FRN4900

Honours Dissertation

(ART)

12 points + First semester, second semester, full-year.

Synopsis: Students will develop a focused research project in French literature, linguistics, critical theory, textual theory, cinema, cultural studies or civilisation. Students should produce a sustained piece of commentary which undertakes to answer a discipline-specific question. This may involve historical method, survey reading, close analysis, theoretical critique or some combination of these; the exact nature of the method will be determined in consultation with the supervisor. Students should show command of the chosen methodology, a close knowledge of studied texts and/or issues, a high degree of competence in French academic prose, and should offer a cogent argument on the chosen topic.

Assessment: Written (9000 words in French): 100%