Postgraduate Course: MSc Intermediality: Dissertation or Practice-based Project with Reflective Essay (CLLC11191)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Students on the programme will either write a 15,000 word dissertation OR submit a practice-based project plus an accompanying 5,000 word reflective essay.
Students will receive a minimum of three supervisions and will be expected to liaise regularly with their supervisor and submit material for comment at agreed times. Supervisors will not read and comment on full drafts of the dissertation or reflective essay. |
| Course description |
The dissertation topic will be agreed in consultation with supervisors; it should involve the study of intermediality conducted in such a way that the interrelation between at least two media or artistic forms is central to the argument, and/or engage with a constituted body of intermedial theory.
The topic of the practice-based project and reflective essay will also be agreed in consultation with supervisors; it should involve the practice and study of intermediality conducted in such a way that the interrelation between at least two media or artistic forms is central to the project and argument. The project may take the form of a video, podcast, album, etc., and will be accompanied by a 5,000 word reflective essay on the project.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and explain a research topic related to intermediality.
- Evaluate the current literature on your research topic.
- Discover materials related to your research topic.
- Analyse materials using suitable analytical frameworks to formulate and support an argument.
- Produce a substantial piece of original research in a suitable written form.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
-creative problem solving and research
-critical and reflective thought
-effective and influential communication
-curiosity for learning that makes a positive difference |
| Keywords | Intermediality,image-text,literature,film,photography,painting,music |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fabien Arribert-Narce
Tel: (0131 6)50 8414
Email: f.arribert-narce@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Monique Brough
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Monique.Brough@ed.ac.uk |
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