BA English and Film Studies
Year 2
(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
Learning outcomes
In addition to the outcomes achieved in Year 1, on completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- demonstrate a familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of English and Film Studies;- use generic and subject specific intellectual qualities, i.e. - present a structured and coherent argument- have knowledge of critical terminology relevant to literature and film;- have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places, including study of periods before 1900;- being able to demonstrate an awareness of the variety of film genres and their workings;- have an awareness of the importance of the cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read, and in which film is produced and consumed;- develop and use critical skills;- develop analytical skills and apply them to filmic and literary texts.- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire and practice as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills valuable for employment related to English and Film Studies, such as being able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, being able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners- decision making;
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 concepts, information and techniques relevant to the disciplines;- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;- demonstrating knowledge of the two disciplines;- demonstrating the ability to be critical of scholarly work.- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the disciplines- work that draws on a wide variety of material;- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the disciplines;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;