Library
Internet access
Computer
Blackboard
Design Archive

Indicative reading will depend on your award and the topic selected. Students are expected to take advantage of the library, design archive and online facilities available and keep abreast of current developments through appropriate articles, programmes, shows, exhibitions, reports, journals, magazines, blogs and online forums and discussion groups.
Consult your module managerfor specific literature.

This module functions as an Honours dissertation for students pursuing Arts, Design and Media practice-oriented awards. Topics are formulated and vetted via supervisory assistance. The same is true for initial research and the first draft of the dissertation. Students will be instructed to select key works by 3-5 artists , designers or film makers to appear in the fictional 'exhibition'.

The primary task will be to write a scholarly catalogue essay in which students introduce the theme and provide an informed commentary on the works chosen that is supported by carefully selected and properly captioned illustrations, together with properly referenced quotations from published authorities.

The emphasis will be on formulating a critical perspective rather than a survey, and providing a structured and coherent analysis according to parameters defined in module handouts and online resources.

Supervision, individual and small group.
Study guides
Online resources
Independent study

A 4,000 word illustrated and properly referenced essay on a topic negotiated and developed in conjunction with the student's supervisor. [Learning Outcomes 1-3]