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On this course students pursue an independent research project on a relevant topic and write a substantial piece of work, which will present their original research and demonstrate a good understanding of the field of study.

6x1hr supervision sessions as scheduled directly with supervisor.

To begin your substantial independent work, you must have achieved a GPA of at least 12.0 in your preceding taught courses, with no course graded below F3

ARTS5002P MRes Dissertation (Arts & Humanities 120) 

None

A dissertation of 20.000 - 25,000 words (100%)

This course aims to:

■ develop and sustain an argument in an area of the student's personal research interest in their home subject in Arts and Humanities

■ promote an engagement with other scholarly, critical, or theoretical arguments relevant to that area

■ enable the student to gain experience in research, and in the organisation and interpretation of information

■ encourage the application of acquired research skills to a supervised project.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ define, plan and execute a sustained, focused, coherent and original research project in an area relevant to Arts and Humanities;

■ source, select and critically evaluate appropriate primary and secondary sources in their chosen subject area and then utilise such sources effectively within the final dissertation;

■ utilise substantial and detailed first-hand knowledge of their chosen area of investigation;

■ work independently;

■ make use of appropriate academic conventions with regard to referencing and provision of bibliographic information;

■ execute a substantial piece of written work in clear and appropriate academic English.