2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English and Comparative Literature

Total credits: 370

Entry requirements:

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School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

English:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/sbs-english-15.pdf?sfvrsn=4f9df781_12

Programme specification:

- Students on this programme will have access to a wide range of modules provided by the Schools of English and of Languages, Cultures and Societies, allowing them to study selected aspects of English and World Literatures to the same depth as those taking the same modules as part of any other programme.

- At Level One, allow students the flexibility to extend their intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills by means of core modules on world literature and on a related subject (eg. audio-visual culture, history, intercultural competence, linguistics or politics) in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, in addition to modules focussing on questions of literary genre (in the School of English).

- At Levels Two and Three, allow students to choose, within certain parameters, optional modules from the full range available within each discipline, and thereby devise pathways of their own choosing. In addition to this, they will enjoy a distinctive academic experience through their study of a specifically designed module on translation, transmission and Reception, which studies the global circulation of texts and exposes them to the most recent and exciting thinking on literary theory and the emerging discipline of 'world literatures'.

- Allow students the opportunity at Level Three of undertaking an autonomous research project or dissertation, linking knowledge and understanding gained in both schools.

- Require students to acquire flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques, while also encouraging them to make links across the two schools and across literatures.

- Provide a basis for further advanced study in world literatures, specific literatures, literary studies more generally, or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 1 students must study 125 credits. Students are required to take 45 credits in the School of English, 40 credits in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, and 40 credits of Discovery modules. The Discovery modules may take the form of either further modules in one or both main subjects or of one or more modules chosen from other subject areas.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study one of the following cornerstone modules (School of Languages, Cultures and Societies):

Candidates are required to study one of the following modules:

In addition, candidates may choose to take the following optional module instead of a Discovery module:

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study up to 40 credits of Discovery Modules or additional modules in one of their named subjects.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

CORE MODULES
Candidates are required to study at least TWO of the following core modules. In addition candidates may also opt to study one or two further core modules (up to 40 credits) or choose up to 40 credits from the list of option modules below.

OPTION MODULES
Candidates may study further credits (up to 40 credits) from the following list of option modules, in accordance with the credit rules.

Candidates will be required to take at least ONE of the following Comparative Literature modules.

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a 40 credit Final Year Project in either English or Comparative Literature, plus 40 credits in English and 40 credits of Comparative Literature modules.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, or which at least 100 should be at level 3).

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the Final Year Projects modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:

CORE MODULES
Candidates must take a minimum of 40 credits in English at Level 3. Candidates are required to study at least ONE of the following core modules and can also opt to study further core modules:

OPTION MODULES
Candidates must take a minimum of 40 credits in English at Level 3. 20 of these credits must be taken from the list of core modules above. Candidates may study further credits from the following list of option modules, in accordance with the credit rules. NB Candidates may only choose a Level 2 core English module (modules beginning ENGL2XXX) from the list below if all of their remaining final year credits (100) are at Level 3, ie. SUBJ3XXX.

Students are required to choose two of the following modules in Comparative Literature:

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

Last updated: 15/11/2019

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