As per chosen topic.

Library resources, including book and periodical holdings, WWW and CD-Rom resources, COSE Dissertation exercise.

The module will consist of regular supervisory meetings to discuss the progress of students' research and provide feedback on written work submitted in draft form. Primarily, however, the module will be based on independent learning, based on the following tasks: (a) establishing a preliminary bibliography and refining the scope of a chosen topic; (b) pursuing a programme of systematic research, including the selection and evaluation of critical, conceptual and contextual materials; (c) providing chapter-length drafts for supervisors' comment at mutually-agreed points in the academic year, and refining and editing these drafts prior to final submission of the dissertation

A written assignment of 10,000 words in length. [Learning Outcomes 1-6]
To ensure the dissertation is given adequate preparation and commitment in semester 1 a detailed project proposal and draft chapter of 1,000 words in length should be produced. [Learning Outcomes 1-2]

Dissertation topics would normally be chosen from within a range of Elizabethan to Contemporary British, Irish, American and Post-
colonial literatures, and could include Critical and Cultural Theory, Film and Interdisciplinary Studies. Choice of topic will depend on
staff availability, expertise and approval.