BENGLCW BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing Course Handbook 2015-16

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BA (Hons English and Creative Writing Course

School of Communications and Marketing

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CONTENTS

WELCOME ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

Welcome from the Director of School ...................................................................................................... 3

Welcome from the Course Leaders ........................................................................................................... 4

What type of information is in the handbook .......................................................................................... 6

Who’s who on my course .......................................................................................................................... 6

How will we communicate with you ......................................................................................................... 8

How you can communicate with us .......................................................................................................... 8

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR & TIMETABLES .................................................................. 9

Academic Year .......................................................................................................................................... 9

Your timetable ........................................................................................................................................ 10

YOUR COURSE ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Programme specification ........................................................................................................................ 10

Unit descriptors....................................................................................................................................... 10

Options .................................................................................................................................................... 14

Course Learning and Teaching strategy ................................................................................................. 14

Learning Resources ................................................................................................................................. 16

ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Assessment & Feedback .......................................................................................................................... 16

Modes of assessment ............................................................................................................................... 17

Results and feedback .............................................................................................................................. 21

‘Your voice’ ............................................................................................................................................. 21

STUDENT SUPPORT ..................................................................................................................................... 22

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 23

THE LEGAL BIT ............................................................................................................................................ 25

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................ 26

Appendix 1 – Programme Specification .................................................................................................. 26



WELCOME

Welcome from the Director of School

The School of Communications and Marketing is a dynamic and exciting place to study, a place

where creative talent, industry skills and theoretical knowledge combine to produce the best

graduates across the creative sector. We are proud of our school, our amazing facilities and

the wonderful opportunities we offer, but most of all we are proud of you.

Our students go on to fantastic careers in the creative industries, working at top digital and

creative agencies, writing for local and national newspapers, magazines, and for television

and radio where our graduates work at the BBC, Sky , Channel 4 and ITV. Our public relations

course has twice been voted the best publicity degree in the country, and our English courses

have a student satisfaction rate that is higher than Oxford or Cambridge.

Southampton Solent University has twice been voted one of the top creative universities in the

country by the Which University Guide, and the courses in our school are a testament to that.

We offer a range of exciting degree courses that have been developed with industry experts,

and these are taught by talented practitioners and theoreticians.

We teach, using the latest facilities, and update software regularly so that it matches industry

standards. Our Journalism courses are delivered in a state of the art newsroom, with live feeds

from around the world. The latest equipment; cameras, macs, editing suites are all available

for your use. We offer seven journalism courses; sports, fashion, multi-media, news, magazine,

photo-journalism and music journalism. These courses are accredited by a mix of professionalbodies; the BJTC, NCTJ and the PTC.

Professional stamps of approval are an important indicator of quality across the school. The

public relations course is accredited by the CIPR, the marketing courses by CIM, and the

advertising course by Creative Skillset.

The School is a dynamic, vibrant and exciting place to study and we work with you to ensure

you make the most of every opportunity. We’re innovative too. We have just developed three

“fast track” two year degrees in Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism with Creative

Skillset.

Solent Creatives is at the heart of our school. This innovative, creative agency was developed

within the School of Communications and Marketing and offers students work on creative

projects with businesses as part of their course. Students are paid for this work, which also

counts towards their degree, and enables them to develop a creative portfolio of work that is

second to none. Our clients include top national companies, local firms, charities and even a

celebrity or two!

The agency also supports student start-ups and teaches entrepreneurial skills to those studentswanting to start their own business, or develop strong freelancing skills. Students can pitch forfinancial support, and then we work with them to build their businesses to ensure success.

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Solent Press is our own publishing house, where students write, photograph or design for arange of top national magazines and are supported to develop their own titles too. There is alot going on, so please get involved.

Studying in our school isn’t all about work! We enjoy regular visits to newspapers and agenciesacross the country and abroad too. This year our students visited Paris, New York and Rome,

but in recent years we have also travelled to Tokyo, Morocco, Milan, Spain and Berlin.We also visit the latest exhibitions and conferences, but it is our industry links and visits tothese contacts which are second-to-none. We work closely with our industry partners, they arelinked to our courses as Fellows or Visiting Professors, and keep our courses up-to-date. Theyhelp in the development of new curriculum across the school. We are immensely proud of ourconnections with industry.

Research is important too. Our staff are committed to ensuring this informs your teaching andlearning. They present their ideas at conferences across the world. Our international links,with other institutions are also important to us, as are the growing number of internationalstudents who choose to study with us, as they bring a different perspective to the lecture

theatre, or seminar.I am very pleased to welcome you to our school. Make the most of every opportunity offeredto you, be open to all possibilities, work hard, but most of all have fun!

I wish you the very best during your time with us.

Suzanne Dixon

Professor Creative Enterprise

Director, School of Communications and Marketing

Please find link to our :University Charter.

Welcome from the Course Leaders

Welcome to BA (Hons) English Programmes (Single Honours, English AND Advertising, EnglishAND Creative Writing, English AND Film, English AND Magazine Journalism, English AND Media,English AND Public Relations, English AND Screenwriting)

After having met so many of you at Open Days and in interviews, we are delighted that youchose to study English at Solent. For those of you who are returning to Levels Four & Five, we

hope you continue to find the course intellectually stimulating, interesting and appealing. Weare excited about some of the new opportunities that are developing around our course. Thisyear, for the first time, we are rolling out a course mentoring programme. A select group ofLevel Five students will act as mentors and friends to the first-year students who need helpand assistance with all of the things that can seem baffling about the transition from collegeto university.

We’ve also appointed a student volunteer to be our course-based social media manager. NickyGreen is helping us to understand how to get course-based messages out to everyone throughour social media platforms. If you have ideas about this, please let us know. Nicky will begraduating at the end of this academic year. If you’re interested in stepping into her verycapable shoes, please email [email protected].

Seamus Finnegan, the dramatist on our team, will be heading up our first literary andphilosophical society in the English Programme. The Solent Quill Society will be run by the

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students for the students and will feature conference speakers and guest speakers as part ofthe programme. If you’d like to be a part of this new development,email [email protected] after the teaching period has started. Seamus is also incharge of the Final Year Project unit at Level Six. If you have any questions about your FYP,please direct them to Seamus.

