Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Extended Essay in Drama
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Drama and Theatre Arts
Module Code	09 27325
Module Lead	Ellen Redling
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	This module cannot be combined with the Practical Dissertation in Drama.
Contact Hours	Lecture-6 hours Project supervision-2 hours Guided independent study-192 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	The Extended Essay provides the opportunity for students to bring together skills in research studied across the three years of the degree. Students will identify a topic that is of interest to them and plan and produce research which interrogates their chosen topic. Students will construct their own arguments and positions on their topic by analysing and reviewing current research on the area of study. The culmination of the research will be the production of a sustained piece of academic work where the student presents their findings professionally. Students will be required to demonstrate learner independence throughout the module, but will also be allocated a project supervisor who will support them throughout the process of producing their extended essay, with students normally receiving four half-hour supervisions across the academic year, one of those supervisions normally falling in one half of each semester. Supervisions will be linked to specific formative assignments, as well as being supplemented by a series of research skills workshops, which will look at the stages of developing a research project, doing the research, planning and drafting, and preparing the final submission.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Conduct independent research, synthesising and reviewing the material available on the area of study, providing critical analysis and drawing appropriate arguments and conclusions; Demonstrate a thorough familiarity with the research methodology appropriate to theatre and performance. Demonstrate a thorough familiarity with the conventions of scholarly presentation and referencing.
Assessment	27325-01 : Extended essay 5000 words : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 5,000-words dissertation (100%) Reassessment: 5,000-words dissertation (100%)
Other	None
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