English Literature 3 / Scottish Literature 3 is a 60-credit course which may be taken in the third and final year of a student's three-year BA HSS, if their major subject of study (140 credits overall) is English Literature.

CONTENTS

1. English Literature 3/ Scottish Literature 3, giving information on the structure of the course.
2. After reading the following, go to the Third Year Honours Index page for a link to information on the Third Year courses available in any given session.

None of the information given here supersedes the basic regulations which are printed in the current Degree Regulations and Programme of Study. Further information about the courses may be given out from time to time in the form of announcements at lectures or seminars or as an update to the website.

ENGLISH LITERATURE 3 / SCOTTISH LITERATURE 3

In the BA HSS degree

Structure of the Course

Entrance Qualification

A Pass at a satisfactory level is required in English Literature 2 or Scottish Literature 2. Only those students with an overall mark of 50% and over are guaranteed a place.

Application

Forms of application for admission to English or Scottish Literature 3 will be available at a Briefing Meeting for Scottish Literature 2 or English Literature 2 students (which is usually held near the end of the second semester), and thereafter from the office of the English Literature Department (David Hume Tower, Floor 6). Completed forms should be returned to the office by the deadline set, which is usually a week after the briefing.

Format

Students studying English Literature 3 / Scottish Literature 3 take one of the Third Year Honours courses offered by the Department of English Literature in the first Semester; and one of the courses offered in the second Semester. These courses will also be assessed by an exam or exam essay during the Final Assessment Period (April to May). For information on course-choice and on the content of individual courses, see below. They will also take Critical Practice One during the first semester, and Critical Practice Two during the second semester

Course Structures

All Honours courses taught in the Department of English Literature are one semester long.

'Core Period Courses' (20 credits) are courses selected from the specified historical periods for Third Year study: Literature to 1600 (in Semester 1) and Literature 1648-1760 (in Semester 2).

'Option Courses' (also 20 credits) are drawn from more wide-ranging topics

Both the above Courses are taught in a two-hour seminar + a one-hour autonomous learning session each week.

Written Work

For each course chosen, one essay no longer than 2,500 words to be submitted by Week 8 of the semester in which the course is taught..

Assessment and Examinations

All work will be assessed according to the current University-wide marking scale. A single aggregate mark will be used to assess Pass/Fail based on a ratio of 25/75 between class work and degree examinations. The pass mark is 40%. Each taught course generates either a formal two-hour examination paper (Core Period courses) or a take-home exam essay (Option courses). Past examination papers can be found on the University Library website: Past Examination Papers Online.

Curriculum for ENGLISH Literature 3

(see separate Scottish Literature 3 entry below)

Students should take:

in SEMESTER ONE   (September to December)

one Course (EITHER a Core Period Course [in area Literature to 1600] OR one of the Option Courses);

and Critical Practice One

in SEMESTER TWO   (January to March)

one Course (EITHER a Core Period Course [in area Literature 1648-1760] OR one of the Option Courses).

and Critical Practice Two

See English Literature Third Year Index page and click on the relevant session for links to details of courses and times at which they are taught.

Students have a free choice among the courses, but should note:

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Curriculum for SCOTTISH Literature 3

in SEMESTER ONE   (September to December)

one Course (EITHER a Core Period Course [in area Literature to 1600] OR one of the Option Courses);

and Critical Practice One

in SEMESTER TWO   (January to March)

one Course (EITHER a Core Period Course [in area Literature 1648-1760] OR one of the Option Courses).

and Critical Practice Two

These must be courses with a Scottish emphasis:

The relevant Core Period and Option courses which include a Scottish element are marked with an *.

See English Literature Third Year Index page and click on the relevant session for links to more details about courses (look for an asterisk beside their title) and the times at which they are taught.

These courses will be taught at fixed times. Your selection must therefore be made in the light of the timetable requirements of the courses in other subjects that you may wish or need to take next session.

Against the course-title the name is given of a staff-member of whom enquiries could profitably be made for further information.