AH591A: Christianity and the Visual Arts Dissertation

AH591A: CHRISTIANITY AND THE VISUAL ARTS DISSERTATION (2026-2027)

Last modified: 22 Jul 2026 13:43

Course Overview

A dissertation written on a topic related to the student's taught Master's programme and agreed to by the supervisor and the programme co-ordinator.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Third Term	Credit Points	60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Joanne Anderson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Distance Learning
Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

AH5002 Christianity and the Visual Arts Dissertation (Passed)
AH5502 Christianity and the Visual Arts Dissertation (Passed)
AH591B Christianity and the Visual Arts Dissertation (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

A dissertation written on a topic related to the student's taught Master's programme and agreed to by the supervisor and the programme co-ordinator. Students should learn to: identify an area of research and formulate appropriate questions; work independently within the given time frame; deliver a coherent thesis accompanied by an appropriate academic apparatus.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Dissertation or Dissertation + Translation - see below

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Option 1: Dissertation - 18,000 words (100%) Option 2: Dissertation - 14,000 words (80%) + Translation of Research into a publicly accessible format - 4,000-words (20%). For example, a sermon, an exhibition text, a podcast transcript, an online blog.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Create	To deliver a coherent thesis accompanied by an appropriate academic apparatus
Procedural	Evaluate	To work independently within the given time frame.
Procedural	Evaluate	To identify an area of research and formulate appropriate questions.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Evaluate	To identify an area of research and formulate appropriate questions.
Procedural	Evaluate	To work independently within the given time frame.
Procedural	Create	To deliver a coherent thesis accompanied by an appropriate academic apparatus

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