At the end of this academic year, we will proudly attend the graduation of our very first cohortof Single Honours English students and we hope you’ll all be available to help us mark this veryspecial occasion. Devon Campbell-Hall worked tirelessly to get the Single Honours Englishprogramme up and running and no doubt graduation 2015-16 will be one of her proudestmoments. If you have ideas about how you think we should mark the occasion of our firstcohort of Single Honours English graduates, email [email protected].

We continue to develop our programmes so that there is a seamless link between the academicengagement you have with your subject discipline and the skills you’ll need to obtain entry-level posts in a wide range of professional fields. Our Solent Press Unit at Level Five and ourWork Experience unit at Level Six are designed to help you to make connections with a rangeof different clients. You’ll have the chance to work on a variety of live briefs and to reflect

on your experience by writing about it. As our resident indy publishing expert, Eden Sharp isyour contact for all things Solent Press.

Tom Masters will again be providing Level Four students with the opportunity to work alongsidehim to make and read poetry. Be sure to take advantage of the chance to work with Tom; it’spossible that you’ll find you have some fresh new insights into the historical and social contextsof poetry after attending his sessions.

Michael Lynch has joined the English team this year as our expert screenwriter. He’ll only beteaching you one unit this year but next year, you might see a lot more of him!

We are excited about being involved with Southampton’s first Festival of Words: SO: To Speak.Devon Campbell-Hall and Eden Sharp will be giving papers and Carolyn Cummings-Osmond willchair a panel on contracts. We hope you will be able to join us in getting to know writers,publishers and all those interested in things literary right here on our doorstep in Southampton.

Finally, we want to reiterate that all those who teach on the English team are deeplycommitted to you and to the experiences you have while studying with us. Devon and Carolynhave received STAR awards for excellence in teaching and our other team members repeatedlyreceive some of the highest SUE (Student Unit Evaluations) and NSS (National Student Survey)scores.

We look forward to working with you to continue to make Solent English one of the best andmost attractive courses in the region. Let us know how we can help and we’ll do our best to

make it happen. Please take time to read on, as this handbook contains a considerable amountof information you will need throughout the course of your studies this year.

Devon Campbell-Hall, Course Leader, BA (Hons) English, [email protected]

Carolyn Cummings-Osmond, Course Leader, Combined Honours English, [email protected]

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What type of information is in the handbook

The course handbook provides you with information about how your course is taught andmanaged, and how you will be assessed. It also provides information around key coursedetails, University facilities and services that will assist you whilst studying.

This handbook is accompanied by information on the Student portal and the SouthamptonSolent University “Student Handbook Essential information 2015-16”, which can be found onthe portal:

Student Handbook

If any changes are necessary, the Course Handbook will be updated and the most recentversion will be available on the portal.

Comment

If you would like to comment on the handbook contents, or have any ideas on how to improvethe information provided, please forward these by email to:

[email protected]

Who’s who on my course

Below you will find details of the people who are important to your course.They include those who will teach you. Details of the External Examiners can be found on the

specific unit pages/information on myCourse

Head of School of Communications and Marketing – Suzanne Dixon [email protected]

Course Leader, BA Hons English - Devon Campbell-Hall, [email protected]

Course Leader, BA Combined Honours English – Carolyn Cummings-Osmond – (titles include: English and Advertising, English and Creative Writing, English and Film, English and MagazineJournalism, English and Media, English and PR, English and Screenwriting) [email protected]

Full-time teaching staff

Devon Campbell-Hall, Senior Lecturer and Level 4 Tutor: teaches CEM407 Adapting the Novel,

Level 5: CEM514 Empire and Industry in 19thC Literature, CEM510 Partition Literature, CEM518

Literature and Film of the New World Level 6: CEM612 Shock Value: Crises in Literature and

Culture in the 20th-21stC,CEM617 Minority Experiences in American Literature

Contact: email [email protected]

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Carolyn Cummings-Osmond, Senior Lecturer, Level Five Tutor, Student Mentor Supervisor,

Student Social Media Manager Liaison. Teaches Level 4: CEM406 Cultural Fragments, Level 5:

CEM506 From the Salon to the Sewer: 18thC Literature, CEM507 Children’s Literature, Level 6:

CEM614 Work Experience, CEM606 Criminal Texts, CEM623 On the Road: An Introduction to

Travel Literature

Contact email: [email protected],

Room JM219

Seamus Finnegan, Senior Lecturer, Level 6 Tutor and Major Project Unit Leader. Teaches Level

4: CEM409 Writing with Power: Professional Practice in English, Level 5: CEM513 Playtexts in

Context, CEM512 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, Level 6: CEM612 Shock Value: Crises in

Literature and Culture in the 20th

-21stC, CMW306, Major Project

Contact email: [email protected]

Room JM221

Michael Lynch, Senior Lecturer. Course Leader for BA (Hons) Screenwriting. Teaches Level 4:

CEM409 Introduction to Writing Craft.


Room JM222

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Associate Lecturers

Tom Masters. Teaches Level 4: CEM402 Key Moments in the History of Literature: from Beowulf

to the Booker Prize, CEM408 Making and Reading Poetry, CEM412 Toolbox: Critical Writing and

Presentation Skills, Level 5: CEM511 Gothic, CEM516 Writing: the Social and Industrial

Landscape


Eden Sharp. Teaches Level 4: CEM409 Introduction to Writing Craft, CEM411 Writing and Sellingthe Short Story, Level 5: CJO569 Professional Publishing Solent Press, CEM515 Genre andLanguage, CEM517 Writing the Novel


*please note: associate lecturers are not full-time members of staff and are therefore not oncampus every day. Please make every effort to plan your communication so that there issufficient time for Tom and/or Eden to reply.

How will we communicate with you

Outside of scheduled sessions the email system will be the main method of relaying importantinformation to you, which will be sent to your student email address which you need to check

regularly. Any hard copy correspondence will be sent to the address on your student record.It is important that you keep this up to date via your account details on the Student Portal.

