BA English and History(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
Year 1
(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
Learning outcomes
On completion of Year One, students should have provided evidence of being able to:- Demonstrate an understanding of a range of societies and cultures- Recognise different interpretations and appreciate the value and diversity of scholarship- Orientate themselves in topics that are new to them, and locate their studies within broader contexts- Apply fundamental standards and practices of the disciplines for research, discussion, and assessed work- Select, evaluate, and utilise appropriate source material in response to tasks and questions set by tutors- Appreciate the range, value, and challenges of primary source material available for study- Recognise the uses of the past and the challenges of the disciplines- Present a structured and coherent analysis, in a variety of formats, based on primary sources- Understand and harness the skills for inclusive scholarly practice- Demonstrate awareness of the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of the two disciplines.- Have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places.- Have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read.
Transferable (key) skills
- Qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment, such as independence of mind, initiative, group work, locating and handling information, analytical ability, problem-solving, oral and written communication, intellectual integrity, empathy- Skills necessary for exercising of personal responsibility, including self-discipline and self-direction, peer and self-appraisal
Assessment
Specified for the year/programme and will include:- Demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to both disciplines;- Work that covers a restricted area of the discipline;- Demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.- Demonstrate a conceptual understanding which enables the development and sustaining of an argument.