Programme Specification
SA BA (Hons) Textiles: Innovation and Design (2013 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | n/a |
Final award | BA (Hons), DPS/DIntS |
Programme title | Textiles: Innovation and Design |
Programme code | ACUB26/27 |
Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is six or eight semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend the third academic year undertaking professional training leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), or a international university placement (DIntS) in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. The third academic year (Part I) occurs between part B and part C Alternatively, students may complete the programme on a part-time basis over not more than eight years. |
UCAS code | WJ24 |
Admissions criteria | BA - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wj24 BA+DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/j420 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical, conceptual and practical skills of the Textile Designer/Artist/Practitioner.
- To promote a forward thinking culture where students approach their work with a sense of enquiry, individuality and innovation.
- To pursue independent research and develop a personal visual language which can be applied to a range of Textiles practice.
- To ensure that students have first hand experience of the processes involved in the planning and production of contemporary Textile outcomes.
- To ensure the practice of Design, Art & Craft informed by awareness of historical and contemporary practice.
- To create a framework of experience that allows the student to make informed decisions about their future directions.
- To create an environment where independent judgement and decision making is undertaken, and a strong critical awareness promoted, based on a knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses.
- To ensure that students are able to contextualise their work with reference to theoretical, historical, cultural, political and ethical issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to engage in critical analysis of text, images and objects as appropriate, and find, select and use contemporary, historical, theoretical, visual and material sources for research & writing.
- To maintain and develop professional and external links and relationships in appropriate industrial and commercial contexts.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Art and Design: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/honours/
- The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- The QAA Policy Statement on a structured and supported process for personal development
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Generate ideas, research, concepts and solutions in response to internally/externally set briefs or within a self-initiated period.
- Conduct personal research demonstrating a critical and questioning attitude to history and material culture.
- Select and experiment with a broad range of materials and processes appropriate to the production of a range of Textiles outcomes.
- Synthesise intention, process, outcome and context, and methods of presentation and dissemination.
- Integrate professional and enterprising practice in Textiles and other design and craft related specialisms.
- Synthesise current and emerging technologies relevant to Textiles production.
- Develop independent, confident and innovative approaches to Textiles production.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth and variety of opportunity within the Textiles discipline and be able to apply a suitable methodology to realise their own creative goals.
- Articulate their experiments and outcomes with reasoned arguments.
- Critically analyse the aesthetic and functional dynamics of design.
- Show independence of concept through discovery, creativity and problem solving.
- Identify opportunities for continuing professional development through further study or employment.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Undertake research into Art and Design concepts, process and contexts.
- Direct research skills into written assignments and verbal presentations.
- Confidently use specialist equipment necessary for the preparation of yarns, fibres, dyes and materials , and confidently work with a range of Textiles processes.
- Demonstrate experimentation with materials and processes appropriate to Textile outcomes and final applications and produce evidence of technical and materials research.
- Demonstrate a high standard of technical expertise in the Textile conclusions.
- Manipulate and develop imagery through to textiles outcomes using CAD.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Manage self learning: initiate independent research and source areas of investigation, organise and plan work schedules, manage workloads and meet deadlines, plan time to make the best use of equipment and resources.
- Problem solving: analyse information, and through selection and experimentation make informed judgements and decisions. Evaluate and recognise areas of personal strength and needs. Formulate reasoned responses to the critical judgement of others.
- Communication: present work both visually and orally to a high standard, interact effectively with others through collaboration and negotiation, write on a given or chosen topic either in essay form or project brief, and display design work to exhibition standard.
- IT: Demonstrate information technology skills in word processing and the appropriate computer software applications with which to develop design and practice
- Team working: co-ordinate the use of common resources, share responsibility for a task with others.
- Numeracy: produce specifications sufficient to reproduce fabric samples, show an understanding of the calculations involved in the use of specialist equipment.
- Identify opportunities for continuing professional development through further study or employment.
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAA611 |
Visual Research for Textiles for Textiles |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA612 |
Design Development for Textiles |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA500 |
Research, Analysis & Study Skills in Art & Design |
30 |
1&2 |
Compulsory |
SAA613 |
Textiles Process and Exploration |
30 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAA614 |
Textiles Exploration & Application |
20 |
2 |
Compulsory |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAB621 |
Materials Processes and Conceptual Applications |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAB622 |
Sampling and Textiles Manufacture |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAB550 |
Professional and Enterprising Practice |
10 |
1 |
Option |
SAB552 |
Professional and Business Practice |
20 |
1&2 |
Option |
SAB553 |
Art Histories and Theories |
30 |
1&2 |
Option |
SAB554 |
Visual Culture: Histories and Theories |
30 |
1&2 |
Option |
SAB555 |
Design and Material Culture: Histories and Theories |
20 |
1&2 |
Option |
Students can choose SAB553 or SAB554 or SAB555.
- If a student chooses SAB553 or SAB554, they must also take SAB550
- If a student chooses SAB555, they must also take SAB552
4.3 Part I – Year Out (Four year Programme only)
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
SAI002 |
International University Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
Students choose one of the above options
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC631 |
Textiles: Innovation & Interaction |
30 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAC500 |
Art & Design Dissertation |
30 |
1 & 2 |
Compulsory |
SAC632 |
Final Project: Studio Practice in Textiles |
60 |
2 |
Compulsory |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
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:
-
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, candidates must have accumulated 120 credits.
-
In order to progress from Part B to Part C, candidates must have accumulated 120 credits at part B.
-
In order to qualify for the award of a Degree, candidates must have accumulated 120 credits in part C.
Part-time students may negotiate the order in which modules are completed, subject to the following restrictions:
All part A modules must be passed before the start of part B of the programme.
All part B modules must be passed before the start of part C of the programme.
Students may transfer between full-time and part-time modes of study with the permission of the Dean of School (or nominee).
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment.
Reassessment will not be allowed in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) if;
- candidates have accumulated fewer than 60 credits in any part of the programme
- candidates fail to gain credit in SAC631
- candidates have gained a mark of less than 30 in SAC632
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 20 and Part C 80 to determine the final mark.
Programme Specification
SA BA (Hons) Fine Art
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons)+ Diploma in International Studies / BA (Hons) + Diploma in Professional Studies |
Programme title | Fine Art |
Programme code | ACUB14 |
Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is six or eight semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend the third academic year undertaking an international university placement (DIntS) or professional training (DPS) in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. The third academic year (Part I) occurs between part B and part C. |
UCAS code | W100, W101 |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/arts/fineart/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
-
To provide a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment through which to facilitate students’ acquisition of advanced practical and critical skills in contemporary fine art practice.
-
To embed the development of core practical skills – ranging across traditional and new media, 2D and 3D forms, analogue and digital processes – within an innovative and conceptually challenging curriculum.
-
To deliver a broad understanding of art making, encouraging cross-disciplinary practice, innovation and experimentation in the student learning experience.
-
To facilitate an understanding of diverse contexts for art production and consumption (within the studio and beyond) and foster a critical engagement with art’s historical, theoretical, cultural, political, social and ethical dimensions.
-
To enable the development of independent, professional and adaptable working practices pertinent to a global art context.
-
To prepare students for the manifold employment opportunities available in the creative industries, heritage sector and other cognate fields.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Art and Design
- The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- The QAA Policy Statement on a structured and supported process for personal development
- Credit level descriptors for Higher Education, Sourthern England Consortium for Credit Accumulation and Transfer.
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Initiate, develop and evaluate ideas, realizing them through outcomes, to generate a distinctive, professional and individual art practice.
-
Use research methods related to art practice: locate and evaluate visual and textual sources, organise and develop ideas towards speculative enquiry, visualisation and/or making.
-
Understand and engage with current debates in fine art through a rigorous exploration of contemporary art’s histories, theories and its wider social and political contexts.
-
Integrate professional skills and enterprise within their art practice and demonstrate an adaptable approach to working in the cultural industries and cognate fields.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Understand how the choice of media can affect the material and conceptual development of practical work.
-
Articulate and synthesise ideas and information comprehensively in visual oral and written forms and present ideas and work to audiences in a range of situations.
-
Research art’s histories and evaluate contemporary theories, concepts and discourses in the arts.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Demonstrate a high level of technical skill and knowledge in traditional and contemporary processes that are relevant to the creative sector and industries.
-
Use, effectively, a range of materials and processes such as drawing, moving image, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound and performance, recognizing and responding to professional opportunities and contexts where appropriate.
-
Develop a body of ambitious studio work through experimentation, technical innovation and evidence of thinking through making in the creative translation of ideas into practice.
-
Engage with themes and issues relating to local and global contemporary visual culture, cognizant of the political and ethical implications therein.
-
Demonstrate high-level skills in both visual and textual analysis and present research through such forms as essays, presentations, studio notebooks, blogs, dissertations and artist statements.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of traditional and new/emerging technologies, their uses and applications.
-
Solve problems individually or as part of a team through collaboration and collegial cooperation.
-
Manage complex long term projects professionally and work to deadlines.
-
Demonstrate the ability to reflect upon and articulate their skills in a range of different creative, intellectual and practical contexts.
-
Manifest an understanding of ethical issues and an appreciation of cultural diversity.
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAA123 |
Introduction to Fine Art |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA921 |
Drawing: Discourses and Debates |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA124 |
Developing Fine Art Practice |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAA922 |
Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art and Design |
20 |
2 |
Compulsory |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module |
Sem |
status |
SAB115 |
Reflective Fine Art Practice |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAB114 |
Locating Fine Art Practice |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAB931 |
Contemporary Art and Theory |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
Students must choose a 20 credit module from the indicative School-wide options.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
-
Arts Management
- English, Drama, Publishing and Creative Writing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Code |
Title |
Module |
Sem |
status |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-visual exchange in art and literature |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB114 |
Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work? |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
20 |
2 |
Option |
4.3 Part I – Year Out (Four year Programme only)
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
SAI002 |
International University |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
Students choose one of the above options
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Students choose either Route A or Route B in Semester one
Route A
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC116 |
Resolving Fine Art Practice |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAC940 |
Art and Design Dissertation |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
Route B
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC118 |
Consolidating Fine Art Practice |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAC119 |
Fine Arts Research Report |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
Semester Two
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC117 |
Fine Art Practice: Final Project |
60 |
2 |
Compulsory |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- In order to progress from Part A to Part B, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- In order to progress from Part B to Part C, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, accumulate at least 40% in all compuslory modules.
Successful completion of Part I leads to the additional qualification of Diploma in International Studies or Diploma in Professional Studies.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment.
Reassessment will not be allowed in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) if:
- candidates have accumulated fewer than 60 credits in any part of the programme
- candidates have gained a mark of less than 30 in SAC117
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 20 and Part C 80 to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
SA BA (Hons) Textiles: Innovation and Design (2014-2017 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | n/a |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons)+ Diploma in International Studies / BA (Hons) + Diploma in Professional Studies |
Programme title | Textiles: Innovation and Design |
Programme code | ACUB26 |
Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is six or eight semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend the third academic year undertaking professional training leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), or a international university placement (DIntS) in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. The third academic year (Part I) occurs between part B and part C. |
UCAS code | WJ24, J420 |
Admissions criteria | BA - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wj24 BA+DIntS / DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/j420 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
-
To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical, analytical, conceptual and practical skills necessary for high level contemporary Textiles Practice and which offers them the opportunity to explore their individual ideas and concepts in depth.
-
To maintain and expand professional and external links and relationships in appropriate industrial and commercial contexts to support the development of enterprising and highly employable individuals, that also allows students to make informed decisions about their future directions.
-
To promote a forward thinking culture in which students are active participants in the School learning community and are encouraged to approach their work with a sense of enquiry, individuality and innovation.
-
To ensure that students have broad first-hand experience of processes involved in the planning and production of contemporary Textile outcomes,, whilst developing specilaised knowledge aligning with current contextual requirements - Interiors, Fashion, Textiles Art, Research, and the developing areas of Performance and Digital Production.
-
To ensure the development of significant skills in the practice of Design, Art and Craft informed by an awareness of historical and contemporary practice, ensuring that students are able to contextualise their work with reference to theoretical, historical, cultural, political and ethical issues, making use of the multiple resources provided by the School to support their learning.
-
To create an environment where independent judgment and decision making is undertaken with integrity, and a strong critical awareness, based on a knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Art and Design
- The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- The QAA Policy Statement on a structured and supported process for personal development
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Generate ideas, research, concepts and solutions in response to internally/externally set briefs or within a self-initiated period.
-
Conduct personal research demonstrating a critical and questioning attitude to history, theory and material culture.
-
Select and experiment with a broad range of materials and processes appropriate to the production of a range of Textiles outcomes, whilst demonstrating an in depth understanding of one of the specialist areas offered in optional pathways and make use of the resources provided to support their learning.
-
Develop independent, confident and innovative approaches to Textiles production, through Printed, Woven, Multi-Media or Digital processes, demonstrating in depth exploration of individual ideas and concepts.
-
Integrate professional and enterprising practice in Textiles and other design and craft related specialisms.
-
Synthesise current and emerging technologies relevant to Textiles production, bringing diverse information and ideas together to create innovative outcomes.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth and variety of opportunity within the Textiles discipline and be able to apply a suitable methodology to realise their own creative goals.
-
Achieve a body of Textiles work that is coherent and well resolved and appropriate for the contemporary context, to reflect the strengths of the specialist pathways within the programme.
-
Articulate experiments and outcomes with reasoned arguments, and be able to undertake critical analysis to evaluate the aesthetic and functional dynamics of their design outcomes.
-
Show independence of concept through discovery, creativity and problem solving, and be able to identify new concepts and approaches within the existing knowledge framework.
-
Identify opportunities for continuing development through further study or employment, and be able to apply their knowledge within a broad range of professional contexts.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Undertake research into Art and Design concepts, processes and contexts.
-
Direct research skills into textiles practice, written assignments and verbal presentations.
-
Work effectively with a range of textiles processes and confidently use specialist equipment necessary for the preparation of yarns, fibers, dyes and materials.
-
Evidence experimentation and innovation with materials and processes appropriate to Textile outcomes and final applications, demonstrating a high standard of technical expertise in Print, Weave, Multi-media or Integrated Digital Practice.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Take responsibility for individual learning and development, initiate independent research, organise and plan work schedules, manage workloads and meet deadlines, plan time to make the best use of equipment and resources.
-
Analyse information, and through selection and experimentation make informed judgements and decisions. Evaluate and recognise areas of personal strength and needs. Formulate reasoned responses to the critical judgement of others.
-
Present work both visually and orally to a high standard, interact effectively with others through collaboration and negotiation, write on a given or chosen topic either in essay form or project brief, and display design work to exhibition standard.
-
Demonstrate information technology skills in word processing and the appropriate computer software applications with which to develop design and practice.
-
Co-ordinate the use of common resources, collaborate and share responsibility with others.
-
Produce specifications sufficient to reproduce fabric samples, show an understanding of the calculations involved in the use of specialist equipment.