Other methods of communication are via noticeboards, digital signage, the student portal,myCourse and via our student Social Media Manager, who will post notices on the Solent EnglishSocial Media pages.

How you can communicate with us

As we’ve mentioned previously, the student experience is at the heart of the EnglishProgramme and we want you to feel confident about how to contact us, should you need to.

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Use the contact details provided in the staff section of this handbook.

Outside of scheduled sessions the email system will be the best method of contacting teachingstaff.

We will endeavour to reply to your email within 24 hours of receiving it (and no doubt sooner)

but please keep in mind that we might not be available at weekends or in the evenings afterteaching has finished. Therefore, it will help all of us if you plan to make contact when youknow we’ll be available. Remember, that we are a small team who are almost always in classif we aren’t in our offices. We’d appreciate it if you could avoid sending emails that requirean instant response, but if there is an emergency, we will do all we can to help.

Don’t forget about the new Student Hub. They have extended hotline hours and can probablyanswer many of the questions you have about a whole range of things. For more details aboutthis, please see the section in this handbook about the hub.

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR & TIMETABLES

Academic Year

The Academic Year governs the University’s academic operations and service provision andwithin this, we have set term dates and examination periods.

The key term dates for BA (Hons) English in 2015-16 are shown below.

Welcome week 21st September 2015

Teaching year starts 28th September 2015

Winter break 21st December 2015 – 3rd January 2016

New Year, New Challenge Week of 4th January 2016

Marking week and course trips w/b 11th January 2016

Assessment Boards w/b 15th February 2016

Referral examinations and assessmentsubmission

w/b 14th March 2016

Teaching starts 25 January 2016

Spring Break 28th March 2016 – 10th April 2016

Teaching starts w/b 11th April 2016

Bank holiday 2nd May 2016

Examinations w/b 16th May 2016

Marking weeks and Board preparation w/b 23rd May 2016 and w/b 30th May 2016

Assessment Boards and students’ results w/b 6th June 2016

Student referral preparation w/b 13th June 2016 and w/b 20th June 2016

Referral examinations and assessmentsubmission

w/b 27th June 2016

Marking and Board preparation w/b 4th July 2016 and w/b 11th July 2016

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Graduation ceremonies 11th – 15th July 2016

Assessment Boards and Students’ results 18th July 2016

Your timetable

CMISGo is the University's timetabling application which allows students to view theirtimetables via the timetabling application located on the homepage of the student portal.For assistance on how to access and use this app follow the link below:

Timetable app assistance

YOUR COURSE

Programme specification

The programme specification is the definitive record of your Course, which is approved by theUniversity and can only be amended by following strict processes. The full document can befound in Appendix 1.

Unit descriptors

Unit descriptors can be found on myCourse by following the link provided below. The link willtake you to the search page where you can enter the unit code to access the full unitdescriptor.

http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/unitsearch

Level Four (full unit descriptors can be found by clicking on the links on the BA (Hons) EnglishMyCourse page.

Period One

Cultural Fragments: Introduction to Literary Theory (CEM406) -20 CATSThis is your introduction to literary theory, where you’ll learn the key theories that are appliedto the analysis of literature.

Adapting the Novel (CEM407) – 10 CATS

This unit introduces the novel at both the academic and practical level, which renders itparticularly useful for the ‘English and’ degree streams. It enables a sound understanding ofthe novel form, by considering several examples of canonical fiction

Writing with Power: Professional Practice in English (CEM409) - 20 CATSThis two-teaching period unit provides you with the skills you’ll need to edit and proofreadwork and to analyse and explore examples of some of the most powerful and influential writingever produced.

Introduction to Writing Craft (CEM410) – 10 CATSThis unit introduces you to the tools required by every writer to successfully hone their craft:an understanding of story, plot, character and how to introduce tension and resolution intotheir work. The unit focuses on narrative structure and literary techniques and their importancein the telling of story.

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Period Two

Making and Reading Poetry (CEM408)- 10 CATS This practical, hands-on unit will introduce you to the skills needed in order to gain an intimateunderstanding of poetry, as writers, performers and listeners.

Writing with Power: Professional Practice in English (CEM409) - 20 CATS (see description inP1 above).

Introduction to Scriptwriting Craft (CMW402) – 20 CATSThis unit will be taught in the form of one 3-hour workshop, which will include short lectures,screenings, group presentations, experimental writing sessions and where possible guestspeakers from the industry. The purpose of this is to harvest a flowing, creative environmentwhere you can have the time and setting to absorb new information, work with your peers, andexperiment in writing screenplays.

CEM411 Writing and Selling the Short Story (CEM411) – 20 CATSThis unit allows you to hone your skills within the application of the short story. Various genres

within short story writing, including horror, sci-fi, comedy, romance, detective, ‘twist in thetale’ and the short story for radio broadcast will be examined. You will be required to createa portfolio of their own short stories for assessment.

Level Five

Period One

Playtexts in Context (CEM513) - 10 CATSIn this unit, you will learn about the history of drama as a cultural and literary form. Eachweek, you will read a play text from a different historical period, learn about its cultural, socialand historical context, and explore in discussion some of the ways in which that context isechoed and reflected in the writing.

Writing the Industrial and Social Landscape (CEM516) – 20 CATSThis core unit will explore and interrogate the relationship between writers, media producersand readers/audiences. The unit will explore economic imperatives which impact uponpublishing and media industries with specific reference to how these agendas impact upon andinfluence what creative material is published/broadcast.

Writing the Novel (CEM517) – 20 CATSThis second year unit develops your writing skills, allowing you the opportunity to plan andwrite a part- novel. This unit will encourage you to develop your own individual ‘voice’ and to

write about what you have a passion for – things an agent, editor and reader will look for.

Professional Publishing: Solent Press (CJO569) - 20 CATSWorking on professional editorial assignments, to deadline is an important part of developingthe competencies needed in many areas of the creative industries. Solent Press is a publishinghouse, created within Solent Creatives to develop editing writing and layout skills needed towork in this industry.

