Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Long History of Art Dissertation
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Art Hist, Cur and Vis Studies
Module Code	10 18563
Module Lead	Elizabeth L’Estrange
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
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Restrictions	LANS students must normally have taken a combined total of at least 60 credits in History of Art over their first two years of study.
Contact Hours	Lecture-2 hours Tutorial-4 hours Guided independent study-394 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions
Description	The Long Dissertation is to be focused on a single work of art or architecture, located where it can be readily seen at first hand. The final piece of work will take the form of a substantial and considered investigation of the work or works, in the light of current knowledge and current interpretations, and informed by appropriate analysis of both visual and other relevant material, such as primary textual sources which may sometimes include unpublished documentation. It will be organised in discrete chapters, each covering an aspect of the work or works in a clear, complete and coherent manner, and it will contain a full scholarly apparatus and will be suitably illustrated. In Semester One, students will have been allocated a supervisor and will concentrate on carrying out detailed research on each of the chapters, identifying the works of art and the material that will be covered, using appropriate search techniques. By the end of the term, following consultation, they will have drawn up a detailed plan of the whole dissertation. In Semester Two, students will concentrate on the dissertation's writing up and presentation, and will have had the opportunity to submit a sample of writing by an appropriate date for detailed comment.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to:Identify and frame research questions and understand associated problems and then identify an appropriate structure and argument that can incorporate visual and written material;Carry out detailed research on many aspects of the dissertation, identifying the works or art and the material that will be covered, and then draw up a detailed plan of an extended piece of academic writing;Respond appropriately to detailed criticism, and give due attention to presentation and necessary apparatus of a major piece of academic writing;Produce a substantial, extensive and sustained piece of academic writing on an identified subject relating to a specific work or works of art or architecture, which contains appropriate visual analysis, and is carried out with appropriate reference to current knowledge and interpretation, and due regard to available source material.
Assessment	18563-01 : Dissertation Mark : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment 10,000 word dissertation (100%) Method of Reassessment Re-submission of dissertation
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