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAA611 |
Visual Research for Textiles |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA612 |
Design Development for Textiles |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA921 |
Drawing: Discourses and Debates |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA613 |
Textiles: Process and Exploration |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAA922 |
Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art and Design |
20 |
2 |
Compulsory |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAB621 |
Materials Processes and Conceptual Applications |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAB622 |
Sampling and Textiles Manufacture |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAB930 |
Professional and Business Practice |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
Students must choose a 20 credit module from the indicative School-wide options.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
-
Arts Management
-
English, Drama, Publishing and Creative Writing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Code |
Title |
Module |
Sem |
status |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-visual exchange in art and literature |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB114 |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
20 |
2 |
Option |
4.3 Part I – Year Out (Four year Programme only)
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
SAI002 |
International University Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
Students choose one of the above options
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC633 |
Textiles: Innovation, Exploration and Invention |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAC634 |
Textiles Research Report |
20 |
1 |
Option |
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC632 |
Final Project Textiles Studio Practice |
60 |
2 |
Compulsory |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, and from Part B to Part 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:
-
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
-
In order to progress from Part B to Part C, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
-
To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment.
Reassessment will not be allowed in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) if;
- candidates have accumulated fewer than 60 credits in any part of the programme
- candidates fail to gain credit in SAC633
- candidates have gained a mark of less than 30 in SAC632
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 20 and Part C 80 to determine the final mark.
Programme Specification
SA BA (Hons) Graphic Communication and Illustration
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + Diploma in International Studies / BA (Hons) + Diploma in Professional Studie |
Programme title | Graphic Communication and Illustration |
Programme code | ACUB44 |
Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is six or eight semesters. Candidates following the four year sandwich programme are required to spend the third academic year undertaking professional training leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or undertaking a year’s study abroad leading to the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS), in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. The third academic year (Part I) occurs between part B and part C. |
UCAS code | W900, W901 |
Admissions criteria | BA - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w900 BA+DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w901 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
-
To develop flexible thought processes including critical, analytical, lateral and sequential design thinking, that afford students opportunities to explore ideas or concepts in depth.
-
To identify, develop, and synthesize specialist materials, processes and techniques, in relation to studio craft through a range of current and emergent analogue and digital media including opportunities to bring information and ideas together from relevant alternative topics.
-
To initiate research leading to creative professional practice in Graphic Communication and Illustration.
-
To prioritize elements of the visual and verbal interface for communications effectiveness; including drawing, typography, sequential and narrative design and emergent media, through research, ideation, communication and elicitation.
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To produce expressive, reflective and professional practitioners who understand audience needs.
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To discuss and evaluate personal and group outcomes in relation to economic, vocational, ethical, sustainability and global contexts.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
The Benchmark Statement for Art and Design
The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
The QAA Policy Statement on a structured and supported process for personal development
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
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Integrate basic approaches to visual research.
-
Articulate the functions of graphic communication and illustration.
-
Appreciate the functions of historical and critical studies in Art and Design.
-
Synthesise the social, cultural and economic roles of visual communication.
-
Locate their work within relevant environments for audiences.
-
Adopt and adapt appropriate practical solutions to design problems.
- Apply visual communication within a global context.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Process visual research through ideation, communication and elicitation.
- Identify and critically discuss the definitions and functions of images, texts, practices and objects in Art and Design.
- Demonstrate critical and creative skills, and to apply them in the formulation and appraisal of methodologies for problem solving.
- Negotiate and pursue specialised areas of study using relevant resources provided to support their learning such as workshops, labs and the Library.
- Students will receive timely specialist feedback on all assessed work following each assessment point to help them critically locate personal practice within the wider creative and global arena.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
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Experiment with materials, processes and technology.
-
Employ effective design strategies and methods to express ideas.
-
Evaluate and negotiate individual and group roles and functions within a range of interdisciplinary practice models as part of their learning community.
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Diagnose and solve a variety of visual problems relevant to current and emergent environments and audiences.
-
Identify design problems and develop and express appropriate practical design solutions.
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Produce work that demonstrates critical, creative, technical and practical skills equating with professional and business practice within a global context.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
-
Engage in critical discussion relevant to the discipline about the relationship between theory and practice.
-
Foster accountability, ambition, opinion, innovation and resourcefulness within individual and group working.
-
Demonstrate an awareness of the role of social, cultural and economic factors in relation to their own and others’ work.
-
Organise, present and communicate ideas and arguments orally, visually and in written form.
-
Demonstrate the ability to communicate, manage and appraise projects with autonomy and initiative.
-
Understand the significance of international professional practice and apply an awareness of global perspectives and transcultural considerations.
4. Programme structure
4.1. Part A - Introductory Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAA801 |
Visual Research in Practice |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA921 |
Drawing: Discourses and Debates |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA802 |
Visual Methods in Practice |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAA922 |
Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art and Design |
20 |
2 |
Compulsory |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAB803 |
Content and Context: Society, Culture and Economy |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAB804 |
Locating Practice: Interpreting Environments and Audiences |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAB932 |
Visual Culture: Histories and Theories |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory
|
Students must choose a 20 credit module from the indicative School-wide options.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
-
Arts Management
-
English, Drama, Publishing and Creative Writing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Code |
Title |
Module |
Sem |
status |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-visual exchange in art and literature |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB114 |
Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work? |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
20 |
2 |
Option |
4.3 Part I – Year Out (Four year Programme only)
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 |
1&2 |
Optional |
SAI002 |
International University Placement |
120 |
1&2 |
Optional |
Students choose one of the above options
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Students choose either Route A or Route B in Semester One
Route A
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC809 |
Focusing Directions in Graphic Communication and Illustration Practice |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAC940 |
Art and Design Dissertation |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
Route B
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC807 |
Synergising Directions in Graphic Communication and Illustration Practice | 40 | 1 | Compulsory |
SAC808 |
Industrial Intelligence in Graphic Communication and Illustration Practice | 20 | 1 | Compulsory |
Semester Two
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC806 |
Destinations in Graphic Communication and Illustration Practice |
60 |
2 |
Compulsory |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
-
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
-
In order to progress from Part B to Part C, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
-
To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, accumulate at least 40% in all compuslory modules.
5.2 Reassessment
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment.
Reassessment will not be allowed in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) if;
- candidates have accumulated fewer than 60 credits in any part of the programme
- candidates have gained a mark of less than 30 in SAC806.
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 in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average weighted mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 20 and Part C 80 to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama (2015 and 2016 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | Drama |
Programme code | EAUB02 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W400 / W401 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w400 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w401 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama;
- to enable students to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Drama;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in Drama through specialist study and research;
- to enhance students’ career and employment opportunities on graduating.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The QAA Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama;
- Understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods;
- Capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically;
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity;
- Awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape;
- Grasp of the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- engage in critical reasoning;
- apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories;
- articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information;
- use research tools;
- design and perform practical projects.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- participate effectively in group work;
- use communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- manage their time effectively.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
All 120 credits are compulsory at Part A
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 60) |
||
EAA911 |
Acting and the Classics |
20 credits |
EAA913 |
How to Read a Play |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 60) |
||
EAA910 |
Devising for Performance |
20 credits |
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates may only choose one practical optional module in each semester.
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules outside of Drama.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
-
Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
EAB932 |
Production 2 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Interdisciplinary Arts options also available in Semester 2:
Candidates may choose to take a module from the following list in place of a module in their main subject area.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 | Arts Management | 20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design |
20 credits |
SAB935 | Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art | 20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB808 | From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions | 20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
SAB929 |
19th-Century Bodies |
20 credits |
EAB050 | Philosophy, Literature and the Arts | 20 credits |
SAB937 | Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and new technologies | 20 credits |
SAB939 | Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature | 20 credits |
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates may only choose one practical optional module in each semester. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules outside of Drama.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre in the Community |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in Semester 1) | 20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC952 |
Theatre of the Avant Garde |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%: Part C 60% to determine the programme mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama (2012 to 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | Drama |
Programme code | EAUB02 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W400 / W401 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w400 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w401 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama;
- to enable students to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Drama;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in Drama through specialist study and research;
- to enhance students’ career and employment opportunities on graduating.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The QAA Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama;
- Understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods;
- Capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically;
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity;
- Awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape;
- Grasp of the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- engage in critical reasoning;
- apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories;
- articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information;
- use research tools;
- design and perform practical projects.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- participate effectively in group work;
- use communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- manage their time effectively.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Candidates must choose 20 credits of optional modules in Semester 2 so that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year. These credits may be chosen either from those listed, or from modules taught by departments other than English and Drama.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 60) |
||
EAA145 |
Performance, Stage and Management |
20 credits |
EAA146 |
Textual and Historical Studies |
20 credits |
EAA143 |
Philosophising Performance |
10 credits |
EAA512 |
Theoretical Approaches to Drama |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA144 |
Performance and Analysis |
20 credits |
EAA013 |
Non-Western Performance |
10 credits |
EAA147 |
Textual Studies |
10 credits |
Optional (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAA012 |
Directing and Production |
20 credits |
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
EAA505 |
Technical Theatre |
20 credits |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
EAA015 |
Introduction to Short Narrative |
10 credits |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules outside of Drama. If such modules are weighted at 10 credits each they may take as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB910 |
Devised Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB917 |
Media Performance |
20 credits |
EAB505 |
Movement in Performance |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt Against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd |
20 credits |
EAB009 |
Theatre, Nation and Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB920 |
Performing the Absurd (pre-requisite EAB918) |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Semester Abroad |
60 credits |
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules outside of Drama. If such modules are weighted at 10 credits each they may take as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
There are no compulsory modules in Part C.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
-
Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAC221 |
The Applied Drama Toolkit |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (cannot be taken in completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC504 |
Theatre of the Fantastic |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice (if not taken in Semester 1) |
40 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in Semester 1) | 20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design (cannot be taken if completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%: Part C 60% to determine the programme mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with Business Studies (2016 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons / BA(Hons) +DPS |
Programme title | Drama with Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB11 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4N1 / WN41 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4n1 BA(Hons)+DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wn41 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama and Business management.
- To enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme.
- To ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance.
- The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Substantial knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary Drama with an awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods.
- The ability to compare theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An ability to grasp the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
- An understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour.
- Knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business. The behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
- Appreciate the central role in culture of Drama and have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument using speech, writing and other forms.
- Apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories.
- Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios.
- Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Locate and retrieve information using a range of resources.
- Design and perform practical projects.
- Present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form.
- Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should have acquired the following skills:
- Effective communication
- Effective organisational and time-management skills
- Effective use of information technology
- Numeracy skills
- Effective team-working skills
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA913 |
How to Read a Play |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
10 credits |
BSA050 |
Introduction to Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
10 credits |
BSA026 |
Principles of Law |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
-
Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
10 credits |
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
||
BSB562 |
The Marketing Mix |
10 credits |
Optional |
||
BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
10 credits |
BSB550 |
Company Finance |
10 credits |
Interdisciplinary Arts options also available in Semester 2:
Candidates may choose to take a module in the following list in place of a module in their main subject areas.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
- Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design |
20 credits |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
SAB929 |
19th Century Bodies |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 credits |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 credits |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
20 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre in the Community |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC952 |
Theatre of the Avant Garde |
20 credits |
EAC500 | Theatre Practice | 40 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
10 credits |
BSC565 |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
10 credits |
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory Drama modules.
.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with a Minor in Business Studies (2015 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons / BA(Hons) +DPS |
Programme title | Drama with a Minor in Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB11 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4N1 / WN41 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4n1 BA(Hons)+DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wn41 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama and Business management.
- To enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme.
- To ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance.
- The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Substantial knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary Drama with an awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods.
- The ability to compare theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An ability to grasp the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
- An understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour.
- Knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business. The behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
- Appreciate the central role in culture of Drama and have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument using speech, writing and other forms.
- Apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories.
- Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios.
- Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Locate and retrieve information using a range of resources.
- Design and perform practical projects.
- Present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form.
- Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should have acquired the following skills:
- Effective communication
- Effective organisational and time-management skills
- Effective use of information technology
- Numeracy skills
- Effective team-working skills
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA913 |
How to Read a Play |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
10 credits |
BSA050 |
Introduction to Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
10 credits |
BSA026 |
Principles of Law |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas in Drama:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
-
Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available modules in Drama will be:
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB912 |
Costume Design (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
10 credits |
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
||
BSB562 |
The Marketing Mix |
10 credits |
Optional |
||
BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
10 credits |
BSB550 |
Company Finance |
10 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas in Drama:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
-
Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available modules in Drama will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (cannot be taken in completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Rare Shakespeare |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
10 credits |
BSC565 |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
10 credits |
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory Drama modules .
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with a Minor in Business Studies (2013 and 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons / BA(Hons) +DPS |
Programme title | Drama with a Minor in Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB11 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4N1 / WN41 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4n1 BA(Hons)+DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wn41 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama and Business management.
- To enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme.
- To ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance.
- The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Substantial knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary Drama with an awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods.
- The ability to compare theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An ability to grasp the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
- An understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour.
- Knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business. The behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
- Appreciate the central role in culture of Drama and have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument using speech, writing and other forms.
- Apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories.
- Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios.
- Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Locate and retrieve information using a range of resources.
- Design and perform practical projects.
- Present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form.
- Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should have acquired the following skills:
- Effective communication
- Effective organisational and time-management skills
- Effective use of information technology
- Management of self-development
- Numeracy skills
- Effective team-working skills
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (40 credits) |
||
EAA145 |
Performance, Stage and Management |
20 credits |
EAA146 |
Textual and Historical Studies |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory (40 credits) |
||
EAA144 |
Performance and Analysis |
20 credits |
EAA143 |
Philosophising Performance |
10 credits |
EAA512 |
Theoretical Approaches to Drama |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (20 credits) |
||
BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
10 credits |
BSA050 |
Introduction to Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (20 credits) |
||
BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
10 credits |
BSA025 |
Introduction to Law |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates may choose optional modules so that as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB910 |
Devised Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB917 |
Media Performance |
20 credits |
EAB505 |
Movement in Performance |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd |
20 credits |
EAB009 |
Theatre, Nation and Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB920 |
Performing the Absurd (pre-requisite EAB918) |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (20 credits) |
||
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
10 credits |
BSB520 |
Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (10 credits) |
||
BSB522 |
The Marketing Mix for Sport and Leisure |
10 credits |
Optional – (10 credits) |
||
BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
10 credits |
BSB550 |
Company Finance |
10 credits |
BSB590 |
The Contemporary Business Environment |
10 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Semesters 1 and 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAC221 |
The Applied Drama Toolkit |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (cannot be taken in completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC504 |
Theatre of the Fantastic |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice (if not taken in semester 1) |
40 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design (cannot be taken if completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (20 credits) |
||
BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
10 credits |
BSC565 |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 Business Modules |
||
Compulsory (20 credits) |
||
BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
10 credits |
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory Drama modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with a Minor in English (2015 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | Drama with a Minor in English |
Programme code | EAUB05 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4Q3 / WQ43 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4q3 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wq43 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama, and a perspective on the social and cultural significance of English literature;
- to enable students to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Drama, and of selected instances of English literature and language;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in Drama through specialist study and research;
- to stimulate productive reflection on the similarities and differences between modes of study in Drama and English;
- to enhance students’ career and employment opportunities on graduating.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- The Benchmark Statement for English
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama;
- Some knowledge of a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800;
- Understanding and practical experience of a range of research and critical methods in Drama and English studies;
- Capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically;
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity;
- Awareness of the role of culture in a changing landscape of performance and literary production;
- Grasp of the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama;
- Some understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama;
- An appreciation of the structure and functions of the English language.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- engage in critical reasoning;
- apply Drama, theatre studies and literary concepts and theories;
- articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information;
- use research tools;
- design and perform practical projects;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral, written and performed communications.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- participate effectively in group work;
- use communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- manage their time effectively.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Drama Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA911 |
Acting and the Classics |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
English Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 credits |
EAA006 |
Introduction to American Literature |
20 credits |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
20 credits |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Candidates who register for the Erasmus exchange programme must undertake the placement in place of one semester at Part B of the degree programme. Students must register for a total of 60 credits in English and Drama in addition to the 60-credit Semester Abroad module.
