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Translation Dissertation (Research) (CMII0118)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Teaching department
Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry
Credit value
90
Restrictions
Not available to Affiliate Exchange Students
Timetable

Alternative credit options

This module is offered in several versions which have different credit weightings (e.g. either 15 or 30 credits). Please see the links below for the alternative versions. To choose the right one for your programme of study, check your programme handbook or with your department.

  1. Translation Dissertation (CMII0119)

Description

Module descriptionÌý

Once the teaching finishes, you will spend the remaining part of the course (to the beginning of September) researching and writing a dissertation of a max. of 18,000 words in length.Ìý

You will be free to choose the topic of your dissertation and will be assigned a supervisor. The dissertation Ìýaddresses a translation studies topic agreed with your supervisor. and can focus on any of the areas discussed in the various modules studied during the programme. Preparation for the dissertation involves a series of seminars on research skills imparted throughout the academic year. The dissertation must be a critical essay, and not an annotated translation, is written under one-to-one supervision and submitted at the beginning of September.Ìý

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Preparatory ReadingÌý

Saldanha, Gabriela and Sharon O’Brien. 2013. Research Methodologies in Translation Studies. Manchester: St Jerome.Ìý

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Academic year (terms 1, 2, and 3) ÌýÌýÌý Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
100% Dissertations, extended projects and projects
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
2
Module leader
Dr Rocio Banos Pinero
Who to contact for more information
SELCS-CMII.Students@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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