Module EAST3351: EAST ASIAN STUDIES DISSERTATION

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST3351: EAST ASIAN STUDIES DISSERTATION

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To offer students the opportunity to study a subject which is not otherwise covered by the syllabus, or to study it to greater depth than otherwise allowed.
• To encourage students to show initiative in identifying and pursuing a topic appropriate for individual study within the field of East Asian Studies.
• To encourage students to show initiative in conducting research in East Asia and the West which makes use of their language skills, trains them in the use of library and archive sources, and promotes in them the habit of independent critical and deductive thought.

Content

• Students have a free choice within the field of Chinese and/or Japanese studies, subject to guidance from their Department tutor as to the feasibility of their proposed topic for study at this level and within the time constraints.
• The dissertation must not normally exceed 10,000 words and should contain evidence of the use of Chinese and/or Japanese sources.
• Attendance at the Dissertation Workshop is required.

Learning Outcomes

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Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University