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
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40)
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EAA146
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Textual and Historical Studies
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20 credits
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EAA145
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Performance, Stage and Management
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20 credits
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Optional - NONE
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Semester 2
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Compulsory (total modular weight 30)
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EAA144
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Performance and Analysis
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20 credits
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EAA143
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Philosophising Performance
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10 credits
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Optional (10 credits)
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EAA013
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Non-Western Performance
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10 credits
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EAA147
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Textual Studies
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10 credits
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English Component
Semester 1
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Compulsory (total modular weight 10)
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EAA101
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Critical Studies 1
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10 credits
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Optional
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EAA006
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Introduction to American Literature
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20 credits
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EAA003
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Introduction to the Short Story
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20 credits
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EAA108
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The Search for Identity
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20 credits
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EAA010
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Writing Women
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20 credits
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EAA016
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The Essay
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10 credits
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EAA023
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Oral Communication
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10 credits
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EAA102
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An Introduction to Language
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10 credits
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EAA104
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Introduction to Poetry 1
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10 credits
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EAA015
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Introduction to Short Narrative
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10 credits
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EAA002
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Women’s Voices
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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Compulsory (total modular weight 10)
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EAA201
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Critical Studies 2
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10 credits
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Optional
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EAA001
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Introduction to Film Studies
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20 credits
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EAA003
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Introduction to the Short Story
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20 credits
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EAA004
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Language in Context
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20 credits
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EAA108
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The Search for Identity
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20 credits
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EAA011
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Writing in History
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20 credits
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EAA010
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Writing Women
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20 credits
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EAA023
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Oral Communication
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10 credits
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EAA016
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The Essay
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10 credits
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EAA204
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Introduction to Poetry 2
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10 credits
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EAA015
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Introduction to Short Narrative
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10 credits
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EAA002
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Women’s Voices
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10 credits
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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
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAB155
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Brecht: The Critical Stage
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20 credits
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EAB910
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Devised Theatre
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20 credits
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EAB917
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Media Performance
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20 credits
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EAB505
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Movement in Performance
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20 credits
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EAB918
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Revolt Against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd
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20 credits
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EAB009
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Theatre, Nation and Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama
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20 credits
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EAB101
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Study Abroad
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60 credits
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Semester 2
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAB704
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Modern and Contemporary British Theatre
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20 credits
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EAB920
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Performing the Absurd (pre-requisite EAB918)
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20 credits
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EAB904
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Playwriting and Dramaturgy
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20 credits
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EAB033
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Puppetry (also available at Part C)
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20 credits
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EAB034
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Voice and Text
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20 credits
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EAB004
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World Theatres
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20 credits
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EAB101
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Study Abroad
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60 credits
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English Component
Candidates must normally choose optional modules with a total modular weight of 40 across the year.
Semester 1
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAB001
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British Drama 1576-1737
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20 credits
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EAB154
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Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare
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20 credits
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EAB113
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Introduction to Linguistics
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20 credits
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EAB039
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Nineteenth-Century American Writing
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20 credits
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EAB020
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Diverse Voices
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20 credits
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EAB102
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American Adaptations
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20 credits
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EAB040
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New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle
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20 credits
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Semester 2
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAB008
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Victorian Literature
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20 credits
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EAB711
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Eighteenth-Century Literature
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20 credits
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EAB012
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African American Culture
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20 credits
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EAB035
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The Weird Tale
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20 credits
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EAB060
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American Nightmare
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20 credits
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EAB114
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Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing
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20 credits
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EAB110
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Introduction to Multimodality
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20 credits
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EAB016
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Language in Society (pre-requisite EAB113)
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20 credits
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EAB018
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Women’s Writing in the 17th Century
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20 credits
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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
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Industrial Training Placement
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120 credits
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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
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAC950
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Research Project
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40 credits
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Semester 1
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAC500
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Theatre Practice
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40 credits
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EAC900
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Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries
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20 credits
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EAC221
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The Applied Drama Toolkit
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20 credits
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EAC912
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Costume Design
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20 credits
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EAB504
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Theatre of the Fantastic
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20 credits
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Semester 2
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAC500
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Theatre Practice (if not taken in semester 1)
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40 credits
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EAC953
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Adaptation: Page to Screen
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20 credits
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EAC900
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Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in semester 1)
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20 credits
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EAB033
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Puppetry (cannot be taken if completed at Part B)
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20 credits
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EAC008
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Putting Women Centre Stage
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20 credits
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English component
Candidates must normally choose optional modules with a total modular weight of 40 across the year.
Optional
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EAC009
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Dissertation
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40 credits
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Semester 1
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAC012
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America at War
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20 credits
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EAC900
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Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries
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20 credits
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EAC042
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Dimensions of Texts: An Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics
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20 credits
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EAC214
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Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio ( pre-requisite EAB114)
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20 credits
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EAC103
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Modernisms
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20 credits
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EAC227
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Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost
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20 credits
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EAC034
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Narratives of American Sport
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20 credits
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EAC022
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Ulysses
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20 credits
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EAC229
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Neo-Victorianism
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20 credits
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Semester 2
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Compulsory - NONE
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Optional
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EAC900
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Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (is not taken in semester 1)
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20 credits
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EAC806
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The Child and the Book
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20 credits
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EAC109
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Romantic Writings: 1815-1832
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20 credits
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EAC701
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Global America
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20 credits
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EAC013
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Postmodern America
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20 credits
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EAC104
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Aphra Behn and her Contemporaries
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20 credits
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EAC300
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Rare Shakespeare
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20 credits
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EAC016
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Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on trial in American Culture
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20 credits
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EAC301
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T. S. Eliot
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20 credits
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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:
- 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.