Course overview
The course represents advanced learning, scholarship and research in the discipline of Film Studies. It extends students' knowledge and research skills in film culture(s), building on the learning and research capabilities gained in levels I to III of the Film Studies major. By requiring students to devise and produce a research thesis or creative project, the thesis/exegesis component provides students with the research skills necessary for further study in research postgraduate programmes. The course requires students to develop a research question and plan and complete the project within the specified period.
Course learning outcomes
- Articulate an appropriate and achievable research project for the Honours program in Film Studies
- Turn the selected Film Studies topic or issue into a problem that is suited to the task of writing a dissertation
- Identify and locate relevant material and literature on the topic
- Identify key theoretical works in Film Studies in order to critically analyse the topic or issue
- Articulate a clear, substantiated and theoretically-informed argument in the thesis
- Use relevant technologies to complete assessments (e.g. for research)
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