BA English and Sociology(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
Year 2
(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
Learning outcomes
On completion of Level Two, students should have provided evidence of being able to: - - demonstrate familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of English studies; - present a structured and coherent argument - have sound knowledge of critical terminology - have experience of English literature from a range of literary periods and locations, including literature before 1800; - have a sound knowledge of the varieties of language and forms; - develop and deploy judiciously a range of critical skills; - - develop and deploy judiciously a range of analytical skills; - demonstrate a sound critical knowledge of the social, political cultural contexts of the English language as a medium for literature; - demonstrate a command of English syntax, grammar and style via engagement with literary materials; - demonstrate an intermediate and broader understanding of a range of theories, approaches and methods in sociology, including qualitative and quantitative research methods; - use key sociological theories and approaches to further understand the challenges faced by contemporary societies; - critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry in sociology; - effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to practise as defined in the modules specified for the programme: - qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment - skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility 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 discipline; - demonstrating the ability to construct an argument; - demonstrating knowledge of two disciplines; - demonstrating the ability to be critical of scholarly work. - demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the discipline/profession to complex, albeit standard, situations and simple, albeit novel or atypical, instances; - work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material; - demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the discipline; - the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion.