Dip (PD) English - Literary Studies
Academic Year 2017/18
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Programme Title |
Dip (PD) English - Literary Studies |
Final Award |
Postgraduate Diploma |
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Programme Code |
ENG-PD-ES |
UCAS Code |
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JACS Code |
Q300 (DESCR) 100 |
Criteria for Admissions The programme entry requirement is normally a 2.1 Honours degree in a relevant subject or equivalent recognised qualification. All applicants are required to submit a piece of written work to assess their suitability for this programme. |
INSTITUTE INFORMATION
Awarding Institution/Body |
Queen's University Belfast |
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Teaching Institution |
Queen's University Belfast |
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School/Department |
Arts, English and Languages |
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Framework for Higher Education Qualification Level |
Level 7 |
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QAA Benchmark Group |
English (2015) |
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Accreditations (PSRB) |
REGULATION INFORMATION
Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations N/A |
Programme Specific Regulations Students may undertake the dissertation and upgrade to a Masters if they reach the required standard in their taught modules. |
Students with protected characteristics N/A |
Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations (Please see General Regulations) No |
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF PROGRAMME
The Diploma in Literary Studies offers an advanced university English curriculum, in accordance with the national English benchmarking statement, that:
provides students with the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Literary Studies;
delivers a programme that reflects current critical thinking and key critical debates in the field of Literary Studies;
enables students to both pursue specialised fields of study (via guided pathways in specialist areas) OR to choose a flexible arrangement of modules which bypass traditional period or national boundaries;
delivers a programme that draws on the research expertise of staff, offers new perspectives on the subject, and is informed, where applicable, by the unique character and resources of Northern Ireland;
attracts students from local, national, and international contexts, and then provide and deliver the best possible learning and teaching experience, in an environment of equality, tolerance, and mutual respect;
fosters an atmosphere of sophisticated intellectual enquiry by offering modules which encourage a stimulating interchange of ideas;
develops further skills gained through undergraduate study of English, and add new skills, particularly in research methodology, appropriate to higher degree level;
provides a grounding in the field of literary studies.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes: Cognitive SkillsOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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recognise and appreciate the varying effects of different literary and rhetorical structures within different periods and contexts; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
analyse and interpret material with an awareness of both historical contexts and appropriate critical approaches; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
differentiate between and critique different ideological and theoretical positions; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
identify appropriate and practicable areas for further work and to formulate suitable written responses; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
think independently analytically, synthetically, and in an organised fashion; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
work autonomously, manifested in self-direction, objective-setting, prioritising and time-management; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
critically analyse and assess their own performance, and that of others, in the context of scholarly endeavour; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
summarise and synthesise theoretical and experiential learning, drawing on a range of evidence and perspectives; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
analyse and interpret material with an awareness of both historical contexts and appropriate critical approaches; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
differentiate between and critique different ideological and theoretical positions; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
identify appropriate and practicable areas for further work and to formulate suitable written responses; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
access electronic databases and other information resources; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Class discussion, based on student presentations and directed by staff, thereby allowing students to test the utility of varying approaches and contexts and confidently to define the ways in which they can most effectively participate in critical debates. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
display requisite word- and data-processing skills; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Preliminary quantitative methods training, looking at the ‘construction’ of quantitative data, use of statistics, enabling students to distinguish between the key types of quantitative methods research. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
plan and carry through a viable research project; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Preliminary quantitative methods training, looking at the ‘construction’ of quantitative data, use of statistics, enabling students to distinguish between the key types of quantitative methods research. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
develop further research communication and other employment-related skills; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Preliminary quantitative methods training, looking at the ‘construction’ of quantitative data, use of statistics, enabling students to distinguish between the key types of quantitative methods research. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
work individually and in teams; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Preliminary quantitative methods training, looking at the ‘construction’ of quantitative data, use of statistics, enabling students to distinguish between the key types of quantitative methods research. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
to articulate the significance of public humanities approaches within and beyond their discipline. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Preliminary quantitative methods training, looking at the ‘construction’ of quantitative data, use of statistics, enabling students to distinguish between the key types of quantitative methods research. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
Learning Outcomes: Transferable SkillsOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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construct complex arguments that are lucid and well-organised and draw on a range of appropriate types of evidence, from the large to the small scale, and communicate these effectively in writing; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Seminar presentations, student interaction and discussion with individual staff hone communication and rhetorical skills and offer the opportunity to learn from constructively critical feedback. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
