The dissertation, or other substantial piece of work, encourages independent work through deeper study of a particular art historical, or related, problem and encourages the application of acquired research skills. It is expected that MLitt and MPhil dissertations should make a contribution to some aspect of the subject.

The dissertation is 15,000 words in length and will be on a topic chosen by the student in consultation with the course convenor during Semester 1.

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10% - oral presentation at the Postgraduate Symposium

90% - 15,000 word dissertation

This course aims to:

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

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

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

On completion of the dissertation students should be able to:

master the main relevant primary sources in their chosen subject area
demonstrate mastery of the main relevant secondary sources in their chosen subject area
demonstrate substantial and detailed first-hand knowledge of their chosen subject area
demonstrate the ability to define, plan, and execute a sustained, focused, and coherent research project
demonstrate ability to use all appropriate bibliographic and information resources
demonstrate the ability to work independently
demonstrate the ability to execute a substantial piece of written work in clear and appropriate academic English
demonstrate mastery of all relevant reference and bibliographic conventions

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.