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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Lifelong Learning (LLC)

Undergraduate Course: Modernist Fiction 2 (LLLG07035)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.

This course focuses on some of the most exciting developments in early Twentieth Century writing. It explores works by modernist authors such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Jean Rhys, who developed radical new styles, challenging formal and social conventions, and creating innovative works that reshaped our understanding of literature.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  16
Course Start Lifelong Learning - Session 3
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2000 word essay submitted after the course finishes, worth 100% of the total course mark. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:

* read actively rather than passively;
* demonstrate a working knowledge of the vocabulary of literary analysis;
* explain and apply correctly terms such as ¿modern¿ and postmodern¿;
* assess and account for the form, structure and content of the texts studied.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Rachael King
Tel:
Email: Rachael.King@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Zofia Guertin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Zofia.Guertin@ed.ac.uk
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