertation on a topic in Linguistics as agreed with supervisor(s) and approved by Programme Director. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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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 2024/25, 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:
1800
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Lecture Hours 60,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 36,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
1704 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation of 30,000 words. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- gain skills in managing a relatively long-term project
- gain in-depth knowledge of a particular chosen subfield of Linguistics
- gain critical judgement in evaluating existing literature
- gain an imagination in discerning relevant, possibly new, research questions
- gain discipline in argumentation
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | dissertation,research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof John Joseph
Tel: (0131 6)50 3497
Email: John.Joseph@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Pilar Rodriguez Couceiro
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: mrodrig8@ed.ac.uk |
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