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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : History of Art

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in History of Art, Theory and Display) (HIAR11017)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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 history of art.
Course description 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 focusing on for your dissertation. The pattern of meetings is outlined in the course handbook.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed:
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students need to provide satisfactory result for their 120 credits, to progress to the dissertation.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
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. produce an extended piece of original research in history of art.
  2. learn how to structure a sophisticated intellectual argument across 15,000 words
  3. devise an appropriate methodology
  4. produce a bespoke bibliography and present it according to academic conventions
  5. illustrate the dissertation as appropriate
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/fineart
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Individual supervision to be arranged between allocated supervisor and student.
KeywordsDissertation,MSc by Taught,Individual Supervision
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jamie Forde
Tel:
Email: Jamie.Forde@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anna Johns
Tel: (0131 6)51 5740
Email: Anna.Johns@ed.ac.uk
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