Drama Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB912 |
Costume Design (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
English Component
Candidates must normally choose optional modules with a total modular weight of 40 across the year.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings |
20 credits |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
20 credits |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
20 credits |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
20 credits |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
20 credits |
EAB040 |
New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
The Weird Tale |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB712 |
Modernisms |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
EAB060 |
American Nightmare |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113) |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature, and the Arts |
20 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
There are no compulsory modules in Part C.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Drama component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 80 but may choose fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of Drama credits to be accumulated at Part C is 40.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre in the Community |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC952 |
Theatre of the Avant Garde |
20 credits |
EAC500 | Theatre Practice | 40 credits |
English component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 40 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of English credits to be accumulated at Part C is 20.
Optional |
||
EAC009 |
Dissertation |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC002 |
The Return of the King: Literature 1660-1714 |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC801 |
Marketing and the Magazine |
20 credits |
EAC808 | Publishers, Authors and Agents | 20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC024 |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writing |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with a Minor in English (2012 to 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | Drama with a Minor in English |
Programme code | EAUB05 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4Q3 / WQ43 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4q3 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wq43 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama, and a perspective on the social and cultural significance of English literature;
- to enable students to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Drama, and of selected instances of English literature and language;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in Drama through specialist study and research;
- to stimulate productive reflection on the similarities and differences between modes of study in Drama and English;
- to enhance students’ career and employment opportunities on graduating.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- The Benchmark Statement for English
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama;
- Some knowledge of a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800;
- Understanding and practical experience of a range of research and critical methods in Drama and English studies;
- Capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically;
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity;
- Awareness of the role of culture in a changing landscape of performance and literary production;
- Grasp of the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama;
- Some understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama;
- An appreciation of the structure and functions of the English language.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- engage in critical reasoning;
- apply Drama, theatre studies and literary concepts and theories;
- articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information;
- use research tools;
- design and perform practical projects;
- present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral, written and performed communications.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- participate effectively in group work;
- use communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- manage their time effectively.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Candidates may choose optional modules so that as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Drama Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA146 |
Textual and Historical Studies |
20 credits |
EAA145 |
Performance, Stage and Management |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 30) |
||
EAA144 |
Performance and Analysis |
20 credits |
EAA143 |
Philosophising Performance |
10 credits |
Optional (10 credits) |
||
EAA013 |
Non-Western Performance |
10 credits |
EAA147 |
Textual Studies |
10 credits |
English Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
||
EAA101 |
Critical Studies 1 |
10 credits |
Optional |
||
EAA006 |
Introduction to American Literature |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
EAA023 |
Oral Communication |
10 credits |
EAA102 |
An Introduction to Language |
10 credits |
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry 1 |
10 credits |
EAA015 |
Introduction to Short Narrative |
10 credits |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
||
EAA201 |
Critical Studies 2 |
10 credits |
Optional |
||
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
EAA004 |
Language in Context |
20 credits |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
EAA023 |
Oral Communication |
10 credits |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
EAA204 |
Introduction to Poetry 2 |
10 credits |
EAA015 |
Introduction to Short Narrative |
10 credits |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Candidates who register for the Erasmus exchange programme must undertake the placement in place of one semester at Part B of the degree programme. Students must register for a total of 60 credits in English and Drama in addition to the 60-credit Semester Abroad module.
There are no compulsory modules in Part B.
Drama Component
Candidates must normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 80 credits.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB910 |
Devised Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB917 |
Media Performance |
20 credits |
EAB505 |
Movement in Performance |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt Against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd |
20 credits |
EAB009 |
Theatre, Nation and Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB920 |
Performing the Absurd (pre-requisite EAB918) |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
English Component
Candidates must normally choose optional modules with a total modular weight of 40 across the year.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB001 |
British Drama 1576-1737 |
20 credits |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Writing |
20 credits |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
20 credits |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
20 credits |
EAB040 |
New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
The Weird Tale |
20 credits |
EAB060 |
American Nightmare |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113) |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women’s Writing in the 17th Century |
20 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
There are no compulsory modules in Part C.
Drama component
Candidates must normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 80.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAC221 |
The Applied Drama Toolkit |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (cannot be taken if completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAB504 |
Theatre of the Fantastic |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice (if not taken in semester 1) |
40 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design (cannot be taken if completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
English component
Candidates must normally choose optional modules with a total modular weight of 40 across the year.
Optional |
||
EAC009 |
Dissertation |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC012 |
America at War |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAC042 |
Dimensions of Texts: An Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAC713 |
A Certain Glory: How to Write Poetry Now |
20 credits |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
20 credits |
EAC227 |
Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost |
20 credits |
EAC034 |
Narratives of American Sport |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC808 |
Publishers, Authors and Agents |
20 credits |
EAC024 |
The Writings of Intimacy |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (is not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC103 |
Modernisms |
20 credits |
EAC229 |
Neo-Victorianism |
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
EAC714 |
One True Senctence: Writing Fiction |
20 credits |
EAC104 |
Aphra Behn and her Contemporaries |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Rare Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC022 |
Ulysses |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English and Drama (2015 to 2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | English and Drama |
Programme code | EAUB06 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or an approved study at a university abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DINTS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | QW34 / Q3W4 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qw34 BA (Hons) + DPS + DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3w4 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama, and develop an understanding of the social and cultural significance of English literature;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in English and Drama through specialist study and research;
- to stimulate productive reflection on the similarities and differences between modes of study in both subjects.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- The English Benchmark statement
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- A knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama; a significant knowledge of a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research and critical methods in English and Drama studies; a capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An appreciation of social and cultural diversity.
- The ability to understand the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in the subject areas.
- An understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama, and of the structure and functions of the English language.
- They should also have an understanding of the power of imagination in literary creation and of the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary and performance studies.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this 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 and Drama studies;
- the ability to articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- present cogent and persuasive arguments in oral, written and practical form;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral, written and performed communications;
- locate and retrieve information using a variety of research methods;
- they should be able to design and perform practical projects individually and in groups.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- participate effectively in group work using communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Candidates must choose 20 credits of optional English modules in Semester 2 so that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year. All of the 60 Drama credits are compulsory
Drama Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
English Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA102 |
Exploring Language and Linguistics: An Introduction to Language |
20 credits |
EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film |
20 credits |
EAA200 |
How to do things with Digital Texts |
20 credits |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
20 credits |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Candidates who register for the Erasmus exchange programme must undertake the placement in place of one semester at Part B of the degree programme. Students must register for a total of 60 credits in English and Drama in addition to the 60 credit Semester Abroad module.
Drama Component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 credits but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of Drama credits to be accumulated at Part B is 40.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB933 |
Theatre and Education |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
A Revolt Against Fate |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Writing for Stage and Screen |
20 credits |
EAB900 |
Lighting and Sound Design |
20 credits |
English Component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 credits but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of English credits to be accumulated at Part B is 40.
*Students must take at least one module from the four available compulsory modules listed.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings* |
20 credits |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature* |
20 credits |
Optional |
|
|
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
The Weird Tale |
20 credits |
EAB801 |
Text, Editing and Design |
20 credits |
EAB001 |
From Fan to Fiction to You Tube: Navigating the Digital Sphere |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature* |
20 credits |
EAB712 |
Modernisms* |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB807 |
Communicating Knowledge |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women's Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
20 credits |
EAB805 |
Children's and Young Adult Reading |
20 credits |
EAB715 |
Modern Irish Literature |
20 credits |
Interdisciplinary Arts options also available in Semester 2:
Candidates may choose to take a module in the following list in place of a module in their main subject area(s).
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
- Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 credits |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 credits |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
SAB929 |
19th Century Bodies |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 credits |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 credits |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
20 credits |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work? |
20 credits |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 credits |
DPS route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Drama component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of Drama credits to be accumulated at Part C is 40.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
EAC950 |
Research Project* |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre and the Community |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
EAC029 | Contemporary Shakespeare | 20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC952 | Theatre of the Avant Garde | 20 credits |
*Students may choose whether to take Dissertation in English or Research Project in Drama but may not choose both. They do not have to choose either.
English component
Candidates must normally choose optional modules with a total modular weight of 60 across the year. The minimum number of English credits to be accumulated at Part C is 40.
|
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC009
|
Dissertation* |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC002 |
The Return of the King: Literature 1660-1714 |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC801 |
Marketing and the Magazine Business |
20 credits |
EAC808 |
Publishers, Authors and Agents |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writing |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
20 credits |
EAC024 |
Twenty First Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
*Students may choose whether to take Dissertation in English or Research Project in Drama but may not choose both. They do not have to choose either.
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of a degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English and Drama (2012 to 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | English and Drama |
Programme code | EAUB06 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | QW34 / Q3W4 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qw34 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3w4 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama, and develop an understanding of the social and cultural significance of English literature;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in English and Drama through specialist study and research;
- to stimulate productive reflection on the similarities and differences between modes of study in both subjects.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- The English Benchmark statement
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- A knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama; a significant knowledge of a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research and critical methods in English and Drama studies; a capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An appreciation of social and cultural diversity.
- The ability to understand the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in the subject areas.
- An understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama, and of the structure and functions of the English language.
- They should also have an understanding of the power of imagination in literary creation and of the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary and performance studies.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this 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 and Drama studies;
- the ability to articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- present cogent and persuasive arguments in oral, written and practical form;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral, written and performed communications;
- locate and retrieve information using a variety of research methods;
- they should be able to design and perform practical projects individually and in groups.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- participate effectively in group work using communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Candidates must choose 20 credits of optional English modules and 10 credits of optional Drama modules in Semester 2 so that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Drama Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 30) |
||
EAA145 |
Performance, Stage and Management |
20 credits |
EAA143 |
Philosophising Performance |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAA146 |
Textual and Historical Studies |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAA013 |
Non-Western Performance |
10 credits |
EAA147 |
Textual Studies |
10 credits |
English Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 30) |
||
EAA101 |
Critical Studies 1 |
10 credits |
EAA102 |
An Introduction to Language |
10 credits |
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry 1 |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
||
EAA201 |
Critical Studies 2 |
10 credits |
Optional (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
EAA004 |
Language in Context |
20 credits |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
EAA204 |
Introduction to Poetry 2 |
10 credits |
EAA015 |
Introduction to Short Narrative |
10 credits |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Candidates who register for the Erasmus exchange programme must undertake the placement in place of one semester at Part B of the degree programme. Students must register for a total of 60 credits in English and Drama in addition to the 60 credit Semester Abroad module.
Drama Component
Candidates must normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 credits.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB910 |
Devised Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB917 |
Media Performance |
20 credits |
EAB505 |
Movement in Performance | 20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt Against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd | 20 credits |
EAB009 |
Theatre, Nation and Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB920 |
Performing the Absurd (pre-requisite EAB918) |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
English Component
Candidates must normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 credits.
*Students must take EITHER EAB001 in Semester 1 OR EAB008 in Semester 2.
Semester 1
Compulsory (total modular weight 20)
EAB001 |
British Drama 1576-1737* |
20 credits |
Optional |
|
|
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Writing |
20 credits |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
20 credits |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
20 credits |
EAB040 |
New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature* |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
The Weird Tale |
20 credits |
EAB0610 |
American Nightmare |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines : An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113) |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women's Writing in the 17th Century |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
4.3 Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
-
Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Drama component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of Drama credits to be accumulated at Part C is 40.
Semesters 1 and 2
Compulsory - NONE
Optional
EAC950 |
Research Project* |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Optional |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (cannot be taken if completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
*Students may choose whether to take Dissertation in English or Research Project in Drama but may not choose both. They do not have to choose either.
English component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 60 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of English credits to be accumulated at Part C is 40.
|
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC009
|
Dissertation* |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio |
20 credits |
EAC002 |
The Return of the King: Literature 1689-1714 |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women of the 1890s | 20 credits |
EAC024 |
Writings of Intimacy |
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America | 20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings 1815-1832 |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Rare Shakespeare |
20 credits |
*Students may choose whether to take Dissertation in English or Research Project in Drama but may not choose both. They do not have to choose either.
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of a degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English (f/t) (2015 to 2017 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons)/BA (Hons) + DIntS + DPS |
Programme title | Single Honours English |
Programme code | EAUB01 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend either: an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before the commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q300, Q301 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q300 BA (Hons) + DIntS + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q301 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
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The English Benchmark Statement
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Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
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SEEC Level Descriptors
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University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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 distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship to other disciplines and forms of knowledge.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis oftexts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of
circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the
nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to
demonstrate advanced literacy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level IT skills and the ability to access, work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
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All modules are 20 credits except for the Part C Dissertation module which is a 40 credit weighting.
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Optional module titles are indicative of the options typically offered on the programmes, subject to availability and timetable permitting.
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Students may, by following appropriate academic advice, pursue specialist areas of interest through their degree programme.
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Students may select modules (with a total weighting of 20 credits) from those listed in the School Catalogue or the University’s Module Catalogue subject to approval by the School.
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100)
Semester One (60 Credits) |
Semester Two (40 Credits) |
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EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
EAA102 |
Exploring Language and Linguistics. (Introduction to Language) |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
EAA104 |
Analysing Poetry: Metre Form and Meaning. (Introduction to Poetry) |
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Optional Modules In semester two, in addition to the above compulsory modules, the student must choose a 20 credit optional module.
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Semester Two (20 Credits) |
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EAA200 |
How to Do Things With Digital Texts |
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EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
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EAA003 |
Elephants and Engines. (An Introduction to Creative Writing) |
Part B
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 40 – 20 credits per semester)
For each semester, students must choose at least one module from the modules listed below. One of these must be a pre-1800 module and one must be a post-1800 module.
