University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 10am - 12 Tues

Students in this module will study the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries and acquire knowledge of contemporary critical approaches to the subject. They will consider how the plays of this period present different varieties of tragic form while also relating them to the theatrical and cultural conditions of the period.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass EN2003 and pass EN2004

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 lecture and 1 tutorial and 2 optional consultative hours.

Scheduled learning hours: 20

Guided independent study hours: 280

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%


Re-assessment: exam = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr H A R Archer
Module teaching staff: Dr Harriet Archer (HARH)
Module coordinator email harh@st-andrews.ac.uk

Intended learning outcomes

• Display a direct knowledge of the set texts, gained by close reading of those texts and reading of supplementary primary and secondary material.
• Identify and undertake appropriate secondary reading on Shakespeare and the drama of his time, guided by the module handbook.
• Deploy an appropriate critical terminology for discussing the drama of the period.
• Construct logical, persuasive arguments which are presented in correct and fluent English.