Understanding the course spec.

Course Specification

  • Show an in-depth and advanced knowledge and understanding of subject and/or profession.
  • Informed by current practice, scholarship and research.
  • Critical awareness of current issues and developments in the subject and/or profession.
  • Critical skills, knowledge of professional responsibility, integrity and ethics.
  • Ability to reflect on own progress as a learner.

Framework

RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONALISM
RESEARCH METHODS
DISSERTATION
FINAL MAJOR PROJECT

Learning outcomes

Research

  • Create specialised work outputs that are informed by current practise and research.

Analysis

  • Use a range of research methods.
  • Analyse, critique and evaluate.
  • The subject your professional knowledge and practise.

Subject knowledge and understanding

  • Evidence.
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding.
  • Your specialist, subject and professional practice.
  • From contemporary critical point of view, and conceptual debate.
  • The practical developments.

Experimentation

  • Techniques
  • Ideas
  • Approaches

Techniques and process

  • Choose, apply, evaluate.
  • Range of techniques and processes.
  • Appropriate to practice.

Personal and professional development

  • Autonomy
  • Initiative
  • Professionalism
  • Evaluate, revise and disseminate