MSc by Research English Literature: Scottish Literature

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University of Edinburgh

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• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements A good first degree in relevant discipline, normally English Literature.
• Academic title
  MSc by Research English Literature: Scottish Literature
• Course description
  Programme
  
  This programme offers students the opportunity to undertake a substantial piece of supervised independent research in their chosen field, within this subject. Postgraduates will be guided by and contributing to the theory and knowledge in their specific area, and will present the insights obtained from their work in a manner consistent with academic standards and conventions. Alongside the original research they will study two advanced taught courses relevant to their field of study.
  
  Learning Outcomes
  
  Students who follow this programme will:
  
      * gain detailed knowledge and understanding of the Scottish Literature of their chosen specialist period, and also be able to locate that area of specialisation in relation to the history of Scottish Literature more widely;
      * develop a sense of relevant comparative literary contexts for the study of their chosen field;
      * deepen knowledge and understanding of selected themes and topics in a way that enables them to select and execute an independent piece of research;
      * become familiar with the variety of materials that can be used to explore their chosen area of Scottish literature along with a critical understanding of some of the ways in which Scottish literature and its study have been conceptualised and understood by scholars, past and present;
      * grasp the methodological issues and problems of literary and cultural analysis, enabling the student to create original academic work to underpin (where appropriate) further interdisciplinary research at PhD level.
  
  How You Will Be Taught
  
  The course includes a 15,000 word dissertation, completed under the supervision of one or more of the course tutors. Students will undertake a seminar based programme of research methods training in core research skills and subject specific methodologies. They will also take two option courses covering areas of Scottish literature related to their chosen fields and will write two extended essays in relation to these courses.

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