| CODE | GRM3020 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 12 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | German | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | By the end of the last semester of the B.A. (Hons) course in German Studies, every Honours student is expected to have written, and submitted for examination, a dissertation of 8.000-12.000 words, exclusive of footnotes, bibliography and appendices, in German. The students are free to choose their own topic according to their interests within the broad area of German Studies. Students should register for this study-unit during the final year of studies, but the topic must be chosen at the end of the second year of the course, after consultation with the teaching staff, who will then assign a member of the academic staff to act as supervisor. All dissertations should follow the Department style-sheet, which is available on the departmental website. Study-unit aims: This study-unit aims at: - deepening the student’s knowledge and skills acquired during the course of studies; - developing creative and critical thinking skills; - practicing the critical assessment of research literature; - improving the student’s research methods and their application; - strengthening the student’s ability to read academic texts in German; - developing academic writing skills in German. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge and understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - examine research literature more critically; - show the ability to work academically; - quote and refer to research literature correctly; - demonstrate an increased understanding of academic literature in German. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - summarise and assess key points of secondary texts related to German studies; - discuss a topic related to German studies in a more differentiated way; - demonstrate improved reading, writing and speaking skills in German; - search for, analyse and evaluate information; - show developed critical and creative thinking skills. - demonstrate improved argumentation skills. |
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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. | ||||||||
| 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 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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