Period Two

Empire & Industry in 19thC Literature (CEM514) – 10 CATSThis unit explores the ways in which selected examples of literature in English reflect theenormous changes in society – largely due to the advent of industrialisation and the long-lastingresults of centuries of Colonialism – during the 19th century.

Shakespeare and his Contemporaries: The Early Moderns (CEM512) – 20 CATS

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This unit will explore a variety of Elizabethan and Jacobean plays, looking first at their originalproduction on the Elizabethan or Jacobean stage, and then at their respective ‘afterlives’ incontemporary culture. In the first half of the unit, you will examine topics such asShakespeare’s language, his manipulation of stage conventions, and his combination of comicand tragic forms (theories of comedy and tragedy will also be explored). In the second half,you will explore the same plays’ scope for re-interpretation, studying notable stage productions

and film adaptations.

Genre and Language (CEM515) – 20 CATSLooking historically at a wide range of literary texts, you will focus on the importance ofknowing the genre, style and setting of a narrative story. Examining shifts in style and setting,this unit will explore the proliferation of genres and sub-genres in changing literary output,and question the blurring of genre boundaries.

This year there are no Level 6 English and Creative Writing students.

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BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing 2015

FHEQ Level 4

W1-15

W16-30

FHEQ Level 5

W1-15

W16-30

FHEQ Level 6

W1-15

Shock Value:

Modernism to Post

modernism

Shakespeare and his

Contemporaries: The

Early Moderns

Playtexts in Context

Dissertation/Major

Project

Work

Experience

Option

Professiona

lPublishing:

Solent

Press

Adapting the

Novel

Cultural Fragments:

Introduction to

Literary Theory

Making and

Reading Poetry

Intro to Screenwriting Craft

Writing the

Novel

Option: English -

Choose 1

Intro to Writing Craft

Writing: the

Industrial andSocial Landscape

Writing

and

Selling the

Writing

with

Power :

Profession

al Practice

in English

Option:

Creative

Writing -

Choose 1

Critical Theory and Analysis Appl ication of Theory into

Practice

Professional Practice

(includes Real-World

Units focussed on employability skills and real-world learning

Genre and

Language

Empire & Industry in

19th C Literature

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English Options L6: Radical Re-Readings; Criminal Texts; World Theatre in English; Minority Experiences in

American Literature; Storytelling; On the Road: An Introduction to Travel Literature

Creative Writing Options L6: Writing for Young People; Speculative Fiction; Writing Creative Non-Fiction

*Students may choose one year-long Curriculum Plus in place of a subject-specific option

** Option units may be offered year-long or period-long depending on shared course delivery in any one year

Options

Options are selected by you through the Student Portal. Please watch for the announcementnotifying you that the options selection process has opened. You have a limited amount oftime to choose options. If you miss the deadline for choosing, Course Leaders will pick an

options unit for you.

(Please note that your choice of option might not run. The university has a ‘minimum numberthreshold’ for each unit and cannot guarantee that the unit of your choice will be offered.)We will announce which options will run shortly after the deadline for choosing options closes.

If you want to change options, you must complete an options unit transfer form within the firsttwo weeks of the teaching period. Failure to do so will mean that you will not be able tochange. Please contact your Course Leader if you want to change options.

Course Learning and Teaching strategy

The educational philosophy of the English programme, matches that of Solent University: tomake all that we do, student-centred. You are at the centre of the learning experience andwe want you to take responsibility for your own learning within a framework of academic andpersonal support from the teaching team and the wider support networks available across theuniversity. Rest assured, you’re in good hands. Our English programme has again beenrecognised for its successes in 2014-15. Here are some of the highlights:

In 2014-15, we were 2nd in the whole of Solent university for student satisfaction

Out of 104 UK universities offering English as a degree subject, we were:• 2nd in personal development• 2nd in learning resources• 6th for assessment and feedback• 11th for teaching

It’s pretty clear from these stats that our small team of five love what we do - to quote acommon cliché: ‘good things come in small packages.’ So how do we teach and assess you?

We use both formative and summative assessment on your degree. Formative assessments donot count towards your overall mark, but give you the chance to practice assessment tasks and

receive feedback on your performance. This will help you to identify your strengths andweaknesses, and assist you in working out how to improve. We’ll also let you know what youdo well! Summative assessments are the bits that count towards your mark for the unit. You

Work Experience Option L6: Choose either Freelancing at Solent Creatives or Solent Press, or students may find their

own work ex erience

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are given a detailed assignment brief and a deadline, which you must ensure that you meet.Your work will be marked and feedback provided. The idea behind the process of formativeand summative assessment is that the formative part gives you a chance to practice before youget a mark that counts and the summative part is the part that counts.

We aim to provide you with a variety of different types of assessment. We’re not like some of

our more traditional competitors, who test your competency based on your performance onexams. Instead, we use assessments that are both academic and practical. There are onlineblog discussions, individual and group presentations, seminars and lectures, peer-learning, liveprojects, creative portfolios, competitions, chaired debates, archival work, student-ledseminar sessions, short papers and extended critical essays.

At Level Four we provide you with the foundations for your degree. We want to help you tofeel confident about making the transition to Higher Education study. At this level, weintroduce areas of study that are essential to the study of English at degree level and we providea basis in the principal skills – practical and academic – necessary for this level of study. We’llhelp you to begin to acquire study and employability skills. You’ll notice an emphasis on thisin CEM409 Writing with Power, CEM411 Introduction to Writing Craft and CEM411 Writing and

Selling the Short Story. You’ll also become familiar with academic practice within the subjectof English. CEM406 Cultural Fragments, CEM407 Adapting the Novel and CEM408 Making andReading Poetry, introduce you to theory and practice.

You’ll be given clear examples of what we expect of you and how we assess your work. Bydeveloping a strong foundation in essential research, writing and technical skills and study,we’ll help you to feel confident about moving into the next level: Level Five.

