ENG-30112 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The English Independent Study Project module offers an opportunity for students to produce a substantial piece of work that engages in original work in the field of English literature. You can choose either to write a dissertation, based on a topic agreed between you and your assigned supervisor, or produce a modern edition of a literary work (or part of a literary work). The ISP will allow you to draw on your own interests as developed during your progress through the English degree programme and will benefit from the research expertise of relevant supervisors in the School of Humanities. The successful completion of the ISP will represent a substantial piece of final-year undergraduate work that will demonstrate writing and/or editing skills relevant to a number of different careers.

This module is designed to provide students with the opportunity to engage in advanced research and scholarly inquiry in the field of literature written in English. It allows students to pursue their specific interests within the discipline and culminate their undergraduate studies with a significant research project: either a long piece of critical writing or a literary edition.

Intended Learning Outcomes

plan and manage a substantial piece of research in a recognised area of English literature: 1
produce an extended, structured piece of writing or editing: 1
critically evaluate current research and scholarship in the field of English literature: 1
engage in careful, detailed, and intensive independent research: 1

Study hours

Workshops - 6 hours
Supervision - 7 hours
Researching topic - 207 hours
Writing up - 80 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment