EN4426
Civil Wars on Page and Screen
2018-2019
30
15
SCQF level 10
2
Academic year(s): 2018-2019
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 2
Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students
Planned timetable:
We shall be looking at literary and cinematic representations of different instances of civil war and partition - the Irish Civil War (1922-1923), the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the conflict around the Indian/Pakistani partition (1947), the conflict between Israel and Palestine (1948-present), the Nigerian Civil War/Biafran War (1967-1970) and the Somali Civil War (1988-present).
Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass EN2003 and pass EN2004
Weekly contact: 1 x 2-hour class and 2 optional consultative hours, and 3 optional hours of film viewing
Scheduled learning hours: 22
Guided independent study hours: 278
As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%
Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%