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Module Catalogue

For information on which modules are specific to your programme, please see : Programme requirements index 2018-2019.

Curricular information may be subject to change.

DI5453 Practical Criticism

Academic year(s): 2018-2019

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Not available as an optional module for any other programme, except with the Permission of the Head of School.

Planned timetable: -To be confirmed

This module exposes students to a multiplicity of forms and themes, with an emphasis on the practice of close reading. After some preliminary instruction, the majority of class time is devoted to communal acts of close reading, which seek to foster habits of sustained aesthetic attention and to enhance analytical skills. The particular works studied in the module vary from semester to semester and are determined by the disciplinary specialism of the course tutor.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 3-hour seminar (x10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours: 33

Guided independent study hours: 270

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 60%, 3-hour Written Examination = 40%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 10%
Coursework: 40%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr G R Hopps
Module teaching staff: Dr G Hopps and Dr R Lanb