Teaching and assessment for English with French MA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

We use a wide range of methods, including lectures, small group seminars or tutorials, and film screenings.

Most modules in Levels 1 and 2 have two lectures and one tutorial each week.

This may vary in Levels 3 and 4, where you typically have one lecture and more small working groups or seminars per week.

The French modules in Levels 1 and 2 have four hours of tutorials each week. In Levels 3 and 4 this changes to two hours of language tutorial each week, plus 10 hours of lectures/seminars on French film, culture and society across each year.

In addition to language classes, you must attend regular film screenings or make appropriate alternative arrangements for viewing the films studied on the course.

Assessment

Assessments are carried out through coursework and examinations and vary in type and weighting from module to module.

Most English modules do not have any exams at all as we find continuous assessment works best. Coursework may involve:

essays
close analysis exercises
diary or journal entries
tests
class presentations
team projects

Assessments for the French modules may involve:

oral presentations and examinations
written assessments and examinations
grammar tests
listening tests
projects

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: HU11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Human Futures full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: EN11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Introduction to Literary Study full module details

Module code: HY11005 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module studies the exchange of goods, people, and ideas that tied together Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

It explores the origins of globalization and provides a comparative understanding of the development of European empires in Africa and the Americas.

The Rise of Atlantic Empires, 1500-1750 full module details

Module code: PI11007 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This is a dynamic course on modern philosophy that explores the realms of thought and reality. It uncovers the minds that shape today's philosophical discussions, as it dives into the rich tapestry of contemporary philosophy.

Descartes, Thought and Reality full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: AG20001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

For undergraduate students seeking to gain a better understanding of career planning process.

Ideal for anyone who wants to get started with choosing a career path or make plans towards their future. Suitable for students who need the flexibility of online learning.

Career Planning Module Online full module details

Module code: AG22037 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

This module will provide work experience alongside university study to further enhance employability and help you plan for your future.

It will suit students who can bring a professional attitude to their internship and are keen to take practical steps towards developing transferable skills for their future.

Internship full module details

Module code: HU21001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module introduces important concepts about gender and sexuality and shows how these concepts have changed over time.

Lecturers from English Literature, Philosophy, History, Creative Writing, Film, and Languages offer influential ideas from their disciplines, and help you recognise how sex-gender systems have real and physical consequences in individuals' lives.

Gender, Sexuality, Culture full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: EN31006 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Multi Ethnic American Fiction full module details

Module code: HU32002 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

You will explore what we mean when by words like ‘culture’ and ‘creativity’. You will look into what industries, institutions and infrastructures support creative work today. You will also explore the histories underlying them.

In this module, you'll explore these questions and apply them to your own creative writing practice.

Creative Practice Research in the Humanities full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: EN41016 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

H G Wells, Science Fiction and Film full module details

Module code: EN41024 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

This module explores British culture and society through the lens of comics from the late 19th century to the present.

It examines the rise of the British comics industry, the changing role of comics creators, and themes such as genre, politics, satire, and metafiction.

British Comics Creators full module details

Module code: EN42030 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

This is a practitioner-taught creative writing module.

In this module we ask what it means to write creatively about the environment, realising how creative writing (poetry, prose, dramatic, and innovative/hybrid forms) might relate to current debates about the environment.

Writing the Environment full module details

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