AH5898 Digital Art History Ecole du Louvre Dissertation
Academic year
2026 to 2027 Full Year
Curricular information may be subject to change
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Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
60
SCQF level
SCQF level 11
Availability restrictions
Limited to students on the MLitt in Digital Art History programme
Planned timetable
Not Applicable
Module coordinator
Dr E N Savage
Module Staff
Dr Emily Savage; Dr Natalia Sassu Suarez Ferri; Dr Billy Rough
Module description
Following the successful completion of the coursework, MLitt students undertake a final project module of 60 credits. This module replaces AH5899 for students on the Digital Art History MLitt programme who have been selected for the exchange program with the École du Louvre. Students are expected to arrange and pay for their own travel and accommodation. The final project should demonstrate an element of independent thinking or originality of thought in the establishment of the argument and be based upon clearly founded research, analysis and interpretation. It should demonstrate the organisational and presentation qualities required for academic work. Students choose one of the following pathways: a traditional independently devised and researched dissertation (13,000 words), or a digital project dissertation that includes a detailed report and reflective essay (6,000 words). For the second pathway, the digital project can take the following forms: a website; data visualisation(s); spatial analysis or a digital map; a digital model or models; or some combination thereof. Students write a 5,000-word report documenting their process and grounding their work in scholarship, and a 1,000-word reflective essay.
Assessment pattern
100% Coursework
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
Summer Study: 10 hours of seminars (x 2 weeks), 20 hours of fieldwork (x 2 weeks). Supervision: At regular times to be arranged with the supervisor.
Scheduled learning hours
60
Guided independent study hours
574
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding and development of a body of knowledge
- Demonstrate critical awareness and evaluation of current problems, issues and new scholarship in the area
- Understand appropriate methodologies and research techniques
- Apply in practice knowledge and understanding using transferable and specialist skills
- Present material in a variety of formats suitable for different contexts
- Learn from experience through critical reflection on process and outcomes