| CODE | CHN5099 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 80 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | By the end of the course, students are expected to have written and submitted for examination a dissertation of 35,000 words, exclusive of notes, bibliography, and appendices. The chosen topic must be in the field of Chinese philology and literature without excluding the possibility of drawing in relevant materials from Classical Chinese texts. Study-unit Aims: The dissertation is intended to train students in the following: 1. To analyse and use critically original Chinese sources; 2. To evaluate critically the secondary sources in light of the primary evidence; 3. To conduct substantial and rigorous research of literary and/or philological nature within the field of Chinese Studies; 4. To write, discuss and defend in front of a board a sustained piece of work bringing forth innovative ideas and analytical thinking. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. use critically original Chinese sources and evaluate them within a larger philological and cultural context; 2. demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the topic chosen and its relevant historical, cultural, synchronic and diachronic context in Chinese Studies. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. identify a suitable and manageable research question; 2. identify and use literary, historical and cultural sources; 3. develop and refine a research topic and strategy; 4. read critically primary and secondary literature in Chinese; 5. demonstrate an understanding of how research techniques have been applied to the topic chosen. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: The supervisor will guide the students to draw up a solid bibliography relevant to their chosen topic. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. Pre-Requisite qualifications: BA Hons in Oriental Studies (Chinese) or equivalent |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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