Undergraduate Course: 20th Century American Poetry (LLLG07027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (LLC) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
This course aims to explore the history of American poetry in the 20th century and provide a guide to the most interesting and beautiful poems written in the United States from the Modernist revolution of T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound to the postmodern era. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ understand the textual strategies and working assumptions at the root of poets¿ work
¿ assess the interactions between poetry and issues of voice, race, gender, history and art.
¿ form an awareness of the poetic traditions and diversity in America.
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Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Ann Edmond
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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