Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of major literary and cultural innovations associated with Romanticism;
• Develop an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts from which Romanticism emerges;
• Demonstrate an ability to read and understand a select number of exemplary texts in close detail; an ability to situate these texts in relation to each other, the ideas of literary periods and a range of contexts, historical and theoretical;
• Participate in tutorial discussions; debate issues related to specific literary texts;
• Develop and write a research essay on a chosen topic or topics, demonstrating the ability to integrate source material and critical readings; synthesise arguments; justify critical approaches and opinions; to construct a coherent, substantiated argument;
• Show capacity to write clear, grammatically correct prose;
• Identify and use relevant subject-specific electronic resources and other library and archival resources.

• Lectures & tutorials

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	10
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	10
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	60
Total	80

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		100%
University scheduled written examination	No	0%
Other		0%
Total		100%

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• In order to pass or pass by compensation all components of CA must be attempted.
• Penalties: Lateness penalty and participation criteria information is available in the Departmental Policy on Extensions for Continuous Assessment and Department Policy on Class Participation posted on the ALL ENGLISH Moodle page.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Assignment/Essay marks may be carried forward from a previous sitting as long as a minimum mark of 40% was achieved.
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? Yes
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? Yes

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