University of St Andrews

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SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

The Semester 2 Dissertation Report (10 ECTS) is an extended scholarly essay of approximately 10,000 words, reviewing the critical material available and outlining a first approach to the research topic to be addressed in the Masters Dissertation The student collects the necessary data and performs the following specified operations: (i) determination and evaluation of a corpus of primary material, together with a first effort of analysis designed to explore and demonstrate the potential of the subject ; (ii) bibliographical survey of secondary sources, analysing and evaluating all critical material to be used; (iii) definition of perspectives of approach and methodology to be followed by the 30 ECTS Dissertation; (iv) delimitation of the subject and determination of title, together with a proposed plan.

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