Contemporary Studies MLitt
Master
In St Andrews
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Type
Master
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Location
St andrews (Scotland)
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Duration
1 Year
The MLitt Contemporary Studies is a one year interdisciplinary Masters degree. It explores what it means to label something as “contemporary” and considers how knowledge is defined and disseminated in different disciplines.
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About this course
Brings together students from the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences - offering an interdisciplinary degree that is unique within St Andrews.
Broadens your knowledge base and enhances your skills of analysis and communication; you will think beyond the methodologies of any single discipline and start to develop a common lexicon that bridges disciplinary divides.
Students complete two short placements that promote engagement beyond academia and help you develop your professional skills set.
Your summer research project can take the form of a practice-based submission based on a practical component such as a video essay, curation work, or website design or a standard written dissertation.
The MLitt Contemporary Studies provides the subject knowledge and general skills needed for a range of leadership and professional careers. It will be of particular interest if you are considering a career in academia or research. You will:
synthesise multiple perspectives and generate new approaches
combine and apply different methodologies to contemporary global issues
engage with the latest research on the nature of the contemporary
develop your broader transferable skills in areas such as project management, team working, and communicating academic concepts to mixed audiences.
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree.
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Subjects
- Ms Word
- Website design
- Art History
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- Modern Languages
- Social Anthropology
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
Course programme
The modules in this programme have varying methods of delivery and assessment. For more details of each module, including weekly contact hours, teaching methods and assessment, please see the latest module catalogue which is for the 2018–2019 academic year; some elements may be subject to change for 2019 entry.
Compulsory
Each semester is organised around core modules exploring the concepts and methodologies needed to complete the summer research project.
Semester 1
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Being Contemporary: Knowledge, Methodology, Skills 1: explores how disciplines define what is contemporary; a short placement gives insights to contemporary challenges.
Contextualising the Contemporary: focuses on a single topic defined as contemporary and encourages students to develop a more flexible approach to problem-solving.
Semester 2
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Being Contemporary: Knowledge, Methodology, Skills 2: building on Semester 1, students explore further disciplinary perspectives and complete a further short placement.
Optional modules allow you to shape the degree around your own personal and professional interests. Students normally take one or two optional modules in Semester 2.
The optional modules available vary each year but include modules from the Schools of:
- Art History
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- Modern Languages
- Social Anthropology
- Psychology and Neuroscience
The final module of the MLitt degree is the summer research project. The project takes the form of a period of independent supervised research where you explore a contemporary topic in depth. Through the project you will apply the theory and analytical methods learned in the core modules.
Projects take one of three forms:
- 15,000-word dissertation based on one discipline and supervised in one School
- 15,000-word dissertation based on two or more disciplines and co-supervised by two or more Schools
- practice-based submission comprising a practical component (such as a video essay, curation work, website design, etc.) and a 7,500-word reflective component.
If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MLitt, there are exit awards available that allow suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing an exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the second semester of study and receive a PG Cert or PGDip instead of an MLitt.
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Contemporary Studies MLitt