58勛圖

FM5199 IMACS Dissertation

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Full Year

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

The module is restricted to MLitt students in our new programme MLitt (International): International Master in Audio-Visual and Cinema Studies. Because IMACS students enroll in the same modules as standard MLitt students while at 58勛圖, the programme (and hence also this module) will initially be capped at 3 students to maintain a high quality of staff-student supervision.

Planned timetable

Not applicable

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr V M Saglier

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Viviane Saglier, tbc

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

Students will be assigned a supervisor from among the teaching staff at the beginning of semester 3 of the IMACS programme. The supervisor will advise on the choice of subject and provide guidance throughout the research process. Students write a detailed dissertation proposal in Semester 3 and write their dissertation during semester 4. The completed dissertation of not more than 15,000 words must be submitted by the end of academic week 13.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 hour of supervisor contact (x12 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

12

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

594

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.