Documented Independent Project (3 ECTS)
06SM440-855
Program(s) |
Course Type(s) |
Self-Study Module |
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| Module Group | Other Curricular Modules | Duration |
one-semester module, offered each semester |
Assessment |
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Language of Instruction |
English |
| Prerequisites | Students are expected to have successfully completed "Writing Skills and Popular Culture" |
| Content | This module is designed for students who had to apply study-related knowledge and skills to a project that they themselves planned and implemented (or at the very least contributed to). It provides a framework to critically reflect upon their experience and demonstrate which theoretical and methodological implications can be deduced from their project work. |
| Learning outcomes | Students are able to: (a) transfer the skills and/or knowledge acquired in their subject and discipline to another field not necessarily related to the university; (b) critically reflect on how a particular field of academic knowledge and/or theoretical or methodological framework pertains to areas outside of the disciplinary boundaries of their subject. |
PDF Guidelines
Criteria for Projects
- project does not result from paid employment (possible exception: freelance journalism);
- project is not the direct outcome of a course at UZH (or any other university);
- students have/had a leading role in the project;
- skills and knowledge from English Literature and/or Linguistics play a significant role;
- project completed prior to the end of the semester in which the module is booked.
Examples for Projects
- (co-)organizer of a student conference
- leading role in an English-language theater project
- portfolio of journalistic work (only material from publications with an editorial board, i.e. no blogs, open forums, etc.)
- (co-)curator of a small exhibition
Organization
If you think that your project might meet the criteria outlined above, then you must get in touch with Nathalie Meyer and Martin Mühlheim (englishstudies@es.uzh.ch),
- by January 31 for the spring semester;
- by August 31 for the fall semester.
Note that places per semester are limited.
