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| Unit name |
Extended Essay |
| Unit code |
DRAM33122 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Hindson |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
PERFORMANCE FORMS AND ANALYSIS FILM AND TELEVISION FORMS AND ANALYSIS PERFORMANCE HISTORIES FILM AND TELEVISION HISTORIES
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Department of Theatre |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
The unit will provide a structured and supervised opportunity for final year Joint Honours students to pursue independent projects to agreed topics of interest within the areas of performance or screen studies. The units comprises a 7,500-word essay.
Aims
- To present a clear, well-structured and extended argument, supported by relevant critical and theoretical literature, that additionally develops independent lines of inquiry
- To provide the opportunity for students to extend their knowledge and experience of the discipline through independent study;
- To enable students to develop and apply appropriate scholarly means of enquiry into a chosen aspect of the discipline;
Intended Learning Outcomes
- To demonstrate knowledge of, and use creatively, a wider range of secondary literature than at Level I
- To apply with consistent competence a range of established critical and theoretical ideas and to develop a critical approach towards them
- To present work that is highly assured in its use of English and referencing
- To plan and execute an independent research project
Teaching Information
Supervision x 5 (10 hours)
Assessment Information
7,500-word essay = 100% of total mark
Reading and References
Reading and references will be provided individually according to the agreed project.
