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BA Ancient History and English

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate a familiarity with the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of English studies and Ancient History;
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities i.e.
- present a structured and coherent simple argument
- have some knowledge of critical terminology
- be able to communicate the results of their work;
- develop critical skills;
- develop analytical skills;
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- demonstrate an awareness of professional and disciplinary boundaries;
- have experience of English literature from a range of literary periods and locations;
- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
- have a basic knowledge of the varieties of language and forms;
- demonstrate an understanding of how critical and conceptual arguments are structured and how to produce conceptually grounded critical writing;
- demonstrate a critical understanding of prose writing and prose genres, and the impact of historical, social and cultural matter on the evolution and transformation of prose literatures;
- demonstrate a critical understanding of poetry and poetic genres, and the impact of historical, social and cultural matter on the evolution and transformation of poetry;
- demonstrate a critical understanding of drama and dramatic genres, and the impact of historical, social and cultural matter on the evolution and transformation of drama;
- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving within the two disciplines;
- interpret and evaluate the underlying concepts and principles of the study of ancient Greek and Roman History;
- demonstrate basic knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman History.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;

These may typically include, to an extent commensurate with the level of study:
- independence of thought;
- capacity for critical reflection and critical judgement;
- ability to gather, memorise, organise and deploy information and to extract key elements from data and identify and solve associated problems;
- ability to select and apply appropriate methodologies;
- ability to engage in analytical, evaluative and lateral thinking and to marshal argument;
- ability to present material orally and in written form;
- ability to work with others, under pressure, and to meet deadlines;
- basic IT skills.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the two disciplines;
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies;
- demonstrating some knowledge of English Literature;
- demonstrating some knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman history.

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the syllabuses of the modules chosen within those specified for the year/programme, but will typically include elements of both formal examination and assessed essay work.

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