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This module provides students with the opportunity to undertake a practice based programme of study, which addresses the educational objectives of their course. Students may work individually or in a group with other students. The programme of study will be based in a relevant occupational or applied setting and will incorporate current discipline practice. Students taking this module may choose to evidence prior course-relevant learning to achieve some of the learning outcomes. For example, practitioners may already have a wealth of relevant experience that they can draw on to achieve the learning outcomes of this module.

Specific details of the supervised study will be agreed on an individual basis and so the content of this module will vary depending on the course and programme of study agreed. However, the following principles will inform the content of the module:

1. the study programme should be practice based;
2. students may work with other students as part of a team, although assessment will always be individual;
3. practice based environments may be internal or external;
4. students may conduct an investigation with very specific outcomes;
5. students may be given the opportunity to embark on a significant piece of work that could be extended in the Independent Project module;
6. students may wish to reflect critically on prior experience.

On successful completion of the module the student should be able to:

1. demonstrate enhanced knowledge in their chosen area of study;
2. synthesise relevant theoretical and applied knowledge;
3. successfully demonstrate discipline-specific skills determined by the agreed supervised study;
4. reflect critically on current discipline practice and/or the evidence underpinning current practice;
5. reflect critically on their own applied practice or the practice of others;
6. successfully communicate the outcomes of their work in written form.

Staff/student contact: 10%
Student private study: 90%

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.