The subject matter at Level Five is developmental in nature and involves the exploration ofissues and ideas in the subject of English Literature. The amount of reading you’ll be requiredto do will increase and you’ll be expected to explore texts in more depth and breadth than you

did at Level Four. We’ll be helping you to become a more independent researcher and writerand we’ll be looking for an increased level of sophistication in your work, whether it bepractical work or close textual reading. You’ll hear the term ‘critical analysis’ a lot and you’llprobably see that it appears in your feedback. What you’re doing here is moving away fromdescribing what you see and what you read and applying the concepts you learned at LevelFour to analyse texts. Take sufficient time to prepare your work before you attend some of thecore unit seminars which focus on analysis and textual criticism in the novel and other writingsin: CEM514 Empire and Industry in the 19thC and in drama: CEM513 Playtexts in Context andin CEM512 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: The Early Moderns.

On the practical side of this level, we offer a particularly innovative unit: CJO569 ProfessionalPublishing: Solent Press. Solent Press is a work-based learning unit designed to help you get

the skill you need for a career working in industries which place a high value on research,writing and communication skills. You’ll have to work independently and as part of a team.You’ll get to work with outside employers and agencies on live briefs and you’ll get someprofessional experience and feedback on your performance. Those with degrees in English aresome of the most employable, therefore, with the added value of a practical unit, such asCJO569, your CV will be much enhanced.

At Level Five, we want you to work more independently. Rather than asking your tutors whatthey want, try to think about what you have to offer. What are you discovering through yourown independent research? How can you apply this to the assessments? At this Level, youshouldn’t be asking us what we think, you should be working on developing your own academic,creative and professional voice and style. By doing so, you’ll be well-prepared for the demands

of your final year of study.

This year there are no Level Six students

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Learning ResourcesYour first port of call for learning resources should be library itself. We are fortunate to havean incredibly helpful subject librarian: Mary Hudson ([email protected]), who has beenworking with the Course Leaders to ensure that the best resources are available to you in bothdigital and hard copy formats. Check out the reading list and library links on each of the

MyCourse pages.

If you’re concerned about your key skills and want to learn more about how to improve, taketime to check the essential guidance provided by succeed@solent.

There is plenty of guidance available about how to use the Harvard System of Referencing (arequirement on all English assessments). Do not email your tutor to ask how to reference.Attend the many sessions that are on offer during the first year of your degree studies. Takethe quizzes that are available via succeed@solent. All of these strategies will help you tounderstand how to reference appropriately. It’s rather important because you do not want tofind that your Turnitin similarity report indicates that the majority of your work has beenplagiarised from web and other sources. If this happens, you’ll be reported for academic

misconduct. Don’t allow this to happen to you. Plan time for your assessments and ask forhelp via the student hub or succeed@solent.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Feedback

The University’s Assessment Regulations can be found at the link below and should be used in

conjunction with other University policies, handbooks and portal information:

SSU Assessment Regulations

In some of our units, feedback is provided via the Turnitin feedback section, which you’ll beshown in your induction sessions. In other units, you’ll receive typed or written feedback onstandard assignment coversheets. The unit leaders for each of your units will let you know howyou can expect to receive feedback.

If a submission date falls just before one of the winter or spring breaks, the date for yourfeedback might seem longer than the standard 4-week waiting period. This is because stafftake time off during these breaks just like you do. Marking will take place during specifiedmarking periods and during term time, but not on designated holiday periods. For example, ifyou submit work on 18-Dec-15, your feedback will be ready around 25-Jan-16. Knowing thiswill save you having to email to ask when your feedback will be available.

All marks awarded are provisional until ratified at the exam board. Therefore, under somecircumstances (usually rare ones), your mark could change. Lecturers will not release resitmarks until they have been posted on the student portal.

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Modes of assessment

Coursework-related

• Specific assessment details are published on the unit MyCourse pages via Word documents

which are usually titled: Assessment Brief. Assessment briefs have codes such as AE1, AE2and AE3. AE1 is Assessment 1; AE2, Assessment 2 and so on. Check these closely for detailsabout what is required. All of the unit leaders on the English programme will go over theassessment briefs with you so that you know what is expected.

• We operate online submission for the majority of our assignments with a small numbersubmitted as hard-copy. In cases where you’re being assessed by presentation or chaireddebate, you might have to submit a bibliography, presentation notes or outline of yourplans. If you’re in a unit that has a presentation/chaired debate, etc., your unit leaderwill explain what is required.

• It is your responsibility to check the MyCourse pages for your units both on the English andthe Advertising side of the course regularly. Updates are frequently posted there so please

remember to check. If you’re not sure, please ask – and it’s best to ask the unit leadersrather than other students, unless the student is a student rep or our social media manager.We often send you messages through them and you can assume that if they’vecommunicated the message, it’s likely to be from one of us on the course team.

Dissertation (Applies to Level Six only)

You will undertake independent research in order to deliver an in-depth study related to achosen area of English Literature. The unit allows you to focus on subjects of particular interestthat may compliment and extend your previous learning and skills. In the process ofresearching, planning and writing the dissertation, you will develop advanced specialistresearch skills and engage with relevant critical debates to develop a sustained argument in an

extended piece of extended piece of work, with guidance and support from an appropriatesupervisor from the course team. Details and deadlines can be found in the assessment brieffor the unit. However, you should note that you will be expected to submit one electroniccopy via the Turnitin link that is set up on the unit MyCourse page and at least one hard copy.Dissertation feedback is usually available after the assessment boards in the week beginning18-Jul-16.

Examinations

Details of the Level Six CEM612 Shock Value exam will be posted on the MyCourse site whenthe date and venue has been confirmed.

We do not provide feedback on exams or return exam scripts. You will simply receive themoderated mark.

