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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - German

Undergraduate Course: The Third Reich in Literature and Testimony (ELCG10025)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryStudents will read German-language texts from the Nazi period by victims and perpetrators, exiles and 'inner emigrants', exploring the ways in which writers positioned themselves, or were forced to position themselves, in relation to the regime. Students will assess the different ways in which these texts have been interpreted in the post-war world.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed:
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Only open to German Honours Students.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  17
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The course is assessed on coursework only. There are three coursework elements:
Reflective paper (800 words; 30%)
Coursework essay (3000 words; 70%)
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a sound understanding of approaches to testimonial and literary writing arising from the Third Reich and the Holocaust.
  2. Read and analyse texts using theories of witnessing, autobiography and memory in historical context, and show a clear appreciation of the features of texts by victims and perpetrators.
  3. Produce clear, complex reports, articles and essays, which develop arguments both critically and systematically with the use of relevant emphases, subsidiary points, and examples.
  4. Demonstrate finely honed communication, presentation and interaction skills across a wide range of media and circumstances, both formal and informal, for lay and specialised audiences.
  5. Consistently exercise autonomy and initiative, taking significant responsibility for the work of others and for a range of resources to bring about new thinking.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC Third Reich
Contacts
Course organiserProf Peter Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 3632
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Gillian Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
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