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Programme code | 1ENGL009T |
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Programme type | Postgraduate Taught Degree |
Programme director(s) |
Tamsin Badcoe
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of English |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
This programme aims to develop the student's interest in and knowledge and understanding of a range of English literary texts, periods, genres, and conceptual, theoretical and critical issues. It aims to provide students with the opportunity to investigate the basic areas of study relevant to postgraduate research and to introduce them in a wide ranging way to the wider academic community and its professional demands. Students will be introduced to the research techniques involved in the scholarly study of English Literature including textual editing, bibliography, and the study of the history of the book. They will also develop expertise in and understanding of various critical and theoretical approaches influential in contemporary research in literature. They will have the opportunity to select from a range of more specialised units which will develop their detailed knowledge of certain aspects of literary study. Finally, they will be given advice and training on the researching and writing of a 15,000-word dissertation.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through seminars, tutorials and class discussion |
Methods of Assessment | |
Knowledge is tested through the production of written coursework (primarily essays), a range of seminar presentations, an optional conference paper, and the submission of a final dissertation. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through seminars, tutorials and class discussion |
Methods of Assessment | |
Knowledge is tested through the production of written coursework (primarily essays), a range of seminar presentations, an optional conference paper, and the submission of a final dissertation. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through seminars, tutorials and class discussion |
Methods of Assessment | |
Knowledge is tested through the production of written coursework (primarily essays), a range of seminar presentations, an optional conference paper, and the submission of a final dissertation. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Certificate |
Basic understanding of research techniques involved in the scholarly study of English Literature including textual editing and bibliography, manuscript description and transcription, and the history of the book. Understanding of various critical and theoretical approaches influential in contemporary research in literature. |
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Level M/7 - Postgraduate Diploma |
Evidence of broadening use of skills developed in Stage 1 when talking and writing about the course literature. A developing understanding of research. Increasing critical self-awareness and evidence of use of research methods and critique in writing/talking about relevant works. Ability to make use of a range of sources (primary, secondary, and in printed or electronic format) and the analysis of this material to produce a coherent piece of work. |
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Masters |
Good evidence of self-knowledge, insight and reflexive practice. Ability to work flexibly and adapt skills across a range of areas. Secure grasp of research in practice and an ability to evaluate that research critically. Competence and authority in working with a diverse range of literary texts and secondary resources. Ability to present one's ideas with fluency and authority in both written and oral forms. Ability to plan a piece of research, using relevant literature, developing a methodology, and to conduct research in practice.Ability to conduct competent intellectual argument and to present such argument and analysis in written form. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the postgraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Dr John Lee for academic matters, or the Graduate School of Arts for all others.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Introduction to Literary Research | ENGLM3029 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Dissertation | ENGLM0006 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Teaching block 1 Pathway units (20 credit points) from the following: | ||||
Modernism, Experimentation and Form | ENGLM0039 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Renaissance Literature: Texts and Contexts | ENGLM0037 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Romantic Poetry and Poetics | ENGLM3009 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Literature and the Environment: Diverse Perspectives | ENGLM0066 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Teaching block 2 Pathway units. Choose two units (40 credit points) from the following list. | ||||
Select from: | ||||
Hamlet: Text and Interpretation | ENGLM3012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Literature 1940-1970: Writing After War, After Modernism | ENGLM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Half-day Conference | ENGLM3017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Intertextual Shakespeare | ENGLM3013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Victorian Literature and Place | ENGLM0034 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Contemporary Literature | ENGLM0038 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
The Gothic | ENGLM0040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Writing in the Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Uranium | ENGLM0067 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Animal Planet: Humans and other animals in modernity | ENGLM0056 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Teaching block 2 additional Units (20 credit points) | ||||
Literature and Medicine | ENGLM3022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Tradition and Experimentation in Twentieth-Century European Fiction | MODLM2034 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Writing for Art | ENGLM3018 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Hero or traitor? Outlaws in Literature | ENGLM0052 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Supervised Individual Study | AFACM0008 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
The Rise of the Novel in 19th-Century Europe | MODLM2035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Global Cultures of the Book | MODLM0015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
The Cultural Imagination of Gender | MODLM0023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Victorian Materialities | ENGLM0063 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Rewriting the Bible | ENGLM0069 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Personal Option Unit 1 | HUMSM0003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
Personal Option Unit 2 | HUMSM0004 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
MA English Literature | 180 |
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds but is permitted in designated programmes (as set out in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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