PR4098 Short Dissertation on a Persian Topic

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr S Talajooy

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Module Staff

Dr S Talajooy or to be arranged

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This is to give students the option of writing their dissertation on a topic in Persian to help develop their research skills and provide the opportunity for them to build a solid academic foundation should the students want to continue their studies. The dissertation offers students the possibility of personal advanced study on a topic in Persian on which they already have adequate knowledge and for which a suitable supervisor can be found. Guidance will be offered on research methods, perspective and presentation. The dissertation will, as a rule, consist of a study of a given body of primary material analysed with reference to a number of secondary texts on the primary material with a given perspective. It should be no more than 5,000 words in length, be submitted in accordance with guidelines and deadlines, and normally be written in English. The topic must be agreed in advance by the Head of Department following a recommendation by the supervisor, whom students should contact in the first instance. Agreement is subject to appropriate supervision arrangements, suitability of topic and sufficient prior knowledge. (Guidelines for printing and binding dissertations can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/).

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS PR3002

Anti-requisites

IIN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE PR4099 OR ANY 30-CREDIT DISSERTATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES.

Assessment pattern

Dissertation = 100%

Re-assessment

Resubmission of Dissertation

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 x 1-hour seminars and 4 contact hours with supervisor over the semester.

Scheduled learning hours

7

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

143

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.