Course content

Students will gain further insights into the reading and writing texts, the processing of information, the collection of empirical data, and the assessment of research and research methods within the subject area relevant to their topic. Through independent work on their dissertation students will develop an increased familiarity with their discipline, producing a proficient presentation of their chosen topic.

Learning outcome

Writing a dissertation will give students the opportunity to engage closely with one particular topic or subject area. There will be a clear focus on the reading and writing of texts, with an emphasis on academic writing.
Working on the dissertation will give students practical experience of planning and executing a major piece of individually-chosen and independently-conducted work. Students are required to demonstrate the ability to analyse and investigate a topic using relevant theories and methods. The dissertation must comply with scholarly standards of form and content.
The bachelor dissertation will prepare students for further study at master’s level.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminar groups and group tutorials organised according to discipline, including supervision and feedback on dissertation outline and draft chapters.

Up to 8 hours of teaching will be delivered as plenary sessions for the entire course cohort.

Group tutorials will help students develop their research questions and conduct a review of the literature relevant to their individual topics. The work of refining the research question and writing the dissertation will be supported by group tutorials as well as individual supervision.

The organisation of seminars and group sessions will be in accordance with requirements identified on the basis of the students' chosen topics.

Compulsory assignment:

-Students must submit a project outline at the start of the semester. Supervisors will be allocated on the basis of this outline. Deadline for submission will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

-The individually chosen syllabus and research question will be developed under the guidance of the supervisor. The syllabus will consist of literature relevant to the dissertation topic.

-Students will give an oral presentation of their project, supported by written documentation, by a set deadline.

More on assessment:

The final assessment is made on the basis of a written dissertation which is graded on the scale A-F. The length of the dissertation should not exceed 8000-10000 words.

In an oral examination students will be given the opportunity to defend their dissertation and give their own evaluation of their work.

The deadline for submitting the bachelor dissertation is 15 May.

Compulsory assignments

• Oral presentation
• Project outline
• Sullabus
• Written documentation

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Courses in Drama and Theatre, Film Studies, Art History, Media Production or Media Studies at intermediate level, or equivalent approved courses. Admission to the Bachelor's programme in Drama and Theatre, Film Studies, Art History, Media Production or Media Studies.

The course has restricted admission.

Course materials

Approx. 1200 pages of set texts. 300 pages form a common nucleus of course literature related to the lectures, whereas the remaining 900 minimum comprise individually chosen texts.

Credit reductions