For further information related to preparing for examinations please follow theSucceed@solent link: Preparing for exams

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EVEL 4

nit Code

Unit Title AssignmentTask

Submissiondate

Submissionmethod

Feedbackdate

Type offeedback

Feedbackform(hardcopy oronline)

EM406arolynummings-smond

CulturalFragments:Introductionto LiteraryTheory

AE1: ResearchLog2,000 words50%

06-Nov-15 Online-Turnitin

04-Dec-15 Writtencomments

Hard copy

EM406CO

CulturalFragments:Introductionto LiteraryTheory

AE2: Essay2,000 words50%

11-Dec-15 Online-Turnitin Weekbeginning18-Jan-16

Writtencomments Hard copy

EM407evonampbell-all

Adapting theNovel

AE1:Online blog50%

Weekbeginning 05-Oct-15

Online –Turnitin

At the end ofthe periodwhen allblogs havebeencompleted

Writtencomments

Hard copy

EM407CH

Adapting theNovel

AE2:Essay1,500 words50%

18-Dec-15 Online –Turnitin

25-Jan-16(this is alittle laterbecause ofthe winterbreak)

Writtencomments

Hard copy

EM408omasters

Making andReadingPoetry

AE1: Portfolioof 10 poems +150-wordcommentaryfor each poem100%

29-Apr-16 Online –Turnitin

Weekbeginning23-May-16

Writtencomments

Hard copy

EM409eamusinnegan

Writing withPower

AE1:CopyeditingPortfolio(2,000 words)50%

11-Dec-15 Hard copyvia hatch

Weekbeginning18-Jan-16

Writtencomments

Hard copy

EM409F

Writing withPower

AE2: Portfolioof criticalwriting (2,000words)50%

24-March-16*(please note:this is aThursday)

Hard copyvia hatch

Weekbeginning02-May-16

Writtencomments

Hard copy

EM411den Sharp

Introductionto WritingCraft

AE1: SmallGroupPresentations15 mins each50%

23-Oct-15 In seminars To beconfirmed bythe unitleader

To beconfirmed bythe unitleader

To beconfirmedby the unitleader

EM411S

Introductionto WritingCraft

AE2: IndividualEssay2,000 words

08-Jan-16 Online –Turnitin

05-Feb-16Writtencomments Online-

Turnitin

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50%

MW402ichaelynch

IntroductiontoScriptwriting

Craft

AE1: ScriptOriginalScreenplay

25 pages70%

11-Mar-16 To beconfirmed

22-Apr-16 Writtencomments

Hard copy

MW402L

IntroductiontoScriptwritingCraft

AE2: ScriptTimedexercise – 1hour in class30%

06-May-16 In class 03-June-16 Writtencomments

Hard copy

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VEL 5

t Code

Unit Title AssignmentTask

Submissiondate

Submissionmethod

Feedback date Type offeedback

Feedbackform (hardcopy oronline)

M516msters

Writing theIndustrial andSocialLandscape

AE1: ResearchPortfolio2,500 words50%

27-Nov-15 Online-Turnitin

08-Jan-16 Written Hard copy

M516 Writing theIndustrial andSocialLandscape

AE2: Essay2,00 words50%

18-Dec-15 Online-Turnitin


M515en Sharp

Genre andLanguage

AE1: DossierShort analysis1500-2000words40%

26-Feb-16 Online-Turnitin

24-Mar-16Written To be

confirmed

M515en Sharp

Genre andLanguage

AE2: CriticalEssay2000 words60%

06-May-16 Online –Turnitin

03-Jun-16 Written To beconfirmed

M517en Sharp

Writing theNovel

AE1:Beginning ofNovel

3,000 words70%

08-Jan-16 To beconfirmed bythe unit

leader

05-02-16Written To be

confirmed

M517 Writing theNovel

AE2:ReflectiveReport1,000 words30%

08-Jan-16 To beconfirmed bythe unitleader

05-02-16Written To be

confirmed

M512amusnegan

Shakespeare &HisContemporaries

AE1:IndividualEssay1,500 words50%

18-Mar-16 Online –Turnitin

29-Apr-16 Written Hard copy

M512 Shakespeare &HisContemporaries

AE2:IndividualAnalysis1,500 words50%

22-Apr-16 Online –Turnitin

20-May-16 Written Hard copy

M513amusnegan

Playtexts AE1Essay2,500 words100%

11-Dec-15 Online –Turnitin


M514vonmpbell-l

Empire &Industry in the19thC

AE1Essay2,500 words100%

15-Apr-16 Online –Turnitin 13-May-16 Written Hard copy

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Results and feedback

The University believes that you need clear feedback on assessments, at the right time, so that

you can learn and improve. Upon submitting an assignment you should receive feedback nomore than four weeks after submission.

The results you receive are provisional until the relevant Assessment Boards have met to ratifythe results for all students.

Publication of Unit and Progression results*

Results Date

Mid sessional Week commencing 22 February 2016

End of year Week commencing 6 June 2016

Summer Week commencing 18 July 2016

Result outcomes

Once the results have been finalised these will be made available via the Student Portal.

You may see the following after each unit:

PASS – your marks have been confirmed and awarded

REFER – you have failed your coursework/examination, or did not submit/attend. However,you will, on this occasion, be allowed to retake the failed element(s) of assessment. Themark for any referred assessment is capped at the pass mark of 40%.

DEFER – you submitted and had accepted a claim for extenuating circumstances whichmeans you do not lose one of your attempts to sit/resit an assessment. If you were takingan assessment as your first attempt, your marks for that assessment will not be capped at

40%.

‘Your voice’

The Student Voice is a key priority within the University. Your opinions have a valuable role ininforming the development and enhancement of courses and shaping all aspects of the learningexperience. There will be many opportunities to share your views and tell the University whatyou think, including:

• The National Student Survey (NSS) at Level 6 (a national survey of student satisfaction)• Your Course survey at Level 4 and 5 (an internal survey of student satisfaction)• Student Unit Evaluation (SUE) at all levels (a unit-level satisfaction survey)

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• Informal feedback during scheduled sessions• Feeding back to or as the Course Representative, or representing the course yourself• Taking part in Course Development/Periodic review panels/teams• University and student committees• Course reviews• Students’ Union

Student reps will be elected at the beginning of each academic year through an anonymousvote, held during one of your usual timetabled sessions. We’re planning all of our student repelections in Week 2 – week beginning 05-Oct-15, so start thinking now about whether or notyou’d like to be a student rep.

STUDENT SUPPORT

The University has strong support structures in place to assist you in times when you require a

little extra support, some of these being listed below. More information can be found in thegeneral “Student Handbook” (please note: what you’re reading now is the Course Handbookand should not be confused with the general student handbook) and the Student Portal.