develop efficient time-management skills, including the ability to work under time pressure; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Seminar presentations, student interaction and discussion with individual staff hone communication and rhetorical skills and offer the opportunity to learn from constructively critical feedback. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
offer and receive constructive criticism of their own and others’ work, and to respond positively and productively to feedback on their own work; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Seminar presentations, student interaction and discussion with individual staff hone communication and rhetorical skills and offer the opportunity to learn from constructively critical feedback. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
think maturely in diverse intellectual situations; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Seminar presentations, student interaction and discussion with individual staff hone communication and rhetorical skills and offer the opportunity to learn from constructively critical feedback. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
access electronic databases and other information sources; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Library work, and the use of QConnect and other on-line resources, will ensure that students have a rich source of different theoretical and scholarly frameworks to draw upon. Methods of Assessment Student-devised essays. |
identify and use appropriate resources; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Library work, and the use of QConnect and other on-line resources, will ensure that students have a rich source of different theoretical and scholarly frameworks to draw upon. Methods of Assessment Student-devised essays. |
utilise effective oral, argumentative and interpersonal skills in group contexts; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Interdisciplinary skills developed through Faculty research methods provision. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
initiate, structure and lead group discussion; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Interdisciplinary skills developed through Faculty research methods provision. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
develop further research communication and other employment-related skills. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Interdisciplinary skills developed through Faculty research methods provision. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & UnderstandingOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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discuss complex interactions between literature and its contexts; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
articulate current theoretical models and critical positions and the ways in which they continue to transform the field of English literary studies; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
demonstrate the points of contact between the methodological practices of various disciplines, including history, philosophy, social psychology, sociology and cultural politics; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
understand the ways in which modern conceptions of regional and cultural identity, ethnicity and nationality function within and across international lines of social and cultural affiliation; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
discuss how aesthetics, rhetoric and politics function in modern English literary production and cultural reception; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
demonstrate how the production and transmission of texts influences issues of interpretation, intentionality and readership; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
appreciate, contextualise and compare the varying effects of different literary, rhetorical and cultural forms of expression; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
offer sustained analysis and interpretation of a broad range of material from varying cultural and historical contexts; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
respond to, differentiate between, and to intervene in, critical and theoretical debates; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
think and research independently and self-reflexively |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
acquire and enhance a wide range of skills that will equip them to make significant and productive contributions in the workplace and beyond after they graduate; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Complementary components of Faculty research methods provision. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
develop further research communication and other employment-related skills. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Complementary components of Faculty research methods provision. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
Learning Outcomes: Subject SpecificOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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analyse texts with a sophisticated awareness of the ways in which their formal and generic features interact with particular cultural and historical contexts; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
draw on, engage with, and formulate a critical position in relation to different critical positions and theoretical models in modern literary and cultural studies; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
recognise, and to intervene in, areas of debate or new areas of discussion in English literary studies; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
present persuasive and sustained written arguments on key issues in the interpretation of literary texts; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
handle a range of critical and primary sources in the context of formulating an independent argument; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
utilise a range of research tools, resources, and methodologies, and to understand and put into practice the standard protocols of referencing in the advanced literary essay; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
offer lucid, well-organised and scholarly oral presentations on literary issues; |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Combination of core modules and elective options, supported by Research Methods training in the practice of critical writing. Methods of Assessment Practical work and student-centred learning encourage and test the ability to present and summarise knowledge to their peers in a coherent, structured form. |
display a wide range of skills that will equip them to make significant and productive contributions in the workplace and beyond after they graduate. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Complementary components of Faculty research methods provision. Methods of Assessment Online assessments and short essays. |
MODULE INFORMATION
Programme Requirements
Module Title |
Module Code |
Level/ stage |
Credits |
Availability |
Duration |
Pre-requisite |
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Assessment |
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S1 |
S2 |
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Core |
Option |
Coursework % |
Practical % |
Examination % |
Literary Research Methods |
ENG7163 |
7 |
20 |
YES |
10 weeks |
N |
YES |
100% |
0% |
0% |
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Key Debates in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
AHS7001 |
7 |
20 |
YES |
12 weeks |
N |
YES |
100% |
0% |
0% |
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Advanced Literary Studies |
ENG7263 |
7 |
40 |
YES |
10 weeks |
N |
YES |
100% |
0% |
0% |
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Developing Research Specialisms |
ENG7363 |
7 |
40 |
YES |
10 weeks |
N |
YES |
100% |
0% |
0% |
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