ITA4100

Honours dissertation

16 points
* Full-year subject
* Clayton

Objectives Students should develop a focused research project, the precise nature of which will be determined in consultation with their supervisors. They should produce a sustained piece of commentary which undertakes to answer a discipline-specific question, and which observes the basic requirement of seeking to demonstrate a thesis in relation to a number of works. This may involve historical method, survey reading, close analysis, theoretical critique or some combination of these, to name but a few methodological procedures; again, the exact nature of the method will be determined in consultation with supervisors, but the final piece of work should demonstrate an engagement with an academic method. Students should, then, show command of the chosen methodology, a close knowledge of studied texts and/or issues, a high degree of competence in Italian academic prose, and should offer a cogent argument on the chosen topic.

Synopsis A dissertation of approximately 10,000 words based on individual research, supervised by a member of staff with expertise in the proposed area of research, on one aspect of Italian language, literature or civilisation. It is expected that students will choose the topic as early as possible and begin during the summer vacation. An outline of at least 500 words must be submitted by 1 May, and 5000 words by the beginning of second semester. The dissertation, written in Italian, should be submitted by 1 November.

Assessment Written (10,000 words): 100%