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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 Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/pre-honours/scottish-literature-1 Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn 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.
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
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  19
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Plus one one-hour tutorial per week
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of 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 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 30 %, Coursework 70 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course will develop an enhanced ability to read individual texts in the light of historical, national, theoretical and linguistic contexts.
Assessment Information
2 course essays (up to 2000 words); plus one additional essay (2,000 words) for Semester 1 Visiting Students only; tutorial assessment. Essays 30% each; tutorial assessment 10%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordsnational identity; national culture; vernacular poetics; vernacular revival; genre; romance; realism
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ken Millard
Tel: (0131 6)50 8304
Email: 		Course secretaryMs June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email:
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