Programme Specification
BA (Hons) History and English
Academic Year: 2014/15
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 full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Study.
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see University Regulations)
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | Department of Politics, History and International Relations - pre 2018 |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons)/BA (Hons)+DPS/BA (Hons)+DIntS |
Programme title | History and English |
Programme code | EUUB08 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 Semesters (three-year programme), 8 semesters (four-year programme) or 6 semesters plus one academic year (four-year thick sandwich programme). The three-year programme allows, at Part B (Semester Two) for a course of study to be taught in English at a foreign university. |
UCAS code | VQ13 |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/phir/historyandenglish/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published | Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:41:07 BST |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide students with an intellectually stimulating environment within which they can develop knowledge, understanding and skills in both History and English.
- To encourage a sense of enthusiasm for History and English; to foster critical, creative and independent thinking; and to develop a sensitive and disciplined approach.
- To stimulate productive reflection on the similarities and differences between modes of study in both subjects.
- To develop competence and practical skills which are transferable to a wide range of professions and employment as well as life experiences.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- QAA History Benchmark Statement
- QAA English Benchmark Statement
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the idea of academic disciplines as dynamic, plural and contested; developed within the broader framework of the social sciences and humanities;
- the potential applications of concepts within a broader critical framework;
- the main methodologies used in the analysis and interpretation of texts and other sources;
and within the History portion of the programme:
- past societies and historical processes over a chronological and geographical range;
- the use of primary evidence in historical argument;
- History as an academic discipline, its schools of interpretations, and the variety of methodological approaches and theoretical foundations;
and within the English portion of the programme:
- a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800;
- the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama;
- an appreciation of the structure and function of the English language;
- an appreciation of the power of imagination in literary creation and an awareness of the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study;
- practical experience of a range of research and critical methods in English;
- an awareness of the role of culture in a changing landscape of literary production; the ability to understand the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in the subject area.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
1. demonstrate a reflexive approach to learning;
2. abstract and synthesise information;
3. assess the merits of contrasting theories, explanations and arguments;
4. critically evaluate and interpret a range of evidence, including texts and other sources;
5. undertake problem-solving and decision-making;
6. develop a reasoned argument;
additionally, within the History portion of the programme:
7. appreciate the complexities and diversity of past events and mentalities;
8. show a critical awareness of the problems inherent in historical sources and in interpreting the past;
9. solve problems with imagination and creativity.
and within the English portion of the programme:
10. on successful completion of the programme students will have acquired critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts and will have a thorough understanding of texts, concepts and theories relating to English studies;
11. they will have an appreciation of the central role of language in the creation of meaning and will have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information using a variety of research methods;
- select, combine, and interpret different types of source material;
- deploy bibliographic skills including accuracy in the citation of sources and the use of proper conventions in the presentation of scholarly work
- present cogent and persuasive arguments in oral, written and practical form;
- undertake independent learning and research;
- recognise and critically debate moral and ethical issues underpinning particular debates or enquiries.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to handle complex information in a structured, systematic and analytical way. They should be able to participate effectively in group work using communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation. They should possess effective organisational and time-management skills. They should posses an independence of mind, creativity and intellectual maturity.
4. Programme structure
(1) Candidates normally study a total modular weight of 60 credits in both History and English in each academic year (Parts A, B and C). However, candidates may take 20 credits of Language options in each Part, chosen from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on their previous qualifications. These candidates must take at least 50 credits in both History and English in Parts A and B, and at least 40 credits in both History and English in Part C.
(2) Candidates must take at least 20 credits in History and 20 credits in English in each Semester.
(3) Candidates must take a total modular weight of 120 in each Part with a minimum module weight of 50 in each semester, taking into account both compulsory and optional modules.
