BA English and Sociology(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
Year 3
(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Learning outcomes
On completion of Level Three, students should have provided evidence of being able to: - - demonstrate a coherent and detailed command of the key concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which constitute English studies - demonstrate a skilled knowledge of generic and subject-specific qualities, ie, - present a structured and coherent argument - have detailed knowledge of critical terminology - have a sound knowledge of the varieties of language and forms; - have an advanced knowledge of how to apply concepts of the structure and history of English to the analysis of texts; - develop and deploy dynamically and self-consciously a range of critical skills; - develop and deploy dynamically and self-consciously a range of analytical skills; - demonstrate a command of the English language via an engagement with literary materials; - demonstrate an advanced understanding of theories, approaches and methods in sociology; - synthesise ideas and evidence to formulate a compelling argument on a topic or research area that interests you; - synthesise research, theory and contemporary studies in sociology and adjacent fields; - work independently on a piece of research informed by sociological ideas;
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme: - the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment related to the area(s) studied; - the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility; - the deployment of decision-making skills in complex and unpredictable situations; - the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences;
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 of the discipline; - work that draws on a wide variety of material; - the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion; - evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within a discipline;