| Unit name | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL39010 |
| Credit points | 40 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. James |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit enables students on the intercalated BA in Medical Humanities to demonstrate their ability to consolidate or integrate their learning in the disciplines they have studied in other units of the programme. Students will write a dissertation of 6500 to 8000 words (including quotations and notes, excluding bibliography) on a subject of their own choice (in English or Philosophy and History of Medicine or Philosophy of Science or any combination of these), agreed by an adviser from the Departments of English and/or Philosophy and by the Unit Director(s). In some cases, students may also be advised by clinicians or others. Students will meet regularly with their adviser(s), for up to a total of 3 hours consultation, which may involve advice on reading, preparing a plan and writing up. The dissertation should demonstrate students' abilities to argue and to assimilate ideas and information, in a well-researched and well reasoned account, written in clear academic prose.
