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Programme code | 1DRAM005T |
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Programme type | Postgraduate Taught Degree |
Programme director(s) |
Katja Krebs
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Theatre |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
This programme aims to develop the student's interest in, and knowledge and understanding of, performance research.
Students will acquire knowledge of critical perspectives and research skills to enable them to study a range of the key critical and conceptual issues surrounding performance. Opportunities will be available, through core and optional units, to study more specialist areas relating to performance and to examine specific issues related to contemporary practice. The aim is to encourage students in the application of specific creative skills, to develop critical thinking and the ability to perform independent research. The programme is designed to allow students to develop skills and knowledge through a succession of complementary stages and allows students a degree of choice, and hence the opportunity to construct a pathway of study appropriate to their interests. The combination of options available to any student would be dependent upon the student's abilities, prior experience and career objectives, and would be decided in consultation with the programme director. The dissertation will allow students to utilise these skills in the production of a major piece of independent research through a range of modes, including written dissertation and practical presentation. The programme will cover:
· critical skills which broaden understanding of evaluative processes and theoretical approaches
· research skills as appropriate to the analysis of performance in its textual, institutional, historical, political and social contextsand, where appropriate,
· interdisciplinary and practical approaches to a variety of research problems in performance
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Depending on the options that students take, these may include: |
Methods of Assessment | |
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Depending on the options that students take, these may include: |
Methods of Assessment | |
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Depending on the options that students take, these may include: |
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Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Certificate |
In Stage 1 students will receive an introduction to aspects of Performance Research and become familiar with core concepts, relevant texts and methodologies. Students will be required to absorb information provided in the core units; this will include knowledge of processes of creating, realising and managing performances; and critical and theoretical approaches within the field of performance studies. In addition they will be required to start to acquire research skills, which will be deployed later in their dissertation. They will be required to engage in practice-based work, read a range of scholarly materials and watch performances (live and recorded), conduct analyses, form opinions and defend these in group discussions, whilst developing an enquiring and critical approach. |
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Level M/7 - Postgraduate Diploma |
The specialised units will demonstrate and encourage a range of approaches to research problems. In these students will develop specialist knowledge and attempt to utilize the range of skills they have so far acquired. Optional units will allow for more specialized study in specific areas of the students' choosing.Students will show evidence of broadening use of skills in written, seminar, presentation and workshop and practice-based work (where applicable), and a developing understanding both of appropriate concepts and methodologies, and of the state of relevant scholarly research. They will demonstrate increasing critical skills, self-awareness and articulateness in writing/talking about relevant material. They will also show evidence of the ability to make use of a wide range of sources (primary and secondary) and an ability to evaluate the research of others.By this stage students will be expected to be able to develop and articulate questions, analyse primary andsecondary texts, construct logical and effective arguments, make appropriate use of research skills and tools (including those appropriate to practice-oriented research). They will be expected to write and/or otherwise present work clearly and correctly according to the relevant scholarly conventions |
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Masters |
The final stage is the dissertation. At this stage students must demonstrate the ability to plan and complete a piece of substantial research. While originality is not a requirement for Masters' dissertations, it is expected that students will often develop original approaches to research problems, providing a useful basis for advanced research. The dissertation requires that students develop a question or series of questions to be solved and a research methodology, producing coherent and plausible arguments grounded in primary materials, locating and discussing relevant secondary materials, and presenting this research in an appropriate form, which may include practice, according to the conventions of the discipline and to a set deadline. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the postgraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
The Department offers a number of interdisciplinary and pathway Programmes as do the Faculty of Arts at the University of Bristol. Please contact the Head of Department for further details or to discuss pathways available to study.
Dr Simon Jones, Department of Drama: Theatre, Film and Television
University of Bristol, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UP
Departmental Office: +44 (0)117 331 5083 Departmental Fax: +44 (0)117 331 5082
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/drama/
This programme is currently not running.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Methods and Questions in Performance Research Not available in this year | THTRM0002 | 20 | Mandatory | |
Plus at least 60 credits from the following: | ||||
Students must choose no more than 40 credits from the following: | ||||
Independent Study Unit: Curating a Collection | HARTM0039 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Students must choose between one of these dissertation options. It is mandatory to choose a dissertation unit. | ||||
Dissertation: Written | FATVM0011 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
Dissertation: Practical & Written Element | FATVM0010 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
Dissertation: Industrial Placement & Written Element | FATVM0009 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
MA Performance Research | 180 |
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
Note that not all of the optional units will necessarily be offered or covered by the programme in any one year.
The award of an MA with Merit in the Faculty of Arts requires at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component and at least 65 out of 100 for the dissertation.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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