Student Handbook and the Student Portal

A wide range of information pertaining to your studies and the support structures in place toensure that you are supported through your journey on the Student Portal and in the StudentHandbook. For further information please follow the links:

Key student documents

Student Portal

Student Handbook

Learning Skills Support (Succeed@Solent)

The learning skills tutors provide academic skills support to all students and you also haveaccess to an online support tool which covers a wide range of academic support. To make a 1:1appointment email succeed@solent. To access this support follow the link: S@S

Student Hub

The Student Hub is a central space where you can access all of the information and supportyou need during your time at University. Professional and experienced staff can help resolveany query, and if they cannot answer the question themselves they will find the person whocan.

For further information follow the link: Student Hub

Employability and Enterprise Team

The Employability and Enterprise team can help to enhance your employability and/or support

your enterprise aspirations. For further details follow the link: Employability and Enterprise

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http://portal.solent.ac.uk/support/student-hub/student-hub.aspx



http://portal.solent.ac.uk/careers/careers.aspx






http://portal.solent.ac.uk/home.aspx

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/support/official-documents/student-documents/student-documents.aspx



Access Solent

Access Solent can provide support to you to ensure that you are able to enjoy the full use ofall facilities. The Access Solent team can work with you to ensure that you are fully supported.For further information follow the link: Access Solent

Mountbatten Library and Learning Resource Centre including the Study Skills Advisors

This service is responsible for two libraries based on the EPT and Warsash campuses and anumber of Learning Resource Centres (LRCs). The Mountbatten Library on the main campusoffers a variety of opportunities to study on your own or in groups and the Warsash Libraryoffers quiet study space. For further information follow the link: SSU Library

Learning Resource Centres (LRC)

On the EPT site, the LRC is based within the Library, the Andrews Building, and the SJMBuilding; and within the Library building on the Warsash site. The LRC staff can assist you withany software/hardware difficulties you may be having as well as providing an equipment loan

service. For further information follow the link: IT support

Students’ Union and student societies

The Students’ Union provides support and information to students at Solent and gives you theopportunity to join a large number of student societies. For further information follow thelink: Solent Students' Union

International Advice Service

The International Advice Service provides information and advice for international students on

all aspects of student life. For further information follow the link: International Advice Service

Sport Solent

Sport Solent offers opportunities to get involved in competitive and recreational sport, coacheducation courses, volunteering opportunities, healthy lifestyle expertise as well as talentedathlete support. For further information follow the link: Sport Solent

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

Student Charter

The University’s Charter outlines the issues that are important to us all as a community andhighlights the associated key information that you should be aware of. To access the full copyof the Charter please follow the link: Charter link

Recognition of Prior Learning

The University recognises that learning can be achieved in many ways and for those studentswho can demonstrate prior experience or certificated learning they may be able to gainrecognition for academic credit against an award. For further information follow the link: RPL

Policy

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http://portal.solent.ac.uk/library/library.aspx


http://portal.solent.ac.uk/it-and-media/it-and-media.aspx



http://www.solentsu.co.uk/


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http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/team-solent/team-solent.aspx

http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/fitness/fitness.aspx

http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/coaching/coach-education-courses.aspx


http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/sports-development/volunteering.aspx

http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/fitness/solent-health-spark.aspx

http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/scholarships/apply-for-a-scholarship.aspx


http://www.solent.ac.uk/sport/about-us/who-we-are.aspx

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/documents/academic-services/policies-procedures-guidelines/solent-charter.pdf?t=1418308698512Purpose%20of%20the%20handbook


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Academic writing and referencing

You will develop your academic writing skills whilst studying at the University which will helpyou to achieve the higher grades and teaches you to think critically, objectively andreflectively. For academic pieces you will be required to use the Harvard referencing style.

For further information follow the links below:

Academic Writing - Succeed@solent

Referencing - Succeed@solent

Referencing guide

Academic misconduct guidance

Extenuating circumstances

The University recognises that you may experience short term and unforeseen issues which willmake it difficult for you to attend class or submit your assessments on time and the Extenuatingcircumstances procedure can support you with this. For further information follow thelink: Extenuating circumstances information

For longer term difficulties, there are other support options and you must discuss this with yourStudent Support Network officer.

Query and appeal against decision of an assessment or award board

The University has a process which can be followed to query/appeal the results approved byan Assessment Board. For further information follow the link: Query/Appeal details.

Turnitin and myCourse submissions

The University uses Turnitin which is an originality checking and plagiarism prevention toolwhich encourages best practice for referencing and citing other people's ideas and writtenmaterial. This online tool also allows you to manage the process of submitting and trackingassignments electronically. For further information follow the link: Turnitin Submissioninformation

Grade marking

Unless otherwise approved your assessments will be marked using ‘Grade marking’ to ensureconsistency of marking across the University. This means you’ll get a grade (e.g. B2) ratherthan a numeric mark. For further information please refer to the ‘Student Handbook’.

Research ethics and integrity

Ensuring that your research is undertaken with the right ethical methodology is importantbecause it protects both the researcher and participant. When undertaking research you mustensure that you understand what is meant by research ethics and integrity and theUniversity’s expectations around this. For further information follow the link: Research ethicssupport

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http://portal.solent.ac.uk/support/official-documents/complaints-conduct/student-academic-misconduct.aspx

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/support/official-documents/extenuating-circumstances/extenuating-circumstances.aspx

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/documents/academic-services/academic-handbook/section-2/2m-policy-for-the-query-and-appeal-against-the-decision-of-a-unit-assessment-or-progression-and-award-board.pdf?t=1420729561416




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Attendance and participation

The University expects you to attend all your timetabled teaching sessions. We monitor yourattendance, as we know that consistent attendance is closely linked to good academicperformance, so it is in your best interest to attend each class if you want to be successful inyour studies. For full information on attendance monitoring please follow the

link: Attendance monitoring

THE LEGAL BIT

When you enrolled on your course, you agreed to the Southampton Solent University Terms

and Conditions. A copy of these can be accessed from

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/portal-apps/registration/terms-and-conditions.aspx

Student intellectual property rights (IPR)

IPR are rights that are used to protect your ideas, intellectual creation, invention or design. Akey aim of the University is to encourage and facilitate discovery, development and applicationof intellectual property (IP), maximising the benefit to the University, staff and students, aswell as to wider society.