(A) Part A - Introductory Modules
History Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 20 or 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUA001 |
Introduction to Academic Studies |
10 |
Either
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUA701 |
Modern Europe: From the Enlightenment to the Present |
20 |
Or, for candidates choosing a Language Option
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUA702 |
Modern Europe: From the Enlightenment to the Present (10 credits) |
10 |
Language Option |
10 |
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUA704 |
What is History? |
10 |
EUA703 |
Modern World History: New Perspectives |
20 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
None
English Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EAA101 |
Critical Studies 1 |
10 |
EAA102 |
An Introduction to Language |
10 |
EAA104 |
An Introduction to Poetry |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
None
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EAA201 |
Critical Studies 2 |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EAA204 |
Introduction to Poetry 2 |
10 |
EAA015 |
Introduction to Short Narrative |
10 |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 |
EAA004 |
Language in Context |
20 |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 |
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 |
|
Language Option |
10 |
(B) Part B - Degree Modules
EITHER – Standard Route
History Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUB702 |
Cold War Europe (20 credit)
|
20 |
EUB703 |
Cold War Europe (10 credit)
|
10 |
EUB704 |
Modern South Asia: Politics, Society & Culture (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB705 |
Modern South Asia: Politics, Society & Culture (10 credit) |
10 |
EUB706 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (20 credit)
|
20 |
EUB707 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (10 credit)
|
10 |
EUB722 |
Modern France: A History of Conflict? (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB723 |
Modern France: A History of Conflict? (10 credit) |
10 |
EUB724 |
Slavery In Global History (20 credit)
|
20 |
EUB725 |
Slavery in Global History (10 credit)
|
10 |
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUB708 |
Crafting a Dissertation
|
10 |
EUB712 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB713 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (10 credit) |
10 |
EUB714 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB715 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 credit) |
10 |
EUB720 |
The Soviet Union in World Politics 1917-1991 (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB721 |
The Soviet Union in World Politics 1917-1991 (10 credit) |
10 |
EUB726 |
British Social History 1918-1979: Other Worlds of Labour (20 credits) |
20 |
EUB727 |
British Social History 1918-1979: Other Worlds of Labour (10 credits) |
10 |
EUB633 |
Enterprise, Employability and Personal Development |
10 |
|
Language Option
|
10 |
English Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Students must take EITHER EAB001 in Semester One OR EAB008 in Semester Two (total modular weight 20 credits)
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EAB001 |
British Drama 1576-1737 |
20 |
EAB002 |
Writing of the 1790s |
20 |
EAB009 |
Theatre, Nation and Trauma |
20 |
EAB026 |
Slavery and the Empire: 1750-1850 |
10 |
EAB019 |
WB Yeats |
10 |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
10 |
EAB032 |
Sensation Fiction |
20 |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth Century American Writing |
20 |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
10 |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 |
EAB300 |
Interdisciplinary Perspectives |
20 |
EAB918 |
Revolt against Fate: Literature and the Theatre of the Absurd |
10 |
|
Language Option |
10 |
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Students must take EITHER EAB001 in Semester One OR EAB008 in Semester Two (total module weight 20 credits)
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
20 |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (EAB113 pre-requisite) |
20 |
EAB018 |
Women’s Writing in the 17th Century |
20 |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 |
EAB061 |
American Nightmare II: Horror Film |
20 |
EAB062 |
Moby Dick |
10 |
EAB110 |
Intro to Multimodality |
20 |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 |
EAB203 |
Renaissance Lyric Poetry |
10 |
OR – International Semester Route
Candidates may replace the modules required for Part B Semester Two with an approved course of study taught in English at a foreign university. Candidates must register for a total of 60 credits in History and English in Semester 1. In Semester 2 candidates will undertake assessed work equivalent to 60 credits, as follows:
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
Either |
||
EUB002 |
International Semester |
60 |
Or |
||
EUB709 |
Crafting a Dissertation (Distance Learning) |
10 |
EUB001 |
International Semester |
50 |
(C) Part I
Candidates following the four-year programme are required to undertake an academic year abroad (Part I) which occurs between Part B and Part C at a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking university, following an approved course of study leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation X1. Candidates may also follow an approved course of study at a foreign university where teaching is in English leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI.
