Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of specialist materials appropriate to your topic
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Show evidence of synthesising existing scholarly writing in your area
- Argue and substantiate your conclusions to the research questions you have identified
- Demonstrate an original personal analytical or critical approach to your topic
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Present the results of independent research in a standard humanities format
- Manage a large-scale independent research project
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Develop knowledge of primary and secondary literature related to your topic
- Develop your own personal approach to the analytical or critical problems you have identified in relation to existing material
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 6 |
Independent Study | 594 |
Total study time | 600 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors and Copywriters, 17th edition.
Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music.
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis.
The PhD Writing Handbook.
Internet Resources
Assessment
Assessment strategy
- Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback - Tutor comments on draft material (including chapter outlines, working bibliographies, material to be included in appendix)Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External