Unit information: Period unit 2 (1550-1740) in 2021/22

Unit name	Period unit 2 (1550-1740)
Unit code	ENGL20119
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. Sue Edney
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	none
Co-requisites	none
School/department	Department of English
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

Description

This unit will introduce students to the wealth of literature in English in the period running approximately from 1550 to 1740. There will be opportunities to consider the rise of the novel and developments in poetry; students will also be encouraged to study parallel developments in society and in enlightenment thought and, changing methods of literary production and consumption.

Aims:

This unit aims to introduce students to a range of literature in the period running from the works of John Milton to Samuel Johnson. Students will be introduced to a range of literary developments in this period, including the rise of the novel, and to relevant contexts that impact on particular texts and on literary production and reception more widely. The unit aims to facilitate students' ongoing appreciation of the chronology and historical development of literature in English.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Successful students will be able to:

1. Analyse a range of texts from the period and to place them in wider historical, sociological, and other contexts
2. Demonstrate understanding of the historical development of literature at this time
3. Place this period in the wider context of literature in English
4. Communicate their ideas about these issues effectively
5. Demonstrate skills in textual analysis, argumentation, and critical interpretation appropriate to level I/5

Teaching Information

The unit will delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous teaching over a period of 10 weeks, each of which will utilise a range of teaching methods including mini-lectures by the tutor(s), formal and informal presentations by students, small group discussion, guided activities and self-directed learning.

Assessment Information

1 x 3000-word essay (60%) [ILOs 1-5]

1 x Presentation (40%) [ILOs 1-4]

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ENGL20119).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.