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Dissertation - HOA00030H

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  • Department: History of Art
  • Credit value: 40 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module summary

The Dissertation is designed to allow students to practice and develop the art-historical skills they have learnt during their time in York.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23

Module aims

The Dissertation is designed to allow students to practice and develop the art-historical skills they have learnt during their time in York. Students are required to produce a piece of written work that is the result of extensive research on their chosen subject, and that shows they have engaged in independent investigation and thinking. It gives students a chance to make original contributions to the understanding of a specific topic in the history of art.

The Dissertation should be an inquiry, not a report of facts, or a mere statement of opinion. The topic should produce a question, or a set of questions, that the student pursues in their writing. It is essential that the student makes a coherent argument that emerges out of, and is backed up by, the material they have researched.

Module learning outcomes

The Dissertation must

  • display evidence of considerable primary research;
  • display knowledge of the period in which the works of art/literature were produced;
  • be sufficiently circumscribed to be researched and written alongside your other work and within the word limit

The subject may arise out of, or be generally related to a module which the student has already studied, but should not duplicate topics which have been specifically covered in taught modules.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

You will receive feedback on assessed work within the timeframes set out by the University - please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information.

The purpose of feedback is to help you to improve your future work. If you do not understand your feedback or want to talk about your ideas further, you are warmly encouraged to meet your Supervisor during their Office Hours.

Indicative reading

N/A



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