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

Undergraduate Course: Scottish Literature 1A (VS1) (ENLI08017)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn introduction to the study of literature, in particular questions of genre, form, and interpretation, with texts drawn from a variety of historical periods and literary modes.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking English Literature 1 (ENLI08001) OR English Literature 1 (VS1) (ENLI08008) OR English Literature 1 (VS2) (ENLI08009)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs Essential course texts
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Quota:  30
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 152 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1 course essay (2,500 words) submitted in Week 11 (50%);
tutorial assessment mark for Semester 1 (10%);
plus one additional essay (2,500 words) for Semester 1 only Visiting Students, submitted in Week 14 (40%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will develop an enhanced ability to read individual texts in the light of historical, national, theoretical and linguistic contexts.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/pre-honours/scottish-literature-1
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Three one-hour lectures plus 1 one-hour tutorial per week.
Keywordsnational identity; national culture; vernacular poetics; vernacular revival; genre; romance; realism
Contacts
Course organiserDr David Salter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3055
Email: David.Salter@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Helene Thomsen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Helene.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk
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