The Practice-based Dissertation allows students to interrogate an area of Shakespeare studies through a practice-based project and viva, accompanied by a brief account which frames the research question and an annotated bibliography. Students will identify a research question, conduct contextual and theoretical academic research and employ creative processes as research methods in their own right, to practically interrogate their topic. The module encourages expansive and varied approaches to the independent project, and examples could include traditional performance work, design projects, curation or community projects.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate advanced practical skills in the creation and development of their own creative practice
Identify and develop relevant research questions and methodologies, with advanced understanding of practice research as a methodology
Synthesize advanced critical understanding of appropriate research with the devising and creation of performance or equivalent creative output.
Identify and evaluate the relationship between their own creative practice and the audience, demonstrating critical self-reflection to an advanced level
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
Creative Project, no more than 30 minutes in length depending on the project's needs, and including a 500-word piece of copy framing the work and an annotated bibliography, indicating how at least 20 pieces of research have informed the project (75%)
Viva Voce, 15 minutes (25%)
Reassessment:
Failed component only: Creative Project, no more than 30 minutes in length depending on the project's needs, and including a 500-word piece of copy framing the work and an annotated bibliography, indicating how at least 20 pieces of research have informed the project (75%).
