BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH

1. Course Structure and Content

The Course is designed to be completed within twenty-two months by a student devoting ten to twelve hours a week, working by distance learning. A student wishing to take a longer period to complete the Course will be entitled to do so, provided that he/she completes the requirement for the Course within thirty-six months.

Candidates will normally join the Course at one of four entry points during the year: Autumn Semester - October and January. Spring Semester - April and July. They will be assigned to a supervisor and to a cohort of students.

The Course currently consists of seven modules of which the student must achieve a pass in six. In all cases, study must begin with module A; thereafter, modules can be studied in any order, but a chronological approach is recommended. Module G may be substituted for one of the Modules B, C, D, E, or F.

A. Approaches to Literature,

B. Shakespeare and the Renaissance,

C. The Augustans,

D. The Romantics,

E. The Victorians,

F. The Moderns,

G. A Dissertation Topic.

2. Aims and Objectives.

The Course as a whole is designed to provide you with the opportunity to read widely across the range of literature in English, as well as to engage closely with selected works within this broad range. Since the study of literature is concerned with questions of meaning and social behaviour as well as with problems of aesthetics and cultural value, your work will direct you not only towards a wide range of examples of writing but also towards a greater awareness of moral and social questions surrounding the techniques through which analysis and persuasion are achieved. Practice in interpretation and experience in the planning and writing of assignments should also develop communication skills.

3. Entry Requirements.

At bachelor's level there are no predetermined requirements, but candidates must show an acceptable standard of current qualifications and experience to satisfy the requirements of the Admissions Committee.

Each application will be considered on its own merits, and admission to a Course and all interpretations as to the eligibility for such admission remain at the discretion of the University.

4. Methods of Assessment.

Each student will be examined in Module A and in five of the remaining Modules B to G. All students will be required to attain a satisfactory pass in the initial Assessment Test for Module A before proceeding with the Course.

The assessment of the Course will consist of a portfolio of twelve assignments or of ten assignments and a dissertation. Each assignment will consist of 3,000 words; the Dissertation of not less than 6,000 words and not more than 8,000 words.

Note:

This degree is specifically concerned with the study of English Literature, and it is assumed that prospective students will already be fluent in spoken and written English.

5. Assessment Regulations for Students Entering in the Academic Year 2004/2005. (Extract from the University's General Regulations).

i. In order to be eligible for the award of the appropriate qualification a candidate must make the submissions as required by the relevant Definitive Course Document within the prescribed time limit - IN THIS CASE, THIRTY-SIX MONTHS - subject to any extension granted.

ii. A candidate for examination may, for reasons adjudged adequate by the University, be exempted from any part of the normal examination or assessment procedure.

iii. If an essay or report is otherwise adequate but requires minor amendment, such amendment may be made, within six weeks of notice to the student.

iv. The marking scheme of the University sets the pass mark for the Course at C=50%. The mark for DISTINCTION is A=70%. The range of marks is as follows: A, B+ B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D.

6. Supervision and Cohorts.

The University is aware of the need to provide first rate supervision to students, given the fact that they are working in a distance learning mode. Each cohort of students, joining the Course at a given entry point - will be allocated a Supervisor who is either an experienced academic or proven practitioner in the field of Management. He or she will be the students' guide through the Course.

Aware of the fact that distance learning is usually a difficult and isolating experience, it is proposed that each cohort of students should receive a list of its peers. These will be people who are undergoing the same stresses and strains. They will be facing the same problems and the same assignment difficulties at a similar time. Rather than feeling isolated, it is the University's hope that students will wish to join with others to share their experiences in a fellow feeling of a community. Unless an individual student wishes to maintain anonymity, each Cohort of students will be given a list of their peers, in the hope that the over all standard of their work, their performance on the Course and, above all, their experience as a student is enhanced.

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