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Film Studies Dissertation

When you'll study it: Non-Standard
CATS points: 60
ECTS points: 30
Level: Level 7
Module lead: Eleonora Sammartino
Academic year: 2025-26

Module overview

The dissertation is a personal research project of 15,000 words, which is completed with some guidance from a personal supervisor. It takes place over the Summer period and should involve original research and high-quality formal written presentation of material.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Research skills suitable for the preparation of a dissertation on a film or television related topic.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

demonstrate effective research skills.
access recent research findings on the development of Film Studies as an academic discipline
define and manage research projects

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Evaluate and develop different research methodologies, using them effectively for your chosen project.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include • tutorial support from a dedicated dissertation supervisor. Learning activities include • individual research • completion of the assignment requiring research and analysis

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	594
Teaching	6
Total study time	600

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

(2013). MHRA Style Guide. London: Modern Humanities Research Association.

Alan Bond (2006). Your Masters Thesis. Abergele: Studymates.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Formative Assessment: Students produce short pieces of written work throughout the process of supervision of the dissertation. The supervisor provides both verbal and written feedback on this work.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Written assignment

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback:
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Dissertation	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Repeat of module	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External