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

Undergraduate Course: Fiction in the Age of the Machine (ENLI10108)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA study of the impact of technology and the industrial revolution on the creative and imaginative literature of the period from the 1820s (with Thomas Carlyle's early essays) to the present, with some emphasis in the modern period on science fiction and visual media. Authors include Dickens, Gaskell, Stevenson, Brown, Gibbon, Orwell.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( English Literature 1 (ENLI08001) OR Scottish Literature 1 (ENLI08016)) AND ( English Literature 2 (ENLI08003) OR Scottish Literature 2 (ENLI08004) OR American Literature 2 (ENLI08006))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Essential course texts
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesA MINIMUM of four college/university level literature courses at grade B or above (should include no more than one introductory level literature course). Related courses such as civilisation or creative writing are not considered for admissions to this course.
Applicants should also note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission. In making admissions decisions preference will be given to students who achieve above the minimum requirement with the typical visiting student admitted to this course having three to four literature classes at grade A.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  30
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1 essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 take home essay exam 3,000 words(75%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students should appreciate the developmental nature of the impact of technology on literature as people adjusted to the idea of the machine; as the first generation gave way to people who had had more time and who had more ambiguous attitudes to 'progress'; overall, the impact of the machine on individuality leads to a variety of literary strategies which are closely studied.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/honours
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature
Additional Class Delivery Information 1 hour(s) per week for 12 week(s): Autonomous Learning Group at time to be arranged.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Lisa Otty
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Email: 		Course secretaryMrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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