Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate deep methodological and theoretical knowledge and insight into current research issues within the field of intercultural literature studies with focus on literature in English
- analyse and work with complex phenomena and issues
- independently search for, collect, evaluate, and critically interpret and analyse, relevant information relating to a particular question
- complete, within a set time frame, an independent study about literature that is of high academic value and that has a connection to research, and a clear method and theory, as well as argumentation that is based on informed text analyses
- in both written and oral form, while demonstrating sound communication skills, present and argue for their results
- critically analyse and discuss the academic work of others by providing constructive feedback.
Course Content
In the course, students conduct an independently written literary study of a defined research topic that is relevant to intercultural perspectives on literature in English. Students present their study in the form of a scholarly thesis that they defend and discuss at a thesis defence seminar. The thesis is to be written in English and be about 30 000 words in length. In the course, students are given the opportunity to present their work at a higher research seminar.
Assessment
- Active participation in supervision
- Independently written scholarly thesis
- Discussion of and constructive response to another student‘s scholarly thesis
- Defence of their own thesis
Grades
The grading scale used for the final course grade is A–F.
Grades are reported as follows:
- Degree Thesis - 30 Credits | A–F
Prerequisites
- Bachelor‘s Degree in Languages or Literary Studies of at least 180 credits. 90 credits at Second cycle, including 30 credits within the main field of study Intercultural Literature Studies and 30 credits in literature in English.
Other Information
The language of instruction in the seminars is English. Supervision is in English.
This course cannot be counted towards the same degree along with courses that have equivalent content.
If the student has received a decision/recommendation granting study support from Dalarna University because of a disability, then the examiner has the right to offer an alternative examination arrangement. The examiner takes into account the objectives in the course syllabus when deciding whether the examination can be adapted in accordance with the decision/recommendation.