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits) |
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EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
Optional Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language and Linguistics
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Creative Writing
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American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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EAB715 |
Modern Irish Literature |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture |
EAB018 |
Women's Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
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EAB035 |
Weird Tale |
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EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
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EAB001 |
From Fan Fiction to YouTube, Navigating the Digital Sphere. |
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EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings (if not taken as a compulsory) |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (if not taken as a compulsory) |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature (if not taken as a compulsory) |
EAB712 |
Modernisms (if not taken as a compulsory) |
Interdisciplinary Arts Module Options
Students may choose to take one module from the following list in place of an English optional module.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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History of Art, Architecture and Design
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Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Litereature and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
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Semester Two |
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SAB933 |
Material Culture |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
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SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
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SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies. |
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SAB938 |
Arts Management |
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SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
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SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
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EAB012 |
African American Culture |
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EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
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EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
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EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
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EAB912 |
Costume Design |
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EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
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EAB017 |
America at War |
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EAB804 | How Does a Book Work? | |
Part I
DPS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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(total modular weight 120) |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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(total modular weight 120) |
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EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 Credits |
SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, Non-credit bearing |
120 Credits |
Students choosing to undertake the study abroad or exchange options in Part B will only be allowed to additionally participate in an assistantship or placement in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Department.
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to Departmental approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B. Registration on the module EU1002 will be at the discretion of the Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies.
Part C
NB Students are advised through academic guidance to select a Dissertation topic that reflects their specialist interests.
Compulsory Modules
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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EAC009 |
Dissertation (year-long, 40 credit module) |
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Optional Modules (total modular weight 80 credits)
Part C Students can choose a maximum of 20 credits from modules available at Part B
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language and Linguistics
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Creative Writing
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American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
EAC314 (20)
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Maps and Motors |
EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
EAC440 (20)
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The Modern Poet |
EAC001 (20)
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Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
EAC002 (20) |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC024 (20) |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
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EAC109 (20) |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B: 40%, Part C: 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English (f/t) (2012 to 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons)/BA (Hons) + DIntS + DPS |
Programme title | English |
Programme code | EAUB01 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is six semesters, full-time (three-year programme) or eight semesters, full-time (four-year programme). Candidates undertaking the DIntS route will be required to spend the third academic year (Part I) undertaking an approved assistantship at a school or other approved placement in a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking country in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. It should be noted that students undertaking a teaching assistantship should have a minimum of AS level in the appropriate language, or its equivalent. The equivalent level in the University Wide Language Programme is level 4. Candidates following the four-year thick sandwich programme leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). Candidates following this four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of DPS. The sandwich year (Part I) msut be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q300 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q300 BA (Hons) + DIntS + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q301 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The Department seeks to
- encourage in its students a sense of enthusiasm for the subject and a full understanding of its social and cultural significance
- develop the ability of students to think creatively, to read critically and to be both sensitive and disciplined in their approach to their studies
- educate its students to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
- The 4 year industrial placement option allows students to explore and apply language skills acquired during their teaching within a foreign environment and culture, becoming more fluent and confident in speaking their chosen second language.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The English Benchmark Statement
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- substantial knowledge of a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800;
- an understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama, and an appreciation of the structure and functions of the English language;
- an awareness of the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history and a knowledge of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
- the ability to deploy useful and precise critical terminology;
- an appreciation of the power of imagination in literary creation and have an awareness of the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
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;
- an appreciation of the central role of language in the creation of meaning and will have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
- bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline and will be practised in the accurate citation of sources and in the use of conventions in the presentation of scholarly work.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communications;
- demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access and assess electronic data.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should
- possess advanced analytical skills and should be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way
- communicate effectively and work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions
- understand and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions, and should be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives
- possess effective organisational and time-management skills
4. Programme structure
Candidates may apply to the Head of Department for permission to undertake study abroad at Acadia University, Canada, or the National University of Singapore. Candidates can apply to take a single semester abroad. The study abroad option would be in place of study at Loughborough for either a single semester during Part B of the degree programme.
Candidates may apply to the Head of Department for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can apply to take a single semester abroad. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester during Part B of the degree programme.
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules taught by departments other than English and Drama.
Candidates may choose optional modules so as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 30) |
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EAA101 |
Critical Studies 1 |
10 credits |
EAA102 |
An Introduction to Language |
10 credits |
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry 1 |
10 credits |
Optional |
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EAA006 |
Introduction to American Literature |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
EAA145 |
Performance, Stage and Management |
20 credits |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
EAA023 |
Oral Communication |
10 credits |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
EAA015 |
Introduction to the Short Narrative |
10 credits |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
Semester 2
Semester 2 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
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EAA201 |
Critical Studies 2 |
10 credits |
EAA204 |
Introduction to Poetry 2 |
10 credits |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
EAA004 |
Language in Context |
20 credits |
EAA023 |
Oral Communication |
20 credits |
EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
EAA015 |
Introduction to the Short Narrative |
10 credits |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules offered to Single Honours Drama students if they have taken pre-requisite modules, or from modules taught by departments other than English and Drama.
Candidates may choose optional modules so that as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Candidates who register for the Erasmus exchange programme or the Departmental exchange with Acadia University in Canada, National University of Singapore, Delaware USA or Virginia Tech USA, must undertake the placement in place of one semester at Part B of the degree programme. For one semester, students must register for a total of 60 credits in English and Drama in addition to the 60-credit Semester Abroad module EAB101. Students who cannot take equivalent modules in place of Part B compulsory modules are required to take EAB001 or EAB008 as part of their Part C credits.
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB001 |
British Drama 1576-1737 |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Writing |
20 credits |
EAB040 |
New Women’s Writing |
20 credits |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
20 credits |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt Against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
EAB060 |
American Nightmare |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113) |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women’s Writing in the 17th Century |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
Weird Tale |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
4.3 Part I
DPS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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(total modular weight 120) |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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(total modular weight 120) |
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EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Students choosing to undertake the study abroad or exchange options in Part B will only be allowed to additionally participate in an assistantship or placement in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Department.
Participation in placement is subject to Departmental approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B. Registration on the module EU1002 will be at the discretion of the Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies.
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 credits from modules taught by departments other than English and Drama.
Candidates may not choose a total of more than 20 credits in the year that have a prefix of EAB.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
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EAC009 |
Dissertation |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory (none) |
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Optional |
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EAC002 |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
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Optional |
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EAC001 | Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s | 20 Credits | |
EAC024 |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
20 credits |
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EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
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EAC109 |
Romantic Writings |
20 Credits |
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EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
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EAC900_2 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B: 40%, Part C: 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English and American Studies (2015 and 2016 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | English and American Studies |
Programme code | EAUB08 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend either: an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before the commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q3T7 |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/english-drama/englishandamericanstudies/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for both English and American Studies and foster engagement with verbal and visual cultures through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal and visual creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
-
develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
The English Benchmark Statement
-
Area Studies Benchmark Statement
-
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
-
SEEC Level Descriptors
-
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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 distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
the defining attributes of American film and other forms of American visual culture;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production, especially film;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary and cinematic history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature and film are produced and consumed;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary and cinematic study, which may include creative practice and its theorisation;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the history, theory and practice of American Studies, and the relationship of this interdisciplinary field to other disciplines and forms of knowledge.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of verbal and visual texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language, literature and visual culture;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to English and American studies;
appreciate the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
demonstrate use of rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral, written and visual communications;
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgement through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of appropriate critical vocabulary and theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show the ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level IT skills and the ability to access, work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits) |
Semester Two (60 Credits) |
||
EAA700 (20) |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA701 (20) |
Literary and Critical Theories |
EAA511 (20) |
Imagining America |
EAA006 (20) |
Introduction to American Literature |
|
EAA001 (20) |
Introduction to Film Studies |
Optional Modules (In addition to the above compulsory modules, students must choose an additional 20 credit optional module in Semester 1)
Semester One |
|
|
EAA102 (20) |
Introduction to Language |
|
EAA104 (20) |
Introduction to Poetry |
Part B
Students must choose 120 credits across the year, with no more than 60 credits per semester. Students may take 120 credits in English OR, may choose 100 credits in English and 20 credits from EITHER the Interdisciplinary Arts Module Options OR a module from outside of the School.
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 80 credits)
Semester One (20 Credits) |
Semester Two (20 Credits) |
||
EAB039 (20) |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
EAB012(20) |
African American Culture |
|
|
|
|
In addition, students must choose an additional 20 credits in each semester from the modules below. One must be pre-1800 and one post-1800.
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits) |
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
Optional Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)
In addition to the compulsory modules above, students are required to select 20 credits of optional modules in semester one and 20 credits in semester two.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
||
EAB035 (20) |
Weird Tale |
EAB020 (20) |
Diverse Voices |
EAB113 (20) |
Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB017 (20) |
America at War |
EAB154 (20) |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
EAB016 (20) |
Language in Society |
|
|
EAB018 (20) |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interdisciplinary Arts Module Options
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be
|
Semester Two |
|
|
SAB933 (20) |
Material Culture |
SAB935 (20) |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
|
SAB929 (20) |
19th Century Bodies |
|
SAB937 (20) |
Non-Verbal Communication:Body Adornment and New Technologies |
|
SAB938 (20) |
Arts Management |
|
SAB934 (20) |
Fashion Theory |
|
SAB939 (20) |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchnage in Art and Literature |
|
EAB114 (20) |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
|
EAB110 (20) |
Introduction to Multimodality |
|
EAB050 (20) |
Philosophy, Litereature and the Arts |
|
EAB912 (20) |
Costume Design |
|
|
EAB809 (20) |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) (DiNTS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS) |
120 credits |
|
|
|
Part C
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 60 credits)
Semester One (20 credits) |
Semester Two (40 credits) |
||
EAC217 American Studies Dissertation (year-long, 40 credit module) |
|||
|
EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
|
|
|
|
|
Optional Modules (total modular weight 60 credits)
Students must choose 40 credits in semester one and 20 credits in semester two.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018 -2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
||
EAC002 (20) |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual |
EAC001 (20) |
Radicals and Reactionaries:Writing Women in the 1890s |
EAC314 (20) |
Maps and Motors |
EAC024 (20)
|
Twenty-First Century Literature |
EAC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
EAC109 (20) |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules and successfully complete and pass the 10% assessment component in Academic Guidance and Professional Development in the modules EAA700 and EAA701.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English with Business Studies (2016 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | English with Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB12 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q3N1 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3n1 BA (Hons) + DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qn31 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
- to enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme;
- to ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
The English Benchmark Statement
-
The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management
-
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
-
SEEC Level Descriptors
-
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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…
English
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history,and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship to other disciplines and forms of knowledge.
Business
an understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour;
knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business;
the behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
Business
Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios
Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills,including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
Business
Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy, numeracy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level ITskills and the ability to access,work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits)
|
Semester Two (60 Credits) |
||
EAA700(20) |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA011 (20) |
Writing in History |
BSA505 (10) |
Organisational Behaviour |
EAA701 (20) |
Literary and Critical Theories |
BSA050 (10) |
Introduction to Management |
BSA506 (10) |
Management of Human Resources |
|
BSA026 (10) |
Principles of Law |
Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits in semester one.
Semester One (20 credits) |
|
|
EAA104 (20) |
Introduction to Poetry |
|
EAA102 (20) |
Introduction to Language |
Part B
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 50 credits)
In addition to the three compulsory Business modules below, students must choose at least one of the four English modules listed below (20 Credits).
Semester One |
Semester Two
|
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
Compulsory Business Modules
|
|||
BSB530 (10) |
Accounting for Business |
BSB562 (10) |
The Marketing Mix |
BSB560 (10) |
Principles of Marketing |
|
Optional English Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB113 (20) |
Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB017 (20) |
America at War |
EAB035 (20) |
The Weird Tale |
EAB020 (20) |
Diverse Voices |
EAB039 (20) |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
|
|
EAB154 (20) |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAB016 (20) |
Language in Society *Pre-Requisite: Introduction to Linguistics |
|
|
EAB018 (20) |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
Optional Business Modules (total modular weight 10 credits)
Students must choose an additional 10 optional credits in semester two from the Business list.
|
Semester Two |
|
BSB532 (10) |
Accounting for Managers |
|
BSB550 (10) |
Company Finance |
Interdisciplinary Arts Module Options - Semester Two
Students may choose to take one Interdisciplinary Arts Module (20 Credits) in place of an optional English module in semester 2.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available School-wide modules will be:
SAB933 (20) |
Material Culture |
SAB935 (20) |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
SAB929 (20) |
19th Century Bodies |
SAB937 (20) |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
SAB938 (20) |
Arts Management |
SAB934 (20) |
Fashion Theory |
SAB939 (20) |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
EAB012 (20) | African American Culture |
EAB114 (20) |
Elephants and Engines |
EAB110 (20) |
Introduction to Multimodality |
EAB050 (20) |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
EAB912(20) |
Costume Design |
EAB809 (20) |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)
Semester One (20 credits)
|
Semester Two (20 credits) |
||
BSC522 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
BSC524 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
BSC565 (10) |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
BSC575 (10) |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
Optional Modules
Students must choose an additional 80 credits of English modules with 40 credits in semester one and 40 credits in semester two.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One (40 credits) |
Semester Two (40 credits) |
||
EAC009 (40) |
Dissertation (year-long module) |
||
EAC002 (20) |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
EAC314 (20) |
Maps and Motors |
EAC024 (20) |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
|
|
EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
EAC001 (20) |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
EAC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
EAC109 (20) | Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) | Analysing Work Experience |
|
|
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English with a Minor in Business Studies (2015 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | English with a Minor in Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB12 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q3N1 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3n1 BA (Hons) + DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qn31 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
- to enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme;
- to ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
The English Benchmark Statement
-
The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management
-
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
-
SEEC Level Descriptors
-
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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…
English
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction,poetry,drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history,including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history,and the importance of the linguistic,literary,cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical,linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship toother disciplines and forms of knowledge.
Business
an understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour;
knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business;
the behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
use criticalskills in theclose reading and analysis oftexts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to thes haping effects on communication of circumstances,authorship,textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
Business
Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios
Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range oforal and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills,including the ability to access,work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range ofcriticalvocabulary and appropriatetheoreticalterminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to thed iscipline,and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventionsin thepresentationof work.
Business
Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy, numeracy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex informationin a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level ITskills and the ability to access,work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits)
|
Semester Two (60 Credits) |
||
EAA700(20) |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA011 (20) |
Writing in History |
BSA505 (10) |
Organisational Behaviour |
EAA701 (20) |
Literary and Critical Theories |
BSA050 (10) |
Introduction to Management |
BSA506 (10) |
Management of Human Resources |
|
BSA026 (10) |
Principles of Law |
Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits in semester one.
Semester One (20 credits) |
|
|
EAA104 (20) |
Introduction to Poetry |
|
EAA102 (20) |
Introduction to Language |
Part B
It is advisable that, where possible, students choose not more than 60 credits per semester.
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 50 credits)
In addition to the three compulsory Business modules below, students must choose at least one of the four English modules listed below.
