Overview

The dissertation provides students with the opportunity to work with a specialist supervisor in the production of an extended piece of writing or practice. The work will, of necessity, go through a number of stages, and the supervisor will support the student in the effective revision of their work. The student will receive individual guidance. As well as developing high levels skills in rsearch and presentation, students will also develop important skills of self management.

Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of the concepts and techniques currently being applied in the chosen field.

• Read drama, creative writing, media practice and film and media texts critically, with a view to their content, form, and context, and to employ evidence thus acquired in support and development of an argument.

• The ability to communicate persuasively and unambiguously in writing or equivalent media.

• The ability to document evidence using an appropriate system of referencing.

• The ability to frame hypotheses and to evaluate them against counter-arguments and counter-evidence.

• The ability to select a methodology or methodologies appropriate to the chosen subject:

• The ability to structure a complex argument in essay or equivalent form, incorporating a range of primary and secondary evidence.