(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
On completion of Level Two, students should have provided evidence of being able to: -
- demonstrate familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of English studies;
- present a structured and coherent argument
- have sound knowledge of critical terminology
- have experience of English literature from a range of literary periods and locations, including literature before 1800;
- have a sound knowledge of the varieties of language and forms;
- develop and deploy judiciously a range of critical skills; -
- develop and deploy judiciously a range of analytical skills;
- demonstrate a sound critical knowledge of the social, political cultural contexts of the English language as a medium for literature;
- demonstrate a command of English syntax, grammar and style via engagement with literary materials;
- critically apply a variety of theoretical and/or analytical approaches to different genres of music;
- critically interpret and discuss music from a wide variety of perspectives;
- refine skills and techniques in chosen areas such as performance, analysis, composition, technology, editing, ensemble performance, music psychology and aesthetics;
- demonstrate increasing personal responsibility within the musical community;
- show increased understanding of the links between theory and practice and begin to exploit the interrelationships between the various sub-disciplines of music.
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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