Undergraduate Course: English Literature Long Essay (Modern European Languages) (ENLI10265)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | In consultation with the department, students will identify a topic in English Literature for an independent Long Essay project, for which resources are available during the students' residence abroad. Students will have e-mail access to staff for consultation during the year. The Long Essay will be researched and written during the year abroad. Students would submit the essay during the August re-sit diet, before they begin fourth year. |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
372 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A Long Essay of c 6,000 words on a topic in English Literature, presented in scholarly form with appropriate notes and bibliography.
Students will submit the essay during the August re-sit diet, before they begin fourth year. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Formulate a research question appropriate to English Literary studies.
- Identify and appraise relevant evidence to construct coherent and persuasive arguments in response to that research question.
- Support that argument with evidence drawn from a body of knowledge relevant to the chosen research field.
- Present those arguments and evidence as an extended piece of written research set out in a manner appropriate to literary studies.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kate Ash-Irisarri
Tel: (0131 6)50 8930
Email: K.Ash-Irisarri@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lina Gordyshevskaya
Tel:
Email: pgordysh@ed.ac.uk |
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