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits)
|
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
BSB530 (10) |
Accounting for Business |
BSB562 (10) |
The Marketing Mix |
BSB560 (10) |
Principles of Marketing |
|
Optional English Modules (total modular weight 60 credits)
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB113 (20) |
Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB110 (20) |
Introduction to Multimodality |
EAB035 (20) |
The Weird Tale |
EAB114 (20) |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
EAB039 (20) |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
EAB012 (20) |
African American Culture |
EAB154 (20) |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
EAB050 (20) |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
EAB102 (20) |
American Adaptations |
EAB060 (20) |
American Nightmare |
EAB040 (20) |
New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle |
EAB016 (20) |
Language in Society *Pre-Requisite: Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB020 (20) |
Diverse Voices |
EAB018 (20) |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
Optional Business Modules (total modular weight 10 credits)
Students must choose an additional 10 optional credits in semester two from the Business list. The following modules are indicative of the kinds of modules that will typically be offered on the programme.
|
Semester Two |
|
BSB532 (10) |
Accounting for Managers |
|
BSB550 (10) |
Company Finance |
School-Wide Module Options
Students may choose to take one School-Wide module (20 credits) in place of an optional English module in semester 2.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
-
Arts Management
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available School-wide modules will be:
Semester Two
SAB933 (20) |
Textile Futures |
SAB935 (20) |
Art, Activism and Society |
SAB936 (20) |
Urban Visual Culture |
SAB937 (20) |
Wearable words, artefacts and new technologies |
SAB938 (20) |
Arts Management |
EAB912(20) |
Costume Design |
EAB704(20) |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
EAB808 (20) |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)
Semester One (20 credits)
|
Semester Two (20 credits) |
||
BSC522 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
BSC524 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
BSC565 (10) |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
BSC575 (10) |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
Optional Modules
Students must choose an additional 80 credits of English modules with 40 credits in semester one and 40 credits in semester two.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One (40 credits) |
Semester Two (40 credits) |
||
EAC009 (40) |
Dissertation (year-long module) |
||
EAC002 (20) |
The Return od the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
EAC314 (20) |
Maps and Motors |
EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
EAC024 (20) |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
EAC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
EAC001 (20) | Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
|
|
EAC109 (20) |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) | Analysing Work Experience |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English and Sport Science (2016 to 2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons). BA (Hons) + DPS + DIntS |
Programme title | English and Sports Science |
Programme code | EAUB09 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | QC36, Q3C6 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qc36 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3c6 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
- develop students’ understanding of the human responses and adaptations to sport and exercise;
- provide an understanding of the historical, social, political , economic and cultural diffusion, distribution and impact of sport in a multi-disciplinary way;
- encourage students in the pursuit of sport and exercise and its enhancement, monitoring and analysis.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
The English Benchmark Statement
-
Hospitality, Leisure Sport and Tourism Benchmark Statement
-
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
-
SEEC Level Descriptors
-
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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
English
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship to other disciplines and forms of knowledge.
Sport Science
the effects of sport and exercise intervention, and being able to appraise and evaluate these effects on the individual;
the disciplines underpinning human structure and form;
the skills required to monitor, analyse, diagnose and prescribe action to enhance the learning and performance of sport in both laboratory and field settings;
the variables involved in the delivery (teaching, instructing, coaching) of enhanced sport performance;
the social, economic and political theory to explain the development and differentiation of sport in society.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
Sport Science
the ability to identify and analyse a broad range of human and situational variables operating in sport;
the ability to consider the many factors which may have facilitative or debilitative effects upon sport performance.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
Sport Science
monitor and evaluate sports performance in laboratories and field settings;
undertake laboratory fieldwork efficiently and with due regard to safety and risk assessment;
plan and execute appropriate techniques and skills in the practice of sport activities.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level ITskills and the ability to access,work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (50 Credits)
|
Semester Two (50 Credits) |
|||
PSA001 Teaching and Coaching 1 (year-long 20 credit module) |
||||
PSA011 (10) |
Introduction to Sport Pedagogy |
PSA030 (10) |
Introduction to Physical Activity and Health |
|
PSA024 (10) |
Introduction to Sociology of Sport |
PSA026 (10) |
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
|
EAA700 (20) |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA701 (20) |
Literary and Critical Theories |
|
Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits from the following in EITHER semester 1 OR semester 2.
Semester One
|
Semester Two |
||
EAA102 (20) |
Exploring Language and Literature (Introduction to Language) |
EAA001 (20) |
Introduction to Film |
EAA104 (20) |
Analysing Poetry: Metre, Form and Meaning (Introduction to Poetry) |
EAA200 (20) |
How to Do Things with Digital Texts |
EAA003 (20) |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
||
EAA011 (20) | Writing in History |
Part B
Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each subject area across Part B.
Students can choose a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 credits each semester provided that a total of 120 credits are accumulated overall
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 20 credits)
Students must choose at least one module from the four modules listed below.
Semester One (20 Credits) |
Semester Two (20 Credits)
|
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
English Optional Modules
ENGLISH
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One
|
Semester Two |
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB113 (20) |
Introduction to Linguistics |
|
|
EAB035 (20) |
The Weird Tale |
EAB715 (20) |
Modern Irish Literature |
EAB039 (20) |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
EAB018 (20) |
Women's Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
EAB154 (20) |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
|
|
EAB001 (20) |
From Fan Fiction to YouTube, Navigating the Digital Sphere |
|
|
Sport Science Optional Modules
Students must choose a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 70 credits each semester. Total credits for the year must total 120 credits.
Semester One |
Semester Two |
|||
PSB001 (20) |
Teaching and Coaching 2 (year-long, 20 credit module) |
|||
PSB010 (20) |
Sport Pedagogy 2 (year-long, 20 credit module) |
|||
PSB024 (10) |
Making sense of Modern Sport |
PSB002 (10) |
Structural Kinesiology |
|
PSB031 (10) |
Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport |
PSB015 (10) |
Sport, Ideologies and Values |
|
PSB032 (10) |
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health |
PSB033 (10) |
Principles of Exercise Psychology |
|
|
PSB026 (10) |
Group and Interpersonal Process in Competitive Sport |
||
|
|
Interdisciplinary Arts Module Options - Semester 2
Students may choose to take one module from the following list in semester 2
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
History of Art, Architecture and Design
-
Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
SAB933 (20) |
Material Culture |
SAB928 (20) |
Decoding of the Occult |
SAB935 (20) |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
SAB934 (20) |
Fashion Theory |
SAB937 (20) |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
SAB938 (20) |
Arts Management |
SAB939 (20) |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchnage in Art and Litereature |
EAB912(20) |
Costume Design |
EAB012 (20 |
African American Culture |
EAB050 (20) |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
EAB114 (20) |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
EAB110 (20) |
Introduction to Multimodality |
EAB809 (20) |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
EAB804 (20) |
How Does a Book Work? |
EAB018 (20) | America at War |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
Part C
There are no compulsory modules in Part C for English and Sport Science Students
Optional Modules (total modular weight 120 credits)
Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each subject area, across Part C. Students can choose a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 credits each semester provided that 120 credits are accumulated overall.
English Optional Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
|||
EAC009 (40) |
Dissertation (year-long, 40 credit module) |
|||
EAC314 (20) |
Maps and Motors |
EAC024 (20) |
Twenty-first Century Literature |
|
EAC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
|
EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on trial in American Culture |
EAC001 (20) |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
|
EAC002 (20) |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
|
|
|
EAC109 (20) |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
|
EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
Sport Science Optional Credits
Semester One |
Semester Two |
||
PSC017 (20) |
Sport Pedagogy 3 |
PSC032 (20) |
Physical Activity and Health of Children |
PSC024 (10) |
Sport, the Body and Deviance |
PSC018 (20) |
Teaching and Coaching 3 |
PSC033 (10) |
Psychology in Physical Education and Youth Sport |
PSC023 (10) |
Sport, Celebrity and Place |
PSC035 (10) |
Performance Psychology for Sporting Excellence |
PSC034 (10) |
Sport Psychology in Action |
|
PSC036 (10) |
Applied Exercise Psychology |
|
PSC044 (10) |
Global Issues in Sport |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English and Sports Science (2015 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons). BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | English and Sports Science |
Programme code | EAUB09 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | QC36 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qc36 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3c6 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
- develop students’ understanding of the human responses and adaptations to sport and exercise;
- provide an understanding of the historical, social, political , economic and cultural diffusion, distribution and impact of sport in a multi-disciplinary way;
- encourage students in the pursuit of sport and exercise and its enhancement, monitoring and analysis.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
The English Benchmark Statement
-
Hospitality, Leisure Sport and Tourism Benchmark Statement
-
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
-
SEEC Level Descriptors
-
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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
English
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history,including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship to other disciplines and forms of knowledge.
Sport Science
the effects of sport and exercise intervention, and being able to appraise and evaluate these effects on the individual;
the disciplines underpinning human structure and form;
the skills required to monitor, analyse, diagnose and prescribe action to enhance the learning and performance of sport in both laboratory and field settings;
the variables involved in the delivery (teaching, instructing, coaching) of enhanced sport performance;
the social, economic and political theory to explain the development and differentiation of sport in society.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
Sport Science
the ability to identify and analyse a broad range of human and situational variables operating in sport;
the ability to consider the many factors which may have facilitative or debilitative effects upon sport performance.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
Sport Science
monitor and evaluate sports performance in laboratories and field settings;
undertake laboratory fieldwork efficiently and with due regard to safety and risk assessment;
plan and execute appropriate techniques and skills in the practice of sport activities.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level ITskills and the ability to access, work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
- The following module titles are indicative of the options typically offered on the programme subject to availability and timetable permitting
- Students must choose 120 credits across the year, with 60 credits in each of the joint disciplines.
- Students may select modules (with a total weighting of 20 credits) from those listed in the School Catalogue or the University’s Module Catalogue subject to approval by the School.
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (50 Credits)
|
Semester Two (50 Credits) |
|||
PSA001 Teaching and Coaching 1 (year-long 20 credit module) |
||||
PSA011 (10) |
Introduction to Pedagogy |
PSA030 (10) |
Introduction to Physical Activity and Health |
|
PSA024 (10) |
Introduction to Sociology of Sport |
PSA026 (10) |
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
|
EAA700 (20) |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA701 (20) |
Literary and Critical Theories |
|
Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits from the following in EITHER semester 1 OR semester 2. The following are indicative of the optional modules typically offered on the programme.
Semester One
|
Semester Two |
||
EAA102 (20) |
Introduction to Language |
EAA011 (20) |
Writing in History |
EAA104 (20) |
Introduction to Poetry |
|
Part B
It is advisable that, where possible, students choose not more than 60 credits per semester.
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 20 credits)
Students must choose at least one module from the four modules listed below.
Semester One (20 Credits) |
Semester Two (20 Credits)
|
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
English Optional Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)
Students may choose an additional 40 optional credits. The remaining 60 optional credits must be chosen from the Sport Science list.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One
|
Semester Two |
||
EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (if not a chosen compulsory) |
EAB113 (20) |
Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB110 (20) |
Introduction to Multimodality |
EAB035 (20) |
The Weird Tale |
EAB114 (20) |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
EAB039 (20) |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
EAB012 (20) |
African American Culture |
EAB154 (20) |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
EAB050 (20) |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
EAB102 (20) |
American Adaptations |
EAB060 (20) |
American Nightmare |
EAB040 (20) |
New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle |
EAB016 (20) |
Language in Society *Pre-Requisite: Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB020 (20) |
Diverse Voices |
EAB018 (20) |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
Sport Science Optional Modules (total modular weight 60 credits)
Students must choose 60 credits optional credits. Students are advised, where possible, to choose a total (including their English modules) of not more than 60 credits per semester.
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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PSB001 (20) |
Teaching and Coaching 2 (year-long, 20 credit module) |
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PSB010 (20) |
Sport and Exercise Pedagogy (year-long, 20 credit module) |
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PSB024 (10) |
Making sense of Modern Sport |
PSB002 (10) |
Structural Kinesiology |
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PSB031 (10) |
Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport |
PSB015 (10) |
Sport, Ideologies and Values |
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PSB026 (10) |
Group and Interpersonal Process in Competitive Sport |
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PSB033 (10) |
Principles of Exercise Psychology |
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PSB032 (10) | Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health |
School-Wide Module Options
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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History of Art, Architecture and Design
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Visual Culture
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Arts Management
In the 2016-2017 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 2
SAB933 (20) |
Textile Futures |
SAB935 (20) |
Art, Activism and Society |
SAB936 (20) |
Urban Visual Culture |
SAB937 (20) |
Wearable words, artefacts and new technologies |
SAB938 (20) |
Arts Management |
EAB912(20) |
Costume Design |
EAB704(20) |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
EAB808 (20) |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C
There are no compulsory modules in Part C for English and Sport Science Students
Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each subject area in part C.
Students can choose a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 credits each semester provided that 120 credits are accumulated overall.
Optional Modules (total modular weight 120 credits)
English Optional Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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EAC009 (40) |
Dissertation (year-long, 40 credit module) |
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EAC314 (20) |
Maps and Motors |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
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EAC002 (20) |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC103 (20) |
Modernisms |
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EAC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
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EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
EAC024 (20) |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
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EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
Sport Science Optional Credits
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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PSC017 (20) |
Sport Pedagogy 3 |
PSC032 (20) |
Physical Activity and Health of Children |
PSC024 (10) |
Sport, the Body and Deviance |
PSC018 (20) |
Teaching and Coaching 3 |
PSC033 (10) |
Psychology in Physical Education and Youth Sport |
PSC023 (10) |
Sport, Celebrity and Place |
PSC035 (10) |
Performance Psychology for Sporting Excellence |
PSC034 (10) |
Sport Psychology in Action |
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PSC036 (10) |
Applied Exercise Psychology |
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PSC044 (10) |
Global Issues in Sport |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.2 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English and Sports Science (2012- 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons). BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | English and Sports Science |
Programme code | EAUB09 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | QC36 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qc36 BA (Hons) + DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3c6 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The Department seeks to encourage in its students:
- a sense of enthusiasm for the subjects and a full understanding of their social and cultural significance
- the study of English and Sports Science as a means of developing the ability of students to read critically and to be both sensitive and disciplined in their approach to their studies
- educate students to think independently, to reason critically and to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of sport.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- English Benchmark Statement
- Hospitality, Leisure Sport and Tourism Benchmark Statement
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
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:
1. a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800;
2. the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama, and should have an appreciation of the structure and function of the English language;
3. the power of imagination in literary creation and have an awareness of the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study;
4. the disciplines underpinning human structure and function;
5. the effects of sport and exercise intervention, and being able to appraise and evaluate these effects on the individual;
6. the skills required to monitor, analyse, diagnose and prescribe action to enhance the learning and performance of sport in both laboratory and field settings;
7. the variables involved in the delivery (teaching, instructing, coaching) of enhanced sport performance;
8. social, economic and political theory to explain the development and differentiation of sport in society.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students will have acquired:
- the ability the read and analyse texts closely and critically;
- a thorough understanding of texts, concepts and theories relating to English Studies;
- an appreciation of the central role of language in the creation of meaning and will have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
- bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline and will be practised in the accurate citation of sources and in the use of conventions in the presentation of scholarly work;
- the ability to identify and analyse a broad range of human and situational variables operating in sport;
- the ability to consider the many factors which may have facilitative or debilitative effects upon sport performance.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communications;
- demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access and assess electronic data;
- monitor and evaluate sports performance in laboratories and field settings;
- undertake laboratory and fieldwork efficiently and with due regard to safety and risk assessment;
- plan and execute appropriate techniques and skills in the practice of sport activities.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should:
- possess and apply advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- be able to communicate effectively and work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
- be able to understand and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions, and should be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
- possess effective organisational and time-management skills and be able to present ideas using basic computational methods.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
English
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 30) |
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EAA101 |
Critical Studies 1 |
10 credits |
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EAA102 |
An Introduction to Language |
10 credits |
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EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry 1 |
10 credits |
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Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
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EAA201 |
Critical Studies 2 |
10 credits |
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Optional (total modular weight 20) |
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EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
20 credits |
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EAA003 |
Introduction to the Short Story |
20 credits |
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EAA004 |
Language in Context |
20 credits |
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EAA108 |
The Search for Identity |
20 credits |
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EAA010 |
Writing Women |
20 credits |
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EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
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EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 credits |
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EAA015 |
Introduction to Short Narrative |
10 credits |
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EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 credits |
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EAA204 |
Introduction to Poetry 2 |
10 credits |
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School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Semester 1 and 2 |
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Compulsory (20 credits) |
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PSA001 |
Teaching and Coaching 1 |
20 credits |
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory |
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PSA011 |
Introduction to Pedagogies |
10 credits |
PSA024 |
Introduction to Sociology of Sport |
10 credits |
Semester 2 |
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Compulsory |
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PSA030 |
Introduction to Pysical Activity and Health |
10 credits |
PSA026 |
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
10 credits |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates may choose optional modules so that as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Candidates may apply to the Head of Department for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for Semester 2 only during Part B of the degree programme.
