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CLL Independent Personal Study Project (50 credits) - CED00240C

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  • Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
  • Credit value: 50 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2025-26

Module aims

  • To give students experience in focusing on writing on a well-defined arts and humanities topic, chosen by themselves with guidance from a supervisor.

  • To develop students’ abilities to apply disciplinary tools and techniques, in order to advance understanding of intellectual problems, and to provide a grounding for further independent research.

Module learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

  • Display an understanding of a topic of their choosing, with a grasp of established knowledge and debates in the area, providing a grounding for further independent research on related topics.

  • Analyse areas of knowledge, displaying critical awareness; synthesise information and ideas from a variety of sources in the discipline; evaluate research critically; and discuss and apply ideas from the literature in developing their own arguments.

  • Demonstrate autonomy and self-criticality with supervisor support.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Module feedback

All feedback will be returned in line with University and Departmental policy.

Mark awarded using Independent Research Projects CLL markscale.docx

First marking and moderation via Arts and Humanities staff (coordinated by Lu Cooke and Nicola Long)

Indicative reading

Academic Writing Subject Guide: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing


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