9 ECTS credits
225 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020977BNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Students must have taken 'Onderzoeksmethodologie', before they can enroll in 'Bachelorpaper'. Enrolling in 'Bachelorpaper' also means that you simultaneously take 'Research Methods in Linguistics and Literary Studies' or have successfully passed 'Research Methods in Linguistics and Literary Studies'.
Taught in
Italian
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Katja Lochtman
An Vande Casteele
Promotor . (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
225 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The subject or topic of the bachelor paper is determined in consultation with the supervisor.  It must be related to one or more courses from the VUB bachelor programme Linguistics & Literary Studies and, more generally, be compatible with a domain of study that falls within the scope of the degree of Bachelor in Linguistics & Literary Studies. 

The bachelor paper is written in one of the two chosen languages of study (in the two-language combination).

 

 

 

 

Additional info

none

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Final competencies:  The bachelor paper aims at demonstrating that the student is capable of approaching a topic in a scientific and critical way.  The student herewith also illustrates that he/she is familiar with the recent developments in the analysed domain and that he/she possesses  the necessary skills to produce a scientific text in one of the two main languages chosen in the two-language-combination

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Paper determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Bachelor Paper with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

1.     The subject of the Bachelor's paper is related to one or more course units from the Bachelor's programme and should be in a field that corresponds to the Bachelor's degree to be obtained in Language and Literature.If this is not the case, the student will receive a sanction of an insufficient score. 

2.     The Bachelor's paper is written in one of the two study languages chosen in the bilingual combination.  If this is not the case, the student will receive a sanction of an insufficient score. 

3.     The size of the Bachelor's paper is between 7,000 and 10,000 words, excluding appendices, depending on the subject or discipline. Deviations from these target figures are possible with the written approval of the supervisor. If this is not the case, the student will receive a sanction of an insufficient score. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Spanish-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Italian (only offered in Dutch)