(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Level 3
Subject Specific Learning Outcomes
On completion of Level 3, you will be able to:
1. demonstrate and apply coherent and detailed subject knowledge and competencies some of which will be
informed by current research/scholarship in the two disciplines.
2. undertake independent study into a chosen topic or topics in Classical Civilisation and/or English literary studies.
3. analyse in depth particular aspects of Classical Civilisation and English.
4. describe and comment on particular aspects of current research and/or scholarship.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On completion of Level 3
1. construct, develop and sustain an argument, identifying and accurately deploying standard techniques of analysis and enquiry within the disciplines.
2. independently locate and make appropriate use of scholarly literature and primary sources.
3. initiate, plan and carry out an extended piece of work or project.
4. conform to disciplinary boundaries and norms where applicable, and recognise the uncertainty, ambiguity and limitations of knowledge in the discipline.
Competence Standards
1. evaluate and apply concepts and principles which are features of the study of Classical Civilisation and English.
2. effectively communicate facts, ideas and arguments informed by relevant research in the disciplines.
3. gather information from a range of primary and secondary sources and use reasoning and judgement to evaluate and analyse it.
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment related to the area(s) studied;
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
- the deployment of decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;
- the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences;
- the ability to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature;
This may typically include, to an extent commensurate with the level of study:
- independence of thought;
- capacity for critical reflection;
- capacity for critical judgement;
- ability to gather, memorise, organise and deploy information;
- ability to extract key elements from data and identify and solve associated problems;
- ability to select and apply appropriate methodologies;
- ability to engage in analytical and evaluative thinking;
- ability to engage in lateral thinking;
- ability to marshal argument;
- ability to present material orally;
- ability to present material in written form;
- ability to work with others;
- ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
- basic IT skills.
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:
- research based training;
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment at graduate level entry;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;
- decision making.
- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of the two disciplines;
- work that draws on a wide variety of material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;
- evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in depth enquiry within the two disciplines;
- work that is typically both evaluative and creative;
- demonstrating advanced knowledge of English Literature;
- demonstrating advanced knowledge of Classical antiquity
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the syllabuses of the modules chosen within those specified for the year/programme, but will typically include elements of both formal examination and of assessed essay work.
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