MA-Postgraduate Diploma-Postgraduate Certificate in the Country House: Art, History and Literature

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University of Leicester

Comments about MA-Postgraduate Diploma-Postgraduate Certificate in the Country House: Art, History and Literature - At the institution - Leicester - Leicestershire

• Objectives
  To gain a detailed knowledge of the major issues related to the study of the country house and of the literature on the subject, and to develop an understanding of the complex and changing position of the country house in its local, regional and national environment.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements Normally at least a good second-class honours degree or its equivalent.
• Academic title
  MA/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in the Country House: Art, History and Literature
• Course description
  Course modules
   
  -The Country House in History
  -The Country House and the Grand Tour
  -The Country House and the Collecting of Art: Evolution and Dispersal
  -The Country House; Management, Preservation, Education
  -The Country House in Literature
  -The Country House and its Landscapes
  -Research Skills
  -Dissertation
  
  Teaching and assessment methods
  The course is taught by a combination of seminars, lectures and field trips. The modules are assessed by two essays of 2,500 words each or by one essay of 5,000 words. There will also be a dissertation of either 20,000 or 30,000 words.

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