The Masters Dissertation
In the third part the Masters Dissertation is the key component. Success here is rooted in those abilities developed and assessed through all your work during parts 1 and 2. For example, the ability to:
choose and justify convincingly a substantial theme or project that will genuinely enhance your understanding and practice;
relate the theme or project to your previous practice and study, show you have explored it deeply, and that you have reached your own conclusions about it;
carry out this investigation in a manageable, systematic and principled way;
illuminate your own practice;
offer your insights clearly to others so that general lessons may be learned from your work;
express your results and conclusions in a well-structured Dissertation which is equivalent to between 15,000 and 20,000 words.
The successful Dissertation, as the culmination of your Masters work, will demonstrate that you can deploy these abilities with confidence and insight in a substantial, structured and well-focussed study.
