Undergraduate Course: The Great Detectives (LLLG07018)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled. We begin with Kate Summerscależs exploration of a real murder case in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. From there we shall investigate Donna Tarttżs The Secret History before moving to Scandanavia to consider two detectives, Joe Nesbożs Harry Hole and Peter Hoegżs Miss Smilla. We will end up with another historical murder in Margaret Atwoodżs Alias Grace. Come along and enjoy some searching discussion!
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
The students will learn skills of close analysis of text and group discussion as well as how to explore the relationship between detective fiction and modern culture. In addition they will have a clearer idea of the development of the genre from Poe and Doyle to the present day.