Candidates following the four-year thick sandwich programme are required to spend the third academic year (Part I) EITHER undertaking an approved Assistantship at a school or other approved placement in a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking country, leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation X1, OR undertaking an approved placement in the UK or abroad leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation X1. Participation in study abroad or a placement is subject to Departmental approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
(D) Part C - Degree Modules
Semesters 1 and 2
DISSERTATION MODULES (total modular weight 40 or 30 credits)
Candidates must take EITHER the EUC701 Dissertation in History(40 credits) OR EAC009 English Dissertation (30 credits).
LANGUAGE MODULES
Candidates taking Languages modules (10 credits in each Semester) must choose optional modules to the value of 20 credits in History if taking the Dissertation in History OR 30 credits in English if taking the Dissertation in English.
History Component
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
Candidates must choose History modules to the value of 60 credits from the following list. Candidates who have chosen to take EUC701 Dissertation in History must take a further 20 credits of History optional modules:
Module Code
|
Module Title |
Module Weight |
Semester |
EUC701 |
Dissertation in History
|
40 |
1&2 |
EUC702 |
Muslim Lives: Autobiography, History and Identity |
20 |
1 |
EUC703 |
The Beatles and the 1960
|
20 |
1 |
EUC711 |
The Boxer War in China, 1898-1900: A Clash of Civilizations? |
20 |
1 |
EUC705 |
The Rise of the Nazis |
20
|
2 |
EUC713
|
From Prohibition to the ‘Swinging Sixties’: The United States 1918-1969 |
20 |
2 |
EUC714
|
The Soviet Security State |
20 |
2 |
|
Language Option Language Option |
10 10 |
1 2 |
Candidates who have chosen EUC701 Dissertation in History (40 credits) must take a further 20 credits of History optional modules. Students who have chosen EAC009 English Dissertation must choose 60 credits of History optional modules.
English Component
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES
None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
Candidates must choose English modules to the value of 60 credits from the following list. Candidates who have chosen EAC009 English Dissertation must choose a further 30 credits of English Modules:
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
Semester |
EAC009 |
English Dissertation |
30 |
1&2 |
EAC003 |
Decadence |
20 |
1 |
EAC012 |
America at War |
20 |
1 |
EAC023 |
Libertines and Libertinism |
20 |
1 |
EAC024 |
Writings of Intimacy |
20 |
1 |
EAC034 |
Narratives of American Sport |
20 |
1 |
EAC042 |
Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics |
20 |
1 |
EAC103 |
Modernisms |
20 |
1 |
EAC104 |
Aphra Behn |
10 |
1 |
EAC206 |
Clarissa |
10 |
1 |
EAC214 |
Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio |
20 |
1 |
EAC227 |
Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost |
20 |
1 |
EAC300 |
Rare Shakespeare |
20 |
1 |
EAC301 |
T.S. Eliot |
10 |
1 |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 |
1 |
EAC008 |
Women’s Drama |
20 |
2 |
EAC013 |
Postmodern America |
20 |
2 |
EAC014 |
Contemporary Irish Texts |
20 |
2 |
EAC022 |
Ulysses |
10 |
2 |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings 1815-1832 |
20 |
2 |
EAB203 |
Renaissance Lyric Poetry |
10 |
2 |
EAC228 |
Modern Subjects: Hardy, Conrad, Woolf |
20 |
2 |
EAC229 |
Neo-Victorianism |
20 |
2 |
EAC302 |
Emily Dickinson |
10 |
2 |
EAC703 |
Myths of America |
20 |
2 |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 |
2 |
EAC808 |
Publishers, Authors and Agents |
10 |
2 |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 |
2 |
Language Option Language Option |
10 10 |
1 2 |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, from Part B to C, and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also achieve a module mark of at least 30% in all modules in each Part.
5.2 Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the University's special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%, Part C 60% to determine the final programme percentage mark.