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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2020/2021

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select exactly 80 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Excluding ENLI08016 Scottish Literature 1

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students choose outside courses in second year that follow on from first year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.

Entry to year 3 requires a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in English Literature 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Excluding ENLI08016 Scottish Literature 1
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment Weighting: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)

From Third year:
1) S1 Core Period Course
2) S1 Option Course
3) A. S1 Critical Practice: Performance (10 credits) and B. S1 Critical Practice: Poetry (10 credits)
4) S2 Core Period Course (Optional)
5) S2 Option Course (Optional)
6) A. S2 Critical Practice: Prose (10 credits) and B. S2 Critical Practice: Criticism (10 credits)

From Fourth year:
7) S1 Core Period Course
8) S1 Option Course
9) S2 Core Period Course
10) S2 Option Course (Optional)
11) English Literature Dissertation
12) English Literature Dissertation

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
English Literature 3 Honours Core Period courses
Select one 20 credit course during Semester 1 and one 20 credit course during Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
English Literature 3 Honours Option courses
Select one 20 credit course during Semester 1 and one 20 credit course during Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed
OR

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 60 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
You must select one 20 credit course from the Core Period Courses in Semester 1 and one in Semester 2

AND

You must select at least one 20 credit course from the Honours Option courses.
Selected courses must be passed
AND

LLC Common Courses and Divinity courses for English Literature students

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment Weighting: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)

From Third year:
1) S1 Core Period Course
2) S1 Option Course
3) A. S1 Critical Practice: Performance (10 credits) and B. S1 Critical Practice: Poetry (10 credits)
4) S2 Core Period Course (Optional)
5) S2 Option Course (Optional)
6) A. S2 Critical Practice: Prose (10 credits) and B. S2 Critical Practice: Criticism (10 credits)

From Fourth year:
7) S1 Core Period Course
8) S1 Option Course
9) S2 Core Period Course
10) S2 Option Course (Optional)
11) English Literature Dissertation
12) English Literature Dissertation

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
English Literature 4 Honours Core Period courses
Select one 20 credit course during Semester 1 and one 20 credit course during Semester 2.
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
English Literature 4 Honours Option courses
Select one 20 credit course during Semester 1 and one 20 credit course during Semester 2.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
English Literature 4 Honours Core Period courses
Select one 20 credit course during Semester 1 and one 20 credit course during Semester 2.
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select from the Honours 4 Option courses
AND

LLC Common Courses and Divinity courses for English Literature students

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

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