If the 60-credit study abroad programme is taken, students must complete a full 60 credits of Sports Science modules in Semester 1 allowing them to take 60 Loughborough credits in English during their time at an Erasmus exchange institution. (Sports modules are not an option at any of our exchange universities.)
English
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB001 |
British Drama 1576-1737* |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Writing |
20 credits |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
20 credits |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt Against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd |
20 credits |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB040 |
New Women’s Writing |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB008 |
Victorian Literature* |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
EAB060 |
American Nightmare |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113) |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
Weird Tale |
20 credits |
EAB101 |
Study Abroad |
60 credits |
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*Students must take EITHER EAB001 in Semester 1 OR EAB008 in Semester 2
English optional modules are to be chosen such that the total number of credits for the year is 60, i.e. compulsory module weighted 20 plus optional modules weighted 40.
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Semesters 1 & 2 |
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Compulsory - None |
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Optional |
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PSB001 |
Teaching and Coaching 2 |
20 credits |
PSB010 |
Sport and Exercise Pedagogy |
20 credits |
Semester 1 |
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Optional |
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PSB024 |
Making Sense of Modern Sport |
10 credits |
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PSB031 |
Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport |
10 credits |
Semester 2 |
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Optional |
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PSB026 |
Group and Inter Process in Competitive Sport |
10 credits |
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PSB015 |
Sport, Ideologies and Values |
10 credits |
PSB032 |
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health |
10 credits |
PSB002 |
Structural Kinesiology |
10 credits |
PSB033 |
Principles of Exercise Psychology |
10 credits |
*A one-semester version of Teaching and Coaching (PSB101) is available to students who choose the ‘Study Abroad’ option.
SSEHS optional modules are to be chosen such that the total number of credits for the year is 60.
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates may choose optional modules so that as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year. There are NO compulsory modules in Part C.
Candidates may not choose a total of more than 20 credits in the year that have a prefix of EAB.
Candidates are required to take a minimum of 140 credits in each subject area accumulated over the course of the programme.
English
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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Optional |
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EAC009 |
Dissertation |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
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Optional |
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EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC002 |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
Semester 2 | ||
Optional |
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EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
20 credits |
EAC024 |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAC900_2 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
Semester 1 |
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Optional |
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PSC017 |
Sport Pedagogy 3 |
20 credits |
PSC024 |
Sport, The Body and Deviance |
10 credits |
PSC033 |
Psychology in Physical Education in Youth Sport |
10 credits |
PSC035 |
Performance Psychology for Sporting Excellence |
10 credits |
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Semester 2 |
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Optional |
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PSC032 |
Physical Activitiy and Health of Children |
20 credits |
PSC023 |
Sport, Celebrity and Place |
10 credits |
PSC018 |
Teaching and Coaching 3 |
20 credits |
PSC034 |
Sport Psychology in Action |
10 credits |
PSC036 |
Applied Exercise Psychology |
10 credits |
PSC044 |
Global Issues in Sport |
10 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Publishing and English (2015 - 2016 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | Publishing and English |
Programme code | EAUB03 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before the commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | P4Q3 (3-year); P4QH (4-year) |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
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advance students’ understanding of the professional, managerial and technical dimensions of work in the publishing industry;
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equip students with a sufficiently advanced command of the English language to enable them to undertake editorial work professionally in any English-speaking country;
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provide the core skills needed to obtain an entry-level professional position in the publishing industry;
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equip students with an awareness of legal, ethical and professional issues as they relate to the publishing industry;
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foster the ability to conduct independent research using appropriate methodologies and to present the results appropriately;
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provide an intellectually stimulating experience of learning and studying;
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encourage in its students a strong sense of enthusiasm for the subject and a full understanding of its social and cultural significance;
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foster engagement with a wide and varied spectrum of reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
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encourage students to reflect critically upon the acts of reading and writing and on the history of textual production and reception;
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educate its students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
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promote the understanding of verbal creativity and aesthetic features in literary and non-literary texts;
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instil in its students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
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QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Librarianship and Information Management (2007)
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/statements/librarianship07.pdf)
- QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for English (2007) (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/statements/English07.pdf)
- Loughborough University, A Strategy for Teaching and Learning in the New Millennium (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/policy/learning_and_teaching/)
-
QAA Subject Statement for Communication, media, film and cultural studies
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Subject-benchmark-statement-Communication-media-film-and-cultural-studies.pdf)
- QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
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…
design principles and production technologies as applied to printed and electronic publications;
editorial and marketing roles as applicable to various categories of books and periodical publications;
financial, human resources and general management principles and methods as applied in the publishing industry;
the position of the publishing industry within the overall structure of the media industries world-wide;
the roles of information, information technology and information products in the 21st century.
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres offiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history,and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorisation;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to.
critically analyse developments in the publishing industry;
evaluate different information technology applications and their use;
discuss the principles of management as applied to publishing in a variety of environments and institutional contexts;
analyse data and synthesise information into value-added formats;
evaluate publishers’ customers’ needs in a variety of contexts and in relation to a range of printed and electronic information products;
demonstrate an awareness of legal, ethical and professional issues as they relate to the publishing industry;
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
understand how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
understand the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
use rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to.
demonstrate IT competence with a range of computer applications;
use desktop publishing and computer graphics software;
design publications (print and electronic) that will be marketable;
undertake copy-editing tasks confidently and with accuracy;
apply legal and ethical procedures within the publishing industry;
use financial and other management techniques appropriate to the publishing industry;
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communications;
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills,including the ability to access,work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgement through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline,and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to.
plan and undertake independent research for a project in a defined project area;
manage a range of information and data and present them effectively in a suitable format;
communicate effectively the results of their studies and research in writing (reports and essays) and by means of oral presentation;
work effectively in teams;
utilise time management skills in planning work;
use the English language both orally and in writing to present a persuasive argument;
understand and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions;
use a variety of IT packages and applications confidently;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
adapt and transfer the critical methods of their studies to a variety of working environments.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits)
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Credit Weight |
Semester Two (60 Credits) |
Credit Weight |
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EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
20 credits |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
20 credits |
EAA809 |
Web Design, Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing |
20 credits |
EAA810 |
Introduction to Publishing and Bookselling |
20 credits |
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EAA811 |
Communications Law and Ethics |
20 credits |
Optional Modules (In addition, students must choose a 20 credit optional module in semester one.)
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
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EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry |
20 credits |
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EAA102 |
Introduction to Language |
20 credits |
Part B
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Students must choose at least one module from each semester from the four modules listed below. One of these must be a pre-1800 module and one must be a post-1800 module.
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Credit weight |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits)
|
Credit Weight |
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EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
20 credits |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature (post 1800) |
20 credits |
EAB712 |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
20 credits |
Compulsory Publishing Modules (Students will also be registered for the compulsory modules below)
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
Semester Two |
Credit Weight |
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EAB801 |
Text, Editing and Design |
20 credits |
EAB805 |
Children’s Reading |
20 credits |
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EAB807 |
Communicating Knowledge |
20 credits |
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Optional Modules (In addition, students must choose an additional 20 credit optional module in semester one.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Publishing Histories
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Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing
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Publishing Industries
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language, Linguistics and Creative Writing
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American Literature
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One
|
Credit Weight |
|
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EAB039 |
Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture |
20 credits |
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EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
|
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
|
EAB035 |
Weird Tale |
20 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C
Compulsory Modules (Students must choose EITHER Dissertation OR Publishing Research Project. Total modular weight 60 credits)
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
Semester Two |
Credit Weight |
|
EAC009 |
Dissertation |
(year-long, 40 credit module) |
||
EAC809 |
Publishing Research Project |
(year-long, 40 credit module) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
EAC801 |
Marketing and the Magazine Business |
20 credits |
|
|
Optional Modules
If students choose EAC009 then they must choose a minimum of 20 credits with the prefix module code EAC8.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Publishing Histories
-
Publishing Industries
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
Semester Two
|
Credit Weight |
||
EAC002 |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
20 credits |
EAC024 |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
20 credits |
|
|
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
EAC440
|
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC001
|
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
20 credits |
EAC808 |
Publishers, Authors and Readers 1700 - 1939 |
20 credits |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits | EAC900_2 | Analysing Work Experience | 20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
1. In order to progress from Part A to Part B, candidates must satisfy the minimum requirements as set out in Regulation XX, and also obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
2. In order to progress from Part B to Part C, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX and at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Honours degree, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX and achieve at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
4. Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for eligible candidates in any part of the programme to undergo re-assessment within the University’s special assessment period, except where fewer than 60 credits have been accumulated.
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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B: 40%, Part C: 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Publishing and English (2012 - 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS |
Programme title | Publishing and English |
Programme code | EAUB03 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before the commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | P4Q3 (3-year); P4QH (4-year) |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme aims to:
- advance students’ understanding of the professional, managerial and technical dimensions of work in the publishing industry;
- equip students with a sufficiently advanced command of the English language to enable them to undertake editorial work professionally in any English-speaking country;
- provide the core skills needed to obtain an entry-level professional position in the publishing industry;
- equip students with an awareness of legal, ethical and professional issues as they relate to the publishing industry;
- promote an understanding of the information needs of individuals and organisations and knowledge of the systems and technologies by which information is handled;
- provide an environment in which students are encouraged to think, read and reason critically, creatively and independently, and to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- enhance students’ ability to analyse critically different forms of discourse;
- foster the ability to conduct independent research using appropriate methodologies and to present the results appropriately.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Librarianship and Information Management (2007)
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/statements/librarianship07.pdf
- QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for English (2007) http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/statements/English07.pdf
- Loughborough University, A Strategy for Teaching and Learning in the New Millennium http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/policy/learning_and_teaching/
- Loughborough University Department of Information Science, Learning and Teaching Strategy
- QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
- design principles and production technologies as applied to printed and electronic publications;
- editorial and marketing roles as applicable to various categories of books and periodical publications;
- financial, human resources and general management principles and methods as applied in the publishing industry;
- the concepts and principles underlying the storage, retrieval and use of information held in both printed and electronic forms;
- the position of the publishing industry within the overall structure of the media industries world-wide;
- the structure and functions of the English language;
- the distinctive characteristics of different literary genres;
- a range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study;
- the roles of information, information technology and information products in the 21st century.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
- critically analyse developments in the publishing industry;
- evaluate different information technology applications and their use;
- discuss the principles of management as applied to publishing in a variety of environments and institutional contexts;
- analyse data and synthesise information into value-added formats;
- evaluate publishers’ customers’ needs in a variety of contexts and in relation to a range of printed and electronic information products;
- plan metadata and other retrieval tools to be assigned to publications;
- apply critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
- demonstrate IT competence with a range of computer applications;
- use desktop publishing and computer graphics software;
- design publications (print and electronic) that will be marketable;
- undertake copyediting tasks confidently and with accuracy;
- apply legal and ethical procedures within the publishing industry;
- use financial and other management techniques appropriate to the publishing industry;
- present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communications.
c. Key transferable skills:
- plan and undertake independent research for a project in a defined project area;
- manage a range of information and data and present them effectively in a suitable format;
- communicate effectively the results of their studies and research in writing (reports and essays) and by means of oral presentation;
- work effectively in teams;
- utilise time management skills in planning work;
- use the English language both orally and in writing to present a persuasive argument;
- understand and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions;
- use a variety of IT packages and applications confidently.
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1
COMPULSORY MODULES (weight 60)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAA101 |
Critical Studies 1 |
10 credits |
EAA102 |
An Introduction to Language |
10 credits |
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry 1 |
10 credits |
EAA801 |
Communicating Knowledge |
10 credits |
EAA806 |
Web Design |
10 credits |
EAA807 |
History of Publishing |
10 credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES - NONE
Semester 2
COMPULSORY MODULES (weight 40)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAA201 |
Critical Studies 2 |
10 credits |
EAA804 |
Publishing Law |
10 credits |
EAA805 |
Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing |
10 credits |
EAA808 |
Contemporary Publishing and Bookselling |
10 credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES (weight 20)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAA204 |
Introduction to Poetry 2 |
10 |
EAA015 |
Introduction to the Short Narrative |
10 |
EAA016 |
The Essay |
10 |
EAA002 |
Women’s Voices |
10 |
4.2 Part B
COMPULSORY MODULES (80 credits in total over the year)
*Students have to take either EAB001 or EAB008 in Part B as a compulsory module. They can though choose to take both modules – one as compulsory, one as an option.
Semester 1 (40 or 60 credits)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAB001 |
British Drama 1576-1737 [OR EAB008*] |
20 credits |
EAB801 |
Text and Editing |
20 credits |
EAB804 |
Marketing in the Publishing Industry |
20 credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES (0 or 20 credits)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Writing |
20 credits |
EAB102 |
American Adaptations |
20 credits |
EAB020 |
Diverse Voices |
20 credits |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB040 |
New Women’s Writing |
20 credis |
Semester 2
COMPULSORY MODULES (weight 20 or40)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature [OR EAB001*] |
20 credits |
EAB805 |
Children's Reading |
20 credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES (weight 20 or 40)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
EAB060 |
American Nightmare |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
EAB016 |
Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113) |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women's Writing in the 17th Century |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
Weird Tale |
20 credits |
4.3 Part C
Semester 1
COMPULSORY MODULE operating across both semesters: (weight 40 credits) split 20 credits across each semester.
The modular weight for both EAC809 and EAC009 is split between semesters in the ratio 20:20. If EAC009 is taken, candidates will be required to take a minimum of 40 credits with the prefix EAC8 during Part C.
