(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
On successful completion of Level 3, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a critical and sophisticated knowledge of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written, and articulate the complex historical relationships between art and wider social frameworks;
2. Articulate a critical knowledge of up to four particular and specific literary fields, facilitated through the choice and pursuit of specialist research modules and through the planning and production of a Final Year Project;
3. Produce a structured and coherent argument demonstrating sophisticated knowledge of critical terminology.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of Level 3, students should be able to:
1. Work independently and on their own initiative to devise a project, generate imaginative and original ideas, and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines;
2. Demonstrate an advanced ability to conduct independent research, using supporting evidence to challenge or nuance their own ideas;
3. Communicate advanced critical thinking skills through constructing a structured and coherent argument sustained over 8,000 words and referencing a wide range of appropriately selected evidence.
Competence Standards
1. Effectively communicate a basic understanding of the diversity and breadth of English literary studies;
2. Apply relevant theories and concepts to literary analysis, demonstrating an understanding of their significance and limitations;
3. Effectively demonstrate knowledge of concepts and theories relevant to the history of art
4. Develop and communicate effective arguments about the history of art using appropriate support as necessary
If the chosen pathway includes an industrial placement
5. Demonstrate ability to direct, monitor and evaluate their work, by seeking/accepting feedback, within a workplace context, using appropriate support as necessary.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of own strengths and development needs and the need for ongoing learning and proactive continuing professional development. If the chosen pathway includes an international placement -
7. Collaborate effectively with other people in a new environment and successfully completes a period of work or study in another country.
9. Demonstrate self-awareness relating to personal and academic/professional development through successfully completing a period of work or study in another country.
The Subject Specific and Skills Learning outcomes can be met through either of the core modules, the Final Year Project (English), or the Dissertation (History of Art); each requires sustained skills of research, project management, critical thinking and advanced writing. Assessment for optional modules takes varied forms. Typically it will include different kinds of written assignment, and may also involve any of the following: presentations, group work, exams, and innovative practice-led approaches. Optional modules will support the Final Year Project or Dissertation through developing skills of independent research, critical thinking and sustained analysis.
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