Documented Independent Project (3 ECTS)

06SM440-855

Program(s)	Master Major (90 ECTS)	Course Type(s)	Self-Study Module
Module Group	Other Curricular Modules	Duration	one-semester module, offered each semester
Assessment	documented practical work pass/fail	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

Documented Independent Projects - Guidelines (PDF, 207 KB)

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.

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