3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
K1 how different social, historical, and cultural contexts affect the nature of literary forms, genres, and meaning, textual production and reception;
K2 how key concepts, ideas and concerns in the production and analysis of literary texts alter over time;
K3 contemporary debates on appropriate frameworks, theories, and modes of analysis in literary studies;
K4 the different approaches to texts taken by specialists in different historical periods, literary or linguistic fields;
K5 several specific research areas under academic guidance, including one of their devising;
K6 the different modes of research possible in literary and linguistic study, including digital developments.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
C1 critically analyse and evaluate literary texts;
C2 critically analyse and evaluate research findings;
C3 apply and adapt conceptual frameworks to literary texts;
C4 recognise and analyse new and emerging trends in the study of English;
C5 engage with and evaluate major philosophies and doctrines and the impact these have on texts.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
P1 identify appropriate areas for research;
P2 develop appropriate strategies and research methodologies to address ideas or themes in self-chosen projects;
P3 construct a written argument, using close-reading skills;
P4 assess the relevance of current critical thinking to the interpretation of texts;
P5 employ bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, including accurate citation of texts and scholarly conventions of presentation.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to
T1 demonstrate well-developed writing skills;
T2 conduct effective research and evaluate research findings;
T3 manage and direct their own research project, including effective time management, self-study, drafting and editing;
T4 participate effectively in group and one-to-one discussions;
T5 present complex ideas in concise ways;
T6 reflect upon and analyse their own learning, research and writing.
4. Programme structure
4.1 To be eligible for consideration for these awards, students must obtain appropriate credit from the following compulsory and optional modules.
Compulsory modules in Semesters 1 and 2 account for a total of 105 credits , with optional choices in Semesters 1 and 2 accounting for a total of 75 credits, bringing the total number of credits to the required weighting of 180 credits across both semesters.
Semester 1
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Compulsory
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EAP100
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Resources for Advanced Research
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15 credits
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EAP101
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Research Mentorship
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30 credits
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Optional (Choose one)
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EAP102
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Icons and Iconoclasts
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15 credits
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EAP007
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Special Subject 2 (by special arrangement only)
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15 credits
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Semester 2
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Compulsory
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EAP018
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Dissertation
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60 credits
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Optional (Choose two)
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EAP104
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Boundaries and Transgressions
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30 credits
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EAP103
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Texts and Technologies
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30 credits
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EAP105
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Special Subject 3 (by special arrangement only)
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30 credits
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4.2 The subjects for the Dissertation module (EAP018) must be approved in advance by the Programme Leader or nominee, and dissertations must be submitted by a specified date in the first half of September. The dissertation should be a maximum of 15,000 words in length.
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.
5.2 Students will normally be permitted to proceed to the Dissertation module (EAP018) only after successfully accumulating 120 credit units.
5.3 Students taking the Dissertation module may also be required to take an oral examination on the work submitted.
5.4 In accordance with Regulation XXI, candidates who have the right of reassessment in a module will be offered an opportunity to be reassessed in the University’s special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification