University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 7

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: 11.00 am

This module introduces a range of works from the period 1680-1830. Looking at travel, colonialism, and different constructions of man's natural estate in the early eighteenth century, the module traces the development of these themes into Romanticism's passion for literal and figurative journeys, its revolutionary critique of human enslavement by society, and its fascination with the power of Nature.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 3 lectures and 1 tutorial, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Scheduled learning hours: 43

Guided independent study hours: 157

Assessment pattern

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


Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr P Mackay
Module teaching staff: Team taught

Intended learning outcomes

• Exercise and develop skills in reading texts closely and thinking critically about them;
• Develop a closer awareness of the socio-historical contexts in which literary works are produced and received, and the operation of different critical discourses (e.g. regarding race, class, and gender) within literature and responses to it;
• Develop their ability to construct arguments in response to primary and secondary material, and to articulate these in written essays and group discussion;
• Develop their ability to use library resources and to consult critical works.