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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating, Criticism) (HIAR11080)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryA 15,000 word dissertation on a topic relating to the programme, chosen in conjunction with the dissertation supervisor.
Course description 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. You work one-on-one with a member of the staff cohort whose research specialism, as far as possible, corresponds with the topic you are focussing on for your dissertation. The pattern of meetings is outlined in the course handbook.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Course Start Date 19/04/2016
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 582 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 15,000 word dissertation
If the programme is taken part-time, the dissertation will normally be taken in year 2
Feedback You will receive informal feedback on a sample of written work submitted to the supervisor at a pre-arranged date once supervision has started
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. conduct an extended research enquiry in the history of modern and/or contemporary art, defining appropriate research questions or problems
  2. utilize a range of research resources, including, for example and as appropriate, library, archival, web-based material, object-based collections and/or interviews
  3. devise a structured argument introducing your research questions, examining a range of material, and presenting your conclusions
  4. deploy a variety of research methods, selecting those relevant to your project, your material and your research questions
  5. present a written account of your research of up to 15000 words, using academic conventions for footnoting and bibliography, and with illustrations if necessary
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Angela Dimitrakaki
Tel:
Email: angela.dimitrakaki@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5744
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk
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