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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English Literature

Undergraduate Course: English Literature 1 (ENLI08001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
Summaryi) An introduction to some of the key stylistic and conceptual aspects that are central to the study of English literature.

ii) A study of the historical development of both literary theory and the concept of the 'literary' from 1300-1700.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations It is RECOMMENDED that students do NOT also take Scottish Literature 1 (ENLI08016)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites-
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  320
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 66, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 304 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 40 %, Coursework 60 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Four essays (2000 words); one close reading exercise (1,500 words); tutorial assessment. Class work 60%; degree exam 40%.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. The principal objectives of English Literature 1 are twofold: to enable students to become fluent and confident readers of a variety of literary forms and to develop greater self-awareness in their understanding of the reading process and of critical practice. The course is divided into two sections. The first, 'Literature: Forms and Practices', concentrates on issues of genre categorisation, form, and questions historical and theoretical context; it will help students to develop close reading skills and encourage an awareness of the environments in which texts are produced. The second, 'Literature and the "literary", c. 1300-1700', introduces students to a variety of pre-modern literary and dramatic modes and examines different understandings of the literary and the function of literature during this period.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/pre-honours/english-literature-1
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements PLEASE NOTE: IT IS WITH REGRET THAT WE HAVE HAD TO NOW CLOSE ENGLISH LITERATURE 1 TO ANY STUDENT WISHING TO TAKE AS AN OUTSIDE SUBJECT - THE COURSE IS ALREADY FULL.

A quota of 275, with preference given to first year students, in the following order. (1) students admitted to a degree programme including English Literature or for which English Literature 1 is a prescribed course and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place; (2) students enrolling for BA Humanities intending a treble in English Literature; (3) students seeking to take English Literature 1 and 2 as a prescribed sequence of courses in another Honours programme in the humanities; (4) students making a free choice of course.

NOTE: Personal Tutors/Student Support Officers of students wishing to take this course as an outside subject, must register the student's interest via email to the course administrator J.Haigh@ed.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 18 September 2015. Successful students will be notified by the course administrator. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER STUDENTS BEFORE CONFIRMATION FROM THE COURSE ADMINISTRATOR.
Additional Class Delivery Information Three one-hour lectures plus a one-hour tutorial per week
KeywordsEnglish Literature
Contacts
Course organiserDr David Salter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3055
Email: David.Salter@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk
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