All members of staff act as dissertation supervisors.
All honours students have to write a dissertation.
Joint honours students may write their dissertation in either subject. The dissertation should be between 7,500 and 10,000 words long, and it is worth a whole class in the final degree. The dissertation is assessed by the supervisor and by a second member of staff. The dissertation is an opportunity for the student to undertake a substantial piece of guided research on a topic of his or her own choice. Students gain experience in the methods, skills and conventions involved in producing research in literary and cultural studies.