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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Centre for Open Learning : Literature, Languages and Cultures

Undergraduate Course: The Novels of Jane Austen (LLLG07014)

Course Outline
SchoolCentre for Open Learning CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.

Jane Austen has become a canonical figure within literature and a much loved author by the reading public, the literary critics and many filmmakers. However, this has allowed for a specific, almost standardised ¿reading¿ of her characters and even Austen herself. Join this class to discuss all six of her novels, challenge established views and discover what makes them so enduring.
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
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ go beyond immediate opinions about Austen¿s novels to the production of well-informed and supported arguments;
¿ critically assess the importance of recurring themes within the novels;
¿ explain the importance of a historical and cultural context regarding the novels and on the way they influence one¿s reading;
¿ compare and contrast Austen¿s literary practice from the first to the last novel.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Rachael King
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Course secretaryMs Kameliya Skerleva
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