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAC809 |
Project |
40 credits |
or |
||
EAC009 |
Dissertation |
40 credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES (40 credits)
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Publishing Histories
-
Publishing Industries
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAC002 |
The Return of the King, Literature 1689 - 1714 |
20 credits |
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
EAC808 |
Publishers Authors and Agents |
20 credits |
Semester 2
OPTIONAL MODULES (40 credits)
Code |
Title |
Credit Value |
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
20 credits |
EAC024 |
Writings of Intimacy |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Rare Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, candidates must satisfy the minimum requirements as set out in Regulation XX, and also obtainat least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
5.1.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX and at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.
5.1.3 To be eligible for the award of the Honours degree, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX and achieve a minimum of 40% in all compulsory English modules.
5.2 Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for eligible candidates in any part of the programme to undergo re-assessment within the University’s special assessment period, except where fewer than 60 credits have been accumulated.
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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B: 40%, Part C: 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Publishing and English (2017 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DIntS |
Programme title | Publishing and English |
Programme code | EAUB03 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS). The sandwich year (part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before the commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | P4Q3 (3-year); P4QH (4-year) |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
-
advance students’ understanding of the professional, managerial and technical dimensions of work in the publishing industry;
-
equip students with a sufficiently advanced command of the English language to enable them to undertake editorial work professionally in any English-speaking country;
-
provide the core skills needed to obtain an entry-level professional position in the publishing industry;
-
equip students with an awareness of legal, ethical and professional issues as they relate to the publishing industry;
-
foster the ability to conduct independent research using appropriate methodologies and to present the results appropriately;
-
provide an intellectually stimulating experience of learning and studying;
-
encourage in its students a strong sense of enthusiasm for the subject and a full understanding of its social and cultural significance;
-
foster engagement with a wide and varied spectrum of reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
-
encourage students to reflect critically upon the acts of reading and writing and on the history of textual production and reception;
-
educate its students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
-
promote the understanding of verbal creativity and aesthetic features in literary and non-literary texts;
-
instil in its students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Librarianship and Information Management (2007)
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/statements/librarianship07.pdf)
- QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for English (2007) (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/statements/English07.pdf)
- Loughborough University, A Strategy for Teaching and Learning in the New Millennium (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/policy/learning_and_teaching/)
-
QAA Subject Statement for Communication, media, film and cultural studies
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Subject-benchmark-statement-Communication-media-film-and-cultural-studies.pdf)
- QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
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…
design principles and production technologies as applied to printed and electronic publications;
editorial and marketing roles as applicable to various categories of books and periodical publications;
financial, human resources and general management principles and methods as applied in the publishing industry;
the position of the publishing industry within the overall structure of the media industries world-wide;
the roles of information, information technology and information products in the 21st century.
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres offiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history,and thei mportance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorisation;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to.
critically analyse developments in the publishing industry;
evaluate different information technology applications and their use;
discuss the principles of management as applied to publishing in a variety of environments and institutional contexts;
analyse data and synthesise information into value-added formats;
evaluate publishers’ customers’ needs in a variety of contexts and in relation to a range of printed and electronic information products;
demonstrate an awareness of legal, ethical and professional issues as they relate to the publishing industry;
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
understand how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
understand the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
use rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to.
demonstrate IT competence with a range of computer applications;
use desktop publishing and computer graphics software;
design publications (print and electronic) that will be marketable;
undertake copy-editing tasks confidently and with accuracy;
apply legal and ethical procedures within the publishing industry;
use financial and other management techniques appropriate to the publishing industry;
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communications;
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgement through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline,and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to.
plan and undertake independent research for a project in a defined project area;
manage a range of information and data and present them effectively in a suitable format;
communicate effectively the results of their studies and research in writing (reports and essays) and by means of oral presentation;
work effectively in teams;
utilise time management skills in planning work;
use the English language both orally and in writing to present a persuasive argument;
understand and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions;
use a variety of IT packages and applications confidently;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
adapt and transfer the critical methods of their studies to a variety of working environments.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits)
|
Credit Weight |
Semester Two (60 Credits) |
Credit Weight |
||
EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
20 credits |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
20 credits |
EAA809 |
Web Design, Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing |
20 credits |
EAA810 |
Introduction to Publishing and Bookselling |
20 credits |
|
|
EAA811 |
Communications Law and Ethics |
20 credits |
Optional Modules (In addition, students must choose a 20 credit optional module in semester one.)
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
|
|
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry |
20 credits |
|
EAA102 |
Introduction to Language |
20 credits |
Part B
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Students must choose at least one module from each semester from the four modules listed below. One of these must be a pre-1800 module and one must be a post-1800 module.
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Credit weight |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits)
|
Credit Weight |
||
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
20 credits |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature (post 1800) |
20 credits |
EAB712 |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
20 credits |
Compulsory Publishing Modules (Students will also be registered for the compulsory modules below)
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
Semester Two |
Credit Weight |
||
EAB801 |
Text, Editing and Design |
20 credits |
EAB805 |
Children and Young Adults' Reading |
20 credits |
|
|
EAB807 |
Communicating Knowledge |
20 credits |
|
Optional Modules (In addition, students must choose an additional 20 credit optional module in semester one.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Publishing Histories
-
Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing
-
Publishing Industries
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language, Linguistics and Creative Writing
-
American Literature
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One
|
Credit Weight |
|
|
EAB039 |
Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture |
20 credits |
|
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
|
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
|
EAB035 |
Weird Tale |
20 credits |
|
EAB001 |
From Fan Fiction to YouTube, Navigating the Digital Sphere |
20 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
Part C
Compulsory Modules (Students must choose EITHER Dissertation OR Publishing Research Project. Total modular weight 60 credits)
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
Semester Two |
Credit Weight |
|
EAC009 |
Dissertation |
(year-long, 40 credit module) |
||
EAC809 |
Publishing Research Project |
(year-long, 40 credit module) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
EAC801 |
Marketing and the Magazine Business |
20 credits |
|
|
Optional Modules
If students choose EAC009 then they must choose a minimum of 20 credits with the prefix module code EAC8.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Publishing Histories
-
Publishing Industries
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Credit Weight |
Semester Two
|
Credit Weight |
||
EAC002 |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
20 credits |
EAC024 |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
20 credits |
EAC808
|
Publishers, Authors and Readers 1700 - 1939 |
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
|
|
|
EAC001
|
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
20 credits |
|
|
|
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits | EAC900_2 | Analysing Work Experience | 20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
1. In order to progress from Part A to Part B, candidates must satisfy the minimum requirements as set out in Regulation XX, and also obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
2. In order to progress from Part B to Part C, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX and at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Honours degree, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX and achieve at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
4. Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for eligible candidates in any part of the programme to undergo re-assessment within the University’s special assessment period, except where fewer than 60 credits have been accumulated.
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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B: 40%, Part C: 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama (2017 to 2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | Drama |
Programme code | EAUB02 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or an approved study at a university abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DINTS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W400 / W401 |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/english-drama/drama/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama;
- to enable students to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Drama;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in Drama through specialist study and research;
- to enhance students’ career and employment opportunities on graduating.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The QAA Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama;
- Understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods;
- Capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically;
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity;
- Awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape;
- Grasp of the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- engage in critical reasoning;
- apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories;
- articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information;
- use research tools;
- design and perform practical projects.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- participate effectively in group work;
- use communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- manage their time effectively.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
All 120 credits are compulsory at Part A
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 60) |
||
EAA911 |
Acting and the Classics |
20 credits |
EAA913 |
Languages of Theatre: How to Read a Play |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 60) |
||
EAA910 |
Devising for Performance |
20 credits |
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules outside of Drama.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
EAB933 |
Theatre and Education |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
A Revolt Against Fate |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
EAB932 |
Production 2 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Writing for Stage and Screen |
20 credits |
EAB900 |
Lighting and Sound Design |
20 credits |
Candidates may choose to take a module from the following list in place of a module in their main subject area.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
- Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 credits |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 credits |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 credits |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and new technologies |
20 credits |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
20 credits |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work? |
20 credits |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 credits |
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Part I
DPS route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates may only choose one practical optional module in each semester. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
In the course of Semester 1 and Semester 2, candidates may choose module(s) with a total weight of 20 from modules outside of Drama.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre and the Community |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in Semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC952 |
Theatre of the Avant Garde |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- in order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%: Part C 60% to determine the programme mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with English (2017 to 2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | Drama with English |
Programme code | EAUB05 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or an approved study at a university abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DINTS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4Q3 / WQ43 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4q3 BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wq43 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama, and a perspective on the social and cultural significance of English literature;
- to enable students to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Drama, and of selected instances of English literature and language;
- to enable students to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of issues in Drama through specialist study and research;
- to stimulate productive reflection on the similarities and differences between modes of study in Drama and English;
- to enhance students’ career and employment opportunities on graduating.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance
- The Benchmark Statement for English
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Knowledge of classical and contemporary Drama;
- Some knowledge of a range of authors and texts from different periods of literary history, including those before 1800;
- Understanding and practical experience of a range of research and critical methods in Drama and English studies;
- Capability of comparing theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically;
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity;
- Awareness of the role of culture in a changing landscape of performance and literary production;
- Grasp of the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama;
- Some understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry and drama;
- An appreciation of the structure and functions of the English language.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- engage in critical reasoning;
- apply Drama, theatre studies and literary concepts and theories;
- articulate arguments in speech, writing and other forms.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- locate and retrieve information;
- use research tools;
- design and perform practical projects;
- critically assess the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral, written and performed communications.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- participate effectively in group work;
- use communication effectively, including dialogue, writing formats and visualisation;
- manage their time effectively.
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Drama Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA911 |
Acting and the Classics |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
||
EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
English Component
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fictions |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
||
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film |
20 credits |
EAA200 |
How to do things with Digital Texts |
20 credits |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
20 credits |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
20 credits |
EAA003 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
Candidates may apply to the Programme Director for permission to undertake an approved course of study at a European University which is a member of the EU-approved Erasmus exchange programme. Candidates can only apply to take a single semester abroad not a full academic year. The exchange option would be in place of study at Loughborough for a single semester only during Part B of the degree programme.
Candidates who register for the Erasmus exchange programme must undertake the placement in place of one semester at Part B of the degree programme. Students must register for a total of 60 credits in English and Drama in addition to the 60-credit Semester Abroad module.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Drama Component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 80 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of credits in Drama to be accumulated at Part B is 60.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB933 |
Theatre and Education |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
A Revolt Against Fate |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
||
EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
||
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Writing for Stage and Screen |
20 credits |
EAB900 |
Lighting and Sound Design |
20 credits |
English Component
Candidates must normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 40 at Part B.
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings |
20 credits |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
20 credits |
EAB154 |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
20 credits |
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature |
20 credits |
EAB035 |
The Weird Tale |
20 credits |
EAB801 |
Text, Editing and Design |
20 credits |
EAB001 |
From Fan to Fiction to You Tube: Navigating the Digital Sphere |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAB712 |
Modernisms |
20 credits |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth-Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAB715 |
Modern Irish Literature |
20 credits |
EAB807 |
Communicating Knowledge |
20 credits |
EAB018 |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
20 credits |
EAB805 |
Children's and Young Adult Reading |
20 credits |
Interdisciplinary Arts options also available in Semester 2:
Candidates may choose to take a module in the following list in place of a module in their main subject area of Drama.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
- Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 credits |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 credits |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work? |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 credits |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 credits |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
20 credits |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 credits |
Part I
DPS route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year.
There are no compulsory modules in Part C.
Drama component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 80 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of credits in Drama to be accumulated at Part C is 40.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
-
Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
-
Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre and the Community |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC952 | Theatre of the Avant Garde | 20 credits |
English component
Candidates normally choose modules from the following list with a total modular weight of 40 but may take fewer in accordance with the University's Credit Framework. The minimum number of credits in English to be accumulated at Part C is 20.
Optional |
||
EAC009 |
Dissertation |
40 credits |
Semester 1 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
20 credits |
EAC002 |
The Return of the King: Literature 1660-1714 |
20 credits |
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
20 credits |
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
20 credits |
EAC801 |
Marketing and the Magazine Business |
20 credits |
EAC808 | Publishers, Authors and Agents | 20 credits |
Semester 2 |
||
Compulsory - NONE |
||
Optional |
||
EAC024 |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
20 credits |
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women of the 1890s |
20 credits |
EAC701 |
Global America |
20 credits |
EAC109 |
Romantic Writing |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC806 |
The Child and the Book |
20 credits |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- in order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English with Business Studies (2017 to 2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | English with Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB12 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DINTS. The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q3N1, QN31 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3n1 BA (Hons) + DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qn31 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
- to enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme;
- to ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
-
The English Benchmark Statement
-
The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management
-
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
-
SEEC Level Descriptors
-
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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…
English
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship toother disciplines and forms of knowledge.
Business
an understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour;
knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business;
the behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
Business
Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios
Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
Business
Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy, numeracy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level IT skills and the ability to access, work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits)
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Semester Two (60 Credits) |
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EAA700(20) |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA011 (20) |
Writing in History |
BSA505 (10) |
Organisational Behaviour |
EAA701 (20) |
Literary and Critical Theories |
BSA050 (10) |
Introduction to Management |
BSA506 (10) |
Management of Human Resources |
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BSA026 (10) |
Principles of Law |
Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits in semester one.
Semester One (20 credits) |
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EAA104 (20) |
Analysing Poetry: Metre Form and Meaning (Introduction to Poetry) |
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EAA102 (20) |
Exploring Language and Literature (Introduction to Language) |
Part B
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 50 credits)
In addition to the three compulsory Business modules below, students must choose at least one of the four English modules listed below.
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits)
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EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
BSB530 (10) |
Accounting for Business |
BSB562 (10) |
The Marketing Mix |
BSB560 (10) |
Principles of Marketing |
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Optional English Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language and Linguistics
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Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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EAB710 (20) |
Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB008 (20) |
Victorian Literature (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory |
EAB113 (20) |
Introduction to Linguistics |
EAB715 (20) |
Modern Irish Literature |
EAB035 (20) |
The Weird Tale |
EAB018 (20) |
Women's Writing in the Seventeeth Century |
EAB039 (20) |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture |
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EAB154 (20) |
Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare |
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EAB001 (20) |
From Fan Fiction to YouTube, Navigating the Digital Sphere |
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Optional Business Modules (total modular weight 10 credits)
Students must choose an additional 10 optional credits in semester two from the Business list.
