Undergraduate Course: Literature and Medicine Research Project (ENLI10353)
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) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Students will undertake a substantial piece of independent research in the field of literature and medicine, leading towards a portfolio of work totalling 9000 words. This may take the form of a portfolio of essays or a single piece of extended writing. The work will be conducted under the supervision of a member of staff in the department of English Literature. Students will meet collectively and individually with their supervisors at intervals throughout the year, and will be required to meet milestones at set points during the semesters, including the submission of a plan, an annotated bibliography, a note on methodology and an introductory overview. |
| 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 | Only students admitted to the intercalated BMedSci in Literature and Medicine are eligible to take this course. |
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 |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial 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) |
Portfolio (9,000 words) of written work.
All Learning Outcomes to be met by the Portfolio of written work (9000 words). |
| Feedback |
Students will receive feedback on formative assignments from their supervisor, and will be encouraged to give and respond to feedback on peers' work. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate subject-specific knowledge of, and critically evaluate, a topic of their choice in the field of literature and medicine.
- Identify, evaluate, and critically engage with relevant primary and secondary material in the field of literature and medicine, as appropriate to the topic.
- Select, apply, and reflect on methodologies from literary studies and, where relevant, related academic disciplines, as appropriate to the topic.
- Articulate and support a scholarly, analytical, and robust argument or interpretation.
- Autonomously design and execute a critical study.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katherine Inglis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3617
Email: K.Inglis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lina Gordyshevskaya
Tel:
Email: pgordysh@ed.ac.uk |
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