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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Scottish Art and Visual Culture) (HIAR11018)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaHistory of Art Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/fineart/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionA 15,000 word dissertation on a topic relating to the programme, chosen in conjunction with the dissertation. Subject to availability, and the appropriateness of the topic, students are free to choose any member of staff in the subject area of history of art. Dissertation supervision follows the rules set out in the University's Code of Practice for Taught Postgraduate Programmes.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information Individual supervision to be arranged between allocated supervisor and student.
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students learn to do an extended piece of original research in the area of history of art. They acquire important experience of using resources, devising a methodology, and academic writing. The dissertation provides an excellent training for research at MPhil and PhD level in the humanities.
Assessment Information
15,000 word dissertation
If the programme is taken part-time, the dissertation will normally be taken in year 2.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 6792
Email: R.J.Williams@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lucy Hawkins
Tel: 0131 221 6026
Email: Lucy.Hawkins@ed.ac.uk
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