MSc Translation Studies Dissertation MODLANG5033P

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
  • Credits: 60
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course aims to allow students to develop a sustained critical discussion or an annotated translation project in an area of the student's personal research interests within the field of Translation Studies.

Timetable

10 hours of meetings with supervisor at times to be arranged with individual student

Requirements of Entry

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

 

To be eligible to progress to the dissertation/project, the student must achieve a grade point average of at least 12.0 in the taught courses of the MSc in Translation Studies: Translation and Professional Practice programme (120 credits), with not more than 25% of the credits at grade E and none of the credits at grade G-H.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Translation Studies Dissertation (13,000 words) - 100%

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ develop and sustain an argument in an area of the student's personal research interests within the field of Translation Studies

■ develop translation skills in the context of an extended body or portfolio of work

■ promote an engagement with other scholarly, critical or theoretical arguments relevant to Translation Studies

■ encourage the application of acquired translation and research skills to a supervised project

■ lay the foundations for potential further research at PhD level (if appropriate)

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ acquire, use and critically evaluate approaches, resources and other materials in Translation Studies

■ develop and apply newly acquired detailed knowledge of and competence in their chosen language area

■ write a substantial piece of written work in clear and appropriate language relevant to the academic / vocational context

■ effectively apply bibliographic skills appropriate to the academic context

■ successfully employ information-technology skills such as word-processing, and be able to access electronic data as appropriate

■ organise their time and develop their organisational skills in order to explore research questions and present conclusions clearly

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Submission of dissertation