Undergraduate Course: IMES Dissertation (Part 2) (IMES10028)
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) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The 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
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 0 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
186 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 10,000 word dissertation. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Engage critically with a body of primary materials appropriate to the chosen research project;
- Engage critically with a range of secondary source materials, their sources and approaches, as appropriate to the research topic;
- Develop a methodological framework particular to this project;
- Apply analytical and organisational skills to design and to produce an extended research undertaking;
- Independently use such transferable skills as close and critical evaluation of the relevant sources, wide reading in and critical interpretation thereof, time-management, and structured, articulate, and well-presented academic writing.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | IMES DissPt2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anthony Gorman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4183
Email: Anthony.Gorman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lizzy Irvine
Tel:
Email: eirvine3@ed.ac.uk |
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