Russian Thesis

Subject RUSS40005 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Credit Points:	37.50
Level:	4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:	This subject is not offered in 2013.
Time Commitment:	Contact Hours: Regular meetings with supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment Total Time Commitment: 8 hours per week
Prerequisites:	Admission to fourth-year combined honours in Russian. Please note this thesis subject is currently being phased out and is only available to students who commenced their Honours/PD-Arts program prior to 2013. Students wishing to enrol in Honours/PD-Arts from 2013 will need to enrol in a 50 point thesis subject as per the course requirements for BH-Arts & PD-Arts.
Corequisites:	none
Recommended Background Knowledge:	none
Non Allowed Subjects:	Formerly available as 126-516 Russian Thesis. Students who have completed 126-516 are not allowed to enrol in this subject.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Subject Overview:	Research into Russian language or literature on a selected topic approved by the head of Russian in coordination with the thesis supervisor.
Objectives:	have gained increased powers of independent inquiry. show initiative in self-directed research. increased understanding of an area of Russian not previously studied or advanced understanding or an area of already established knowledge. to carry out research at an advanced level independently. to apply theoretical knowledge in the analysis of literary texts or linguistic phenomena.
Assessment:	Students must write a thesis of 10 000 words in Russian or 12 000 words in English on an approved topic 100% (due before the end of the second semester of enrolment).
Prescribed Texts:	none
Breadth Options:	This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	be able to carry out research at an advanced level independently. be able to apply theoretical knowledge in the analysis of literary texts or linguistic phenomena. be able to structure and express clearly complex intellectual arguments.