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LA5900: DISSERTATION IN EUROPEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES (2025-2026)

Last modified: 20 Jun 2025 15:13


Course Overview

Candidates will be required to research and write a 15,000-word dissertation on a subject and in an area approved by the Programme Co-ordinator.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Third Term Credit Points 60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Katya Krylova

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Mlitt In European And Latin American Literatures And Cultures (Sept)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

 

Students will choose and develop an original research project within the areas of French and Francophone studies, German Studies, and/or Spanish and Latin American studies, and will write  a 15,000-word dissertation under the guidance of an assigned supervisor


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2025 for 1st Term courses and 19 December 2025 for 2nd Term courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Word Count: 15,000

Dissertations are marked on the basis of specific marking criteria (as outlined in the course guide) and are returned with written feedback. Tutors have student hours at which further feedback may be sought.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of how to select a topic for in-depth research.
ProceduralAnalyseDevelop skills in analysing theoretical texts, literary texts, visual media, and other forms of cultural production.
ProceduralApplySelect and apply diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures (hitherto studied on the core courses of the programme) to the dissertation project.
ProceduralCreateAssemble a coherent argument for presentation in written work
ProceduralEvaluateEvaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of how to select a topic for in-depth research.
ProceduralApplySelect and apply diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures (hitherto studied on the core courses of the programme) to the dissertation project.
ProceduralAnalyseDevelop skills in analysing theoretical texts, literary texts, visual media, and other forms of cultural production.
ProceduralEvaluateEvaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing
ProceduralCreateAssemble a coherent argument for presentation in written work

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