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HA5904: DISSERTATION: ART AND BUSINESS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

To conclude the course you will produce a dissertation of 15,000 to 20,000 words on a topic agreed with co-supervisors in both History of Art and Business, or other relevant discipline.  In identifying the area of research, formulating the appropriate questions and writing your dissertation, you will have the opportunity to reflect and draw on the knowledge you have obtained during the year and to consult with your supervisors.  Working independently to a tight deadline, you will deliver a thesis accompanied by the correct academic apparatus.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Third Sub Session Credit Points 60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Teaching Fellow Aaron Thom

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Anthropology (AT) (Studied) or Master of Letters in Art and Business (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Students will be expected to produce a dissertation of 15,000 to 20,000 words on a topic approved by co-supervisors in both History of Art and Business or other relevant discipline. Students will learn to marshal the knowledge they have obtained during the year, based on aspects of their previous taught courses. They will learn how to: identify an area of research and formulate appropriate questions; work independently to a tight time frame; deliver a coherent thesis accompanied by the correct academic apparatus.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
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