| CODE | ITL5002 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Directed Studies in Italian | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Italian | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This Study-unit is meant to prepare the students for their MA dissertation at the end of the second year of study. Students will be prepared via a series of readings coordinated by the Head of Department and the tutor of the dissertation: for the nature of the study-unit, students will meet their supervisor on individual basis in order to deepen and broaden their skills and knowledge of a specific subject. Study-unit Aims: - To verify and test the knowledge of the students during the MA programme in Italian studies; - To introduce students to elaborate topics with which they will engage in a rigorous fashion; - To prepare students to write their MA dissertation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Manifest a strong critical awareness on a wide range of subjects in an academically rigorous style; - Use different critical and theoretical approaches in fields such as literature, linguistics, film studies, theatre studies. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Write articulated essays and papers on subjects related to the main dissertation; - Link interrelated topics from different eras; - Express eloquently and with critical acumen notions pertaining to the disciplines studied in the two-year programme. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: A reading list will be provided to the students which will be determined by the topic of the dissertation. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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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 Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.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 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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