Postgraduate Diploma in History of Design (exit award only)

• 1. Candidates must follow a course of instruction in the History of Design. The course willis be takenavailable on a part- time basis only to be followed over a period of notsix fewer than two years and not more than three years within a maximum period of five yearsterms. The postgraduate diploma is only available to students admitted for the degree of MStM.St. in the History of Design.

• 2. TheEvery examinationcandidate will consistbe ofrequired to satisfy the examiners in the following parts:

  • A(a) Core Papers

    Every candidate must submit aA written assignment for each of the three core course papers taught in Year 1:

    • Ii. Techniques Materials and MaterialsTechniques: (Objectan Caseobject Study:case study of not more than  2,500 words)

    • IIii.  Historical Methods: (Methodologya methodology and Criticalcritical Sourcessources Review:review of not more than 3,000 words)

    • IIIiii. A Researchresearch Projectproject (Extendedof Essay:not more than 5,000 words)

  • B(b) Advanced Papers

    Every candidate must follow two Advanced Papers courses form the options listed in the Schedule below, and submit oneA written assignment of nonot more than 5,000 words in length for each paper. Candidates will selectof two Advanced Paperspapers inselected Yearfrom the Schedule below

  • Assignments under 2(a) and (b) shall be submitted via the University approved online assessment platform, for consideration by such dates as the examiners shall determine and of thewhich MStthey fromshall anotify list of available optionscandidates.

• 3.  Each candidate must attend a viva voce examination when required to do so by the examiners.

• 4. Candidates Thewho fail to satisfy the examiners mayin awardany apart distinctionor forparts excellence inof the Postgraduate Diploma.

• 5. A candidate who fails the assessment for a core module or advanced paper,examination may be permitted to resubmit work in respect of the writtenpart work,or parts of the examination which they have failed on one further occasion only, not latermore than one occasion which shall normally be within one year afterof the initialoriginal attemptfailure.

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Advanced Papers are available in the following areas:

• • Decoration in Modern France

• • • The Arts and Crafts TraditionTraditions: inLocal Modernand Britain

  Transnational Perspectives
  

• •• Design in the Machine Age

   to Digital: Histories and Technologies
  

• • • Design, Body, Environment

• • Design for War and Peace
  

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• • VisualModern CulturesDesign ofand the World Wars

• • Academic Writing and Contemporary Practice*

• • Medieval Period or Early Modern Option

• • Papers from the existing MSc English Local History:

  • A.7 The social history of English architecture, 1870-1940

  • A.8 The English suburb, 1800-1939

  • A.4 English architecture 1500-1640

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* This Advanced Paper will be assessed by means of two written assignments: a Documentation Project and a Critical Sources Review; each 1,500 words in length

Not all advanced papers will be available in any one year and the definitive list of advanced papers available in any one year will be circulated to candidates and their supervisors during the second week of Michaelmas Term.