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Case Studies

This section contains 21 case studies of completed research degrees in art and design. In some cases these have been constructed from the original documents that accompanied the research process - the original proposal, transfer papers, the final thesis and accompanying illustrations – in other cases they have been reconstructed in summary form following completion. Several of the case studies include the student’s reflections on the experience of research degree study.

 

The intention in presenting these examples here is to focus attention on the structure and process of research, rather than content alone. There is therefore a degree of consistency in the way the examples are presented, which should facilitate comparison, though of course there is a certain amount of individual variation as is necessitated by the specialised nature of the projects.