Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

N/A

Co Requisite Comment

None

Aims

1. To enable students to undertake independent research of limited scale at postgraduate level in preparation for PhD study, or as a research Masters, as appropriate;
2. To introduce students to a range of research methodologies appropriate to their interests and previous experience and to the nature of Heritage, Museums and Galleries.
3. To enable students to apply appropriate research methodologies to relevant content, data or source material.
4. To enable students to organise and plan their research and to produce a coherent analysis, in the form of a dissertation.

This module consists of a detailed and innovative study which relates directly to the specific subject or theme of the MLitt, developing your MLitt topic through independent but guided research supported by supervision meetings. You will eventually produce an extensive piece of work.

Outline Of Syllabus

The dissertation should normally be between 16,000 and 24,000 words in length and consist of a detailed and innovative study which relates directly to the specific subject or theme of the MLitt. The subject of the dissertation must be extensively discussed and approved by the student’s supervisor.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

Students successfully completing the module will develop a detailed appreciation of the evidence and theoretical approaches relevant to their chosen subject or theme. They will produce a detailed and innovative study which relates directly to the specific subject or theme of the MLitt.

Intended Skill Outcomes

Students successfully completing the module will develop the practical and interpretative skills necessary to study their chosen subject or theme to a Master’s level. This will involve the gathering and analysis of new data, the development of original arguments, and the presentation of conclusions and recommendations.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Dissertation/project-related supervision: This activity will enable the student to obtain one-to-one supervision with the allocated supervisor(s) in order to complete the dissertation.

Directed research and reading: The student will be guided to engage with relevant literature for the research topic.

Independent study: this activity will allow the student to consolidate their learning and pursue research related to the topic.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The dissertation assesses students' knowledge and understanding of their chosen area of research and of the issues involved in it; their ability independently to apply skills of analysis and interpretative tools; and their skills of initiative, planning, organisation and adaptability in selecting and defining an appropriate topic, assembling relevant evidence and secondary material, outlining the approach to be taken, and organising a schedule for completing the various stages of the project. It also assesses their skills in written communication.

General Notes

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