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Semester Two |
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BSB532 (10) |
Accounting for Managers |
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BSB550 (10) |
Company Finance |
Interdisciplinary Arts Module Options - Semester Two
Students may choose to take one Interdisciplinary Arts Module (20 Credits) in place of an optional English module in semester 2
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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History of Art, Architecture and Design
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Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
SAB933 (20) |
Material Culture |
SAB935 (20) |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
SAB928(20) |
Decoding the Occult |
SAB937 (20) |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
SAB938 (20) |
Arts Management |
SAB934 (20) |
Fashion Theory |
SAB939 (20) |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
EAB012 (20) |
African American Culture |
EAB110 (20) |
Introduction to Multimodality |
EAB050 (20) |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
EAB114 (20) |
Introduction to Creative Writing |
EAB804 (20) |
How Does a Book Work? |
EAB809 (20) |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
Part C
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)
Semester One (20 credits)
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Semester Two (20 credits) |
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BSC522 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
BSC524 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
BSC565 (10) |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
BSC575 (10) |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
Optional Modules
Students must choose an additional 80 credits of English modules with 40 credits in semester one and 40 credits in semester two.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language and Linguistics
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Creative Writing
-
American Literature and Film
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester One (40 credits) |
Semester Two (40 credits) |
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EAC009 (40) |
Dissertation (year-long module) |
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EAC002 (20) |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660 - 1714 |
EAC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
EAC314 (20) |
Maps and Motors |
EAC024 (20) |
Twenty-first Century Literature |
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EAC701 (20) |
Global America |
EAC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
EAC001 (20) |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
EAC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
EAC109 (20) | Romantic Writings 1815 - 1832 |
EAC900 (20) |
Analysing Work Experience |
EAC900_2 (20) | Analysing Work Experience |
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5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.2 In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
.3 To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) Drama with Business Studies (2017 to 2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons / BA(Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | Drama with Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB11 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or an approved study at a university abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DINTS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4N1 / WN41 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4n1 BA(Hons) + DPS + DINTS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wn41 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama and Business management.
- To enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme.
- To ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance.
- The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Substantial knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary Drama with an awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods.
- The ability to compare theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An ability to grasp the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
- An understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour.
- Knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business. The behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
- Appreciate the central role in culture of Drama and have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument using speech, writing and other forms.
- Apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories.
- Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios.
- Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Locate and retrieve information using a range of resources.
- Design and perform practical projects.
- Present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form.
- Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should have acquired the following skills:
- Effective communication
- Effective organisational and time-management skills
- Effective use of information technology
- Numeracy skills
- Effective team-working skills
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
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EAA913 |
Languages of Theatre: How to Read a Play |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
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EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
10 credits |
BSA050 |
Introduction to Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
10 credits |
BSA026 |
Principles of Law |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Performance and Theatre Practice
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Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB918 |
A Revolt Against Fate |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB933 |
Theatre and Education |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Writing for Stage and Screen |
20 credits |
EAB900 |
Lighting and Sound Design |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
10 credits |
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
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BSB562 |
The Marketing Mix |
10 credits |
Optional |
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BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
10 credits |
BSB550 |
Company Finance |
10 credits |
Interdisciplinary Arts options also available in Semester 2:
Candidates may choose to take a module in the following list in place of a module in their main subject areas.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
- Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 credits |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 credits |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
EAB804 |
How does a Book Work? |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 credits |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 credits |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
20 credits |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 credits |
Part I
DPS route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement (DPS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
OR
DIntS Route
Candidates will undertake an approved study placement at a partner institution outside the United Kingdom leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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SAI002 |
International University Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
EUI002 |
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing) |
120 credits |
Participation in either a work or study placement is subject to School approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Performance and Theatre Practice
-
Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre and the Community |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC952 |
Theatre of the Avant Garde |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
10 credits |
BSC565 |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
10 credits |
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and 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:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- in order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
- to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment 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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.
Programme Specification
EA BA (Hons) English; BA (Hons) English Literature; BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing (2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons)/ BA (Hons) + DIntS/+ DPS |
Programme title | English/English Literature/English with Creative Writing |
Programme code | EAUB01/EAUB13/EAUB14 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend either: an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DintS). The sandwich year (part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before the commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q300, Q301/ Q320, Q321/ QW38, Q3W8 |
Admissions criteria | English BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q300 English BA (Hons) + DIntS/DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q301 English Literature BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q320 English Literature BA (Hons) + DIntS/DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q321 English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/qw38 English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) + DIntS/DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/q3w8 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instill in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The English Benchmark Statement
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
- SEEC Level Descriptors
- University Learning and Teaching Strategy
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 distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
- a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
- the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
- the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
- the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
- the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
- how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
- the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
- show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
- demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
- show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies; appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
- rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
- where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
- critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
- Demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with, and evaluate digital sources;
- demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
- deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
- demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: demonstrate advanced literacy and communication skills:
- demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
- understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
- show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
- show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
- work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
- demonstrate high-level IT skills and the ability to access work with and evaluate electronic resources;
- demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
All modules are weighted at 20 credits except for the Part C Dissertation module which is a 40 credit weighting. For BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing, the dissertation must showcase creative writing; for BA (Hons) English Literature, the dissertation must be on an approved topic in English Literature. Optional module titles are indicative of the options typically offered on the programmes, subject to availability and timetable permitting.
Students will be given appropriate academic advice each year, and can develop a concentration in either creative writing (for BA Hons English with Creative Writing) or English Literature (for BA Hons English Literature).
Students may select modules (with a total weighting of 20 credits) from those listed in the School Catalogue or the University’s Module Catalogue subject to approval by the School.
Students may not take more than 60 credits per semester (e.g. compulsory and optional choices cannot be made such that the credits carried are other than 60/60 weighted in a year).
4.1 Part A
Part A Compulsory Modules (100 credits for BA Hons English, BA Hons English Literature)
Semester one (60 credits) |
Semester two (40 credits) |
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EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
EAA102 |
Introduction to Language |
EAA011 |
Writing in History |
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry |
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Optional Modules In semester two, in addition to the above compulsory modules, the student must choose a 20 credit optional module.
Semester one |
Semester two (20 credits) |
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EAA200 |
How to Do Things with Digital Texts |
EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
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EAA003 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
Part A Compulsory Modules (100 credits for BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Semester one (60 credits) |
Semester two (40 credits) |
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EAA700 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
EAA701 |
Literary and Critical Theories |
EAA102 |
Introduction to Language |
EAA003 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
EAA104 |
Introduction to Poetry |
|
Optional Modules In semester two, in addition to the above compulsory modules, the student must choose a 20 credit optional module.
Semester one |
Semester two (20 credits) |
|
|
EAA200 |
How to Do Things with Digital Texts |
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EAA001 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
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EAA011 |
Writing in History |
4.2 Part B
Compulsory Modules (BA Hons English: total modular weight 40 credits. BA Hons English with Creative Writing and BA Hons English Literature: total modular weight 60 credits).
BA Hons English and BA Hons English with Creative Writing students must choose at least one module each semester from the modules listed below. One of these must be a pre-1800 module and one must be a post-1800 module.
Semester one (min. 20 credits) |
Semester two (min. 20 credits) |
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EAB710
|
Renaissance Writings (pre 1800) |
EAB711 |
Eighteenth Century Literature (pre 1800) |
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature (post 1800)
|
EAB712 |
Modernisms (post 1800) |
BA Hons English Literature students will be required to take three of the compulsory options listed above, and will be required to develop a concentration of options around English Literature.
BA Hons English with Creative Writing students must take the compulsory module:
Semester one |
Semester two (min. 20 credits) |
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EAB*** |
Maps and Motors pre-requisite EAA003 |
Students will be guided in their choices through regular meetings with academic staff.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
-
Language and Linguistics
-
Creative Writing
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American Literature and Film
Modules will also be available in a variety of staff research led modules, including the 1400s to the present day, encompassing Poetry, Prose, Drama, Film and The Digital Age.
Interdisciplinary School Module Options
Students may choose to take one interdisciplinary School module in semester two and these optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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History of Art, Architecture and Design
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Visual Culture
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Arts Management
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Creative Writing
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Language, Literature and Culture
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Publishing
4.3 Part I - Total modular weight of 120 creditsDPS Route Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies or,
DINTS Route Candidates will undertake an approved international placement leading to the Diploma in International Studies.
Participation in placement opportunities is subject to Departmental approval and subject to satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
4.4 Part C
Compulsory Modules: Students are advised to select a Dissertation topic that reflects their specialist interests. For BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing, the dissertation must showcase creative writing; for BA (Hons) English Literature, the dissertation must be on an approved topic in English Literature.
Semester one and two |
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EAC009 |
Dissertation (year-long, 40 credit module) |
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BA (Hons) English Literature students must take:
Semester one |
Semester two (20 credits) |
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EAC*** |
Shakespeare and Adaptations |
BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing student must take:
Semester one (20 credits) |
Semester two |
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EAC*** |
Driving on: Writing Towards Publication |
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Optional Modules (Fo r BA (Hons) English: total modular weight 80 credits. For BA (Hons) English Literature and BA (Hons) English with Creative Writing: total modular weight 60 credits)
Part C Students can choose a maximum of 20 credits from modules available at Part B
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Literature from 1350 to the present
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Language and Linguistics
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Creative Writing
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American Literature and Film
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 satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX
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, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B: 40%, Part C: 60% to determine the final percentage mark.
Programme Specification
SA BA (Hons) Textiles: Innovation and Design (2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
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
- The teaching, learning and assessment strategies used at Loughborough (available soon)
- What makes Loughborough University programmes and its graduates distinctive (available soon)
- Summary
- Programme aims
- Learning outcomes
- Programme structure
- Progression and weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | n/a |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons)+ Diploma in International Studies / BA (Hons) + Diploma in Professional Studies |
Programme title | Textiles: Innovation and Design |
Programme code | ACUB26 |
Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is six or eight semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend the third academic year undertaking professional training leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), or a international university placement (DIntS) in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. The third academic year (Part I) occurs between part B and part C. |
UCAS code | WJ24, J420 |
Admissions criteria | BA - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wj24 BA DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/j420 |
Date at which the programme specification was published |
1. Programme Aims
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To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical, analytical, conceptual and practical skills necessary for high level contemporary Textiles Practice and which offers them the opportunity to explore their individual ideas and concepts in depth.
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To maintain and expand professional and external links and relationships in appropriate industrial and commercial contexts to support the development of enterprising and highly employable individuals, that also allows students to make informed decisions about their future directions.
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To promote a forward thinking culture in which students are active participants in the School learning community and are encouraged to approach their work with a sense of enquiry, individuality and innovation.
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To ensure that students have broad first-hand experience of processes involved in the planning and production of contemporary Textile outcomes,, whilst developing specilaised knowledge aligning with current contextual requirements - Interiors, Fashion, Textiles Art, Research, and the developing areas of Performance and Digital Production.
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To ensure the development of significant skills in the practice of Design, Art and Craft informed by an awareness of historical and contemporary practice, ensuring that students are able to contextualise their work with reference to theoretical, historical, cultural, political and ethical issues, making use of the multiple resources provided by the School to support their learning.
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To create an environment where independent judgment and decision making is undertaken with integrity, and a strong critical awareness, based on a knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Art and Design
- The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- The QAA Policy Statement on a structured and supported process for personal development
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
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Generate ideas, research, concepts and solutions in response to internally/externally set briefs or within a self-initiated period.
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Conduct personal research demonstrating a critical and questioning attitude to history, theory and material culture.
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Select and experiment with a broad range of materials and processes appropriate to the production of a range of Textiles outcomes, whilst demonstrating an in depth understanding of one of the specialist areas offered in optional pathways and make use of the resources provided to support their learning.
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Develop independent, confident and innovative approaches to Textiles production, through Printed, Woven, Multi-Media or Digital processes, demonstrating in depth exploration of individual ideas and concepts.
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Integrate professional and enterprising practice in Textiles and other design and craft related specialisms.
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Synthesise current and emerging technologies relevant to Textiles production, bringing diverse information and ideas together to create innovative outcomes.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth and variety of opportunity within the Textiles discipline and be able to apply a suitable methodology to realise their own creative goals.
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Achieve a body of Textiles work that is coherent and well resolved and appropriate for the contemporary context, to reflect the strengths of the specialist pathways within the programme.
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Articulate experiments and outcomes with reasoned arguments, and be able to undertake critical analysis to evaluate the aesthetic and functional dynamics of their design outcomes.
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Show independence of concept through discovery, creativity and problem solving, and be able to identify new concepts and approaches within the existing knowledge framework.
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Identify opportunities for continuing development through further study or employment, and be able to apply their knowledge within a broad range of professional contexts.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
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Undertake research into Art and Design concepts, processes and contexts.
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Direct research skills into textiles practice, written assignments and verbal presentations.
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Work effectively with a range of textiles processes and confidently use specialist equipment necessary for the preparation of yarns, fibers, dyes and materials.
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Evidence experimentation and innovation with materials and processes appropriate to Textile outcomes and final applications, demonstrating a high standard of technical expertise in Print, Weave, Multi-media or Integrated Digital Practice.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
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Take responsibility for individual learning and development, initiate independent research, organise and plan work schedules, manage workloads and meet deadlines, plan time to make the best use of equipment and resources.
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Analyse information, and through selection and experimentation make informed judgements and decisions. Evaluate and recognise areas of personal strength and needs. Formulate reasoned responses to the critical judgement of others.
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Present work both visually and orally to a high standard, interact effectively with others through collaboration and negotiation, write on a given or chosen topic either in essay form or project brief, and display design work to exhibition standard.
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Demonstrate information technology skills in word processing and the appropriate computer software applications with which to develop design and practice.
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Co-ordinate the use of common resources, collaborate and share responsibility with others.
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Produce specifications sufficient to reproduce fabric samples, show an understanding of the calculations involved in the use of specialist equipment.
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAA612 |
Design Development for Textiles |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA921 |
Drawing: Discourses and Debates |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAA613 |
Textiles: Process and Exploration |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAA922 |
Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art and Design |
20 |
2 |
Compulsory |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAB621 |
Materials Processes and Conceptual Applications |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAB622 |
Sampling and Textiles Manufacture |
40 |
2 |
Compulsory |
SAB930 |
Professional and Business Practice |
20 |
1 |
Compulsory |
Students must choose a 20 credit module from the indicative School-wide options.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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History of Art, Architecture and Design
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Visual Culture
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Arts Management
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English, Drama, Publishing and Creative Writing
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Code |
Title |
Module |
Sem |
status |
SAB928 |
Decoding the Occult |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 |
2 |
Option |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-visual exchange in art and literature |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB017 |
America at War |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB114 |
An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB804 |
How Does a Book Work |
20 |
2 |
Option |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
20 |
2 |
Option |
4.3 Part I – Year Out (Four year Programme only)
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
SAI002 |
International University Placement |
120 |
1 & 2 |
Optional |
Students choose one of the above options
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC633 |
Textiles: Innovation, Exploration and Invention |
40 |
1 |
Compulsory |
SAC634 |
Textiles Research Report |
20 |
1 |
Option |
Code |
Title |
Module Weight |
Sem |
status |
SAC632 |
Final Project Textiles Studio Practice |
60 |
2 |
Compulsory |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, and from Part B to Part 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:
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In order to progress from Part A to Part B, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
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In order to progress from Part B to Part C, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
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To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, accumulate at least 40% in all compulsory modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment.
Reassessment will not be allowed in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) if;
- candidates have accumulated fewer than 60 credits in any part of the programme
- candidates fail to gain credit in SAC633
- candidates have gained a mark of less than 30 in SAC632
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 20 and Part C 80 to determine the final mark.