Teaching and assessment for English and Mathematics MA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

In English, we use a wide range of teaching methods, from lectures, to small group seminars or tutorials, and film screenings.

Most modules in first and second year have two lectures and one tutorial each week. This may vary in third and fourth year, where you typically have one lecture and more small working groups or seminars per week.

In Mathematics we use methods such as:

lectures
tutorials
workshops
computer assisted learning

We also teach the use of professional mathematical software packages in order to allow you to explore mathematics far beyond the limits of traditional teaching. This also prepares you for the way in which mathematicians work across various industries.

Assessment

Assessments across both subjects are carried out by coursework, examinations, and continuous assessment and vary in type and weighting from module to module.

In English most modules do not have any exams at all as we find continuous assessment works best to hone our students' skills.

Coursework can consist of:

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

In Mathematics the assessment can consist of:

examination
coursework
homework
computer assignments
class 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

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: MA21001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Mathematics 2A 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: EN31015 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

This module explores the relationship between literature and comics, with an emphasis on adaptations of literature into comics and graphic novels. It considers theoretical and formal questions about how comics work, and the relationship between comics and literary forms such as prose, poetry and drama.

The Pictured Page: Literature to Comics 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: 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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