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ENG-30057 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 18 April 2024

ENG-30057 - Dissertation in English - ISP
Coordinator: Jonathon Shears Tel: +44 1782 7 33014
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The dissertation module offers an opportunity for students to produce a substantial piece of work that engages in independent and original work in the field of English Literature. The project will be based on a topic agreed between the student and an individual supervisor. It will draw on the interests of the student as developed during the three years of the English degree programme and will benefit from the research expertise of relevant supervisors in the School of Humanities. The successful completion of the dissertation will represent a substantial piece of final-year undergraduate work that will demonstrate writing skills relevant to a number of different careers.

Aims
To enable students to research and define a topic in the field of English Literature;
To enable students to research, plan and write a substantial piece of work, locating their individual topic within the context of relevant debates in the discipline of English Literature and the humanities more generally;
To enable students to apply and discuss relevant critical and theoretical work to their chosen research topic.

Intended Learning Outcomes

plan and manage a substantial piece of research in a recognised area of English Literature: 1
produce an extended, structured piece of writing: 1
critically evaluate current research and scholarship in the field of English Literature: 1
engage in careful, detailed, and intensive independent research: 1

Study hours

Workshops 6 hours
Supervision 4 hours
Researching topic 240 hours
Writing dissertation 50 hours


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Dissertation weighted 100%
A substantial piece of written work
Students will produce a substantial piece of written work of between 8,000 and 10,000 words, normally subdivided into an introduction, conclusion and an appropriate number of chapters. This piece of work will be due towards the end of Semester 2.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 18 April 2024