(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
On completion of Level Two, students should have provided evidence of being able to: -
- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features in English studies and Classical literary studies;
- use generic and subject-specific qualities, i.e.,
> present a structured and coherent argument
> have sound knowledge of critical terminology
- appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in the subject and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry;
- use a range of techniques to initiate and undertake the analysis of data and information;
- adjust to professional and disciplinary boundaries;
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms;
- develop and deploy judiciously a range of critical skills;
- develop and deploy judiciously a range of analytical skills;
- have experience of English literature from a range of literary periods and locations, especially those prior to 1900;
- have a critical understanding of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read, especially those prior to 1900;
- have a sound knowledge of the varieties of language and forms;
- demonstrate a sound critical knowledge of the social, political and cultural contexts of the English language as a medium for literature;
- demonstrate a command of English syntax, grammar and style via an engagement with literary materials;
- demonstrate a critical knowledge of up to two particular and specific literary fields, facilitated either through the choice and pursuit of research-led option modules or via the planning of a dissertation.
- engage in advanced study of at least one of: Virgil's Aeneid; Homer's Iliad
- show an enhanced knowledge of Classical antiquity: the aspect(s) involved will depend on choice of options.
Students will have had the opportunity to practise as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility
decision making
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- demonstrating the knowledge and application of concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating knowledge of two disciplines;
- demonstrating the ability to be critical of scholarly work.
- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the discipline/profession to complex, albeit standard, situations and simple, albeit novel or atypical, instances;
- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;
- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the discipline;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion.
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