The creativity and involvement of staff and students are crucial in this endeavour, and areencouraged through provision of a framework to promote, recognise, evaluate, protect andmake best use of IP.

The University’s intellectual property rights policy sets out the framework to recognise andreward the contribution of staff and students — our portal page on IPR has more information.

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APPENDICESAppendix 1 – Programme Specification

Course Data1 Awarding Institution/Body Southampton Solent University2 Teaching Institution Southampton Solent University3 Accrediting Body N/A4 QAA Subject Benchmarking Group English/Communication Media Film and

Cultural Studies5 QAA Framework for Higher

Education Qualifications Level6

6 Final Award BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing7 UCAS Code 372S8 JACS Code Q300/W8009 Course Code(s) BENGLCW10 Language of Instruction English11 Language of Assessment English12 Mode of Study Full-time/ Flexible 13 Academic School School of Communications and Marketing14 Programme Advertising and Communication15 Foundation Year/s No16 Placement Year Yes (4B6X)

17. Aims of the Programme/Course

The English Joint Honours programme aims to:

• Combine creative practice with critical awareness in a learning programme that enablesstudents to develop a practical toolbox of professional employability skills which will setthem apart from their competitors in our global marketplace;

• Deliver an exciting, challenging programme that facilitates a deep understanding of whatmakes great writing and the theories underpinning this;

• Foster personal development and the acquisition of transferable skills, including analytical,communication, study and team-working skills, an awareness of the social/historicalcontexts in which literary texts are produced;

• Enable students to demonstrate their learning through a diet of assessments that is varied,appropriate, relevant and clearly aligned to learning outcomes;

• Provide appropriate academic and pastoral support, guidance and feedback to students, toassist them in progressively developing independence, autonomy and reflectiveness

• Embed core employability/real world learning skills at all levels of study;

• Expose students to a wide variety of professionally qualified and industry-experiencedteaching staff;

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• Facilitate student work experience with our in-house agency, Solent Creatives.

The specific aim of the BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing course is to generate anunderstanding of how various forms of creative and professional writing are planned, developed

and creatively executed, in addition to a critical understanding of how creative writing theorycan be married to creative writing practice.

The European placement variant of the course aims to enable students to adapt to living andstudying in a foreign environment, exercising responsibility in planning and undertaking theirstudies and achieving their agreed learning outcomes and reflectiveness in evaluating thelearning achieved.

18. Intended Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding K1) Evidence a critical understanding of a range of literature, literary genres, writing andproduction styles appropriate to different periods of literary and creative writing history;

K2) Consolidate and extend a systematic and coherent body of knowledge of the debates anddevelopments around linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts;

K3) Utilise highly specialised technical and academic research that engages with currentdebates and critical traditions as well as with the terminology of the study of English Literatureand Creative Writing.

Teaching and Learning Methods: Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Guest Speakers, Symposia,Study Trips Abroad

Assessment Methods: Essay, timed assessment, online blog, creative portfolio, individualresearch projects, reflective logs, workbooks, group and individual presentations

Cognitive Skills C1) Critically analyse, evaluate and interpret the means by which literature, language andcreative writing produce and reflect cultural change and difference;

C2) Review and evaluate the means by which cultural norms and assumptions influencequestions of judgement in both literature and creative writing;

C3) Understand and utilise the professional, technical and formal choices which realise,develop or challenge existing practices and traditions within both critical and creative writing.



Practical and Professional SkillsP1) Advanced literary and communications skills which include the ability to interrogate andapply a variety of theoretical positions to both the study of English Literature and CreativeWriting;

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P2) The ability to engage in drafting and redrafting texts to achieve clarity of expression andan appropriate register for theoretical essays;P3) To experiment, as appropriate, with forms, conventions, languages, techniques andpractices within various forms of writing.

Teaching and Learning Methods: Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Guest Speakers, Symposia,

Study Trips Abroad


Transferable and Key SkillsT1) Communicate ideas and interpretations clearly in written, oral and visual form;

T2) Demonstrate autonomy with reference to research and the utilisation of primary sourcesof information.

T3) Work successfully within a team, demonstrating the ability to listen, cooperate and respect

co-workers.



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19. Map of Units to Intended Course Learning Outcomes

Unit Title

Knowledge &Understanding

CognitivePractical &Professional

Transferable &Key

K1 K2 K3 C1 C2 C3 P1 P2 P3 T1 T2 T3FHEQ Level 4Cultural Fragments:

Intro to LiteraryTheory

x x x x x x x x

Adapting the Novel x x x x x x xMaking and ReadingPoetry

x x x x x x x

Writing with Power:Professional Practicein English

x x x x x x

Intro to Writing Craft x x x x x x x xIntro to ScreenwritingCraft

x x x x x x x x

Writing and Selling theShort Story

x x x x x x x

FHEQ Level 5Shakespeare and hisContemporaries: TheEarly Moderns

x x x x x

Playtexts in Context x x x x x x x xEmpire & Industry in19th C Literature

x x x x x

ProfessionalPublishing:Solent Press

x x x x x x

Genre and Language x x x x x x xWriting: the Industrial

and Social Landscape

x x x x x x x x x

Writing the Novel x x x x x x xPlacement YearEuropean StudyPlacement

x x

FHEQ Level 6Shock Value x x x x x x x xDissertation/MajorProject

x x x x x x x x x x x x

Work Experience:English

x x x x

Freelancing withSolent Creatives

x x x

Solent Press x x x xRadical Re-Readings x x x x x x x x x xCriminal Texts x x x x x x x x x xWorld Theatre inEnglish

x x x x x x x x

Minority Experiencesin American Literature

x x x x x x x x x

Storytelling x x x x x x x xOn the Road x x x x x xWriting for YoungPeople

x x x x x x x x

Speculative Fiction x x x x x x x x

Writing Creative Non-Fictionx x x x x x x x x

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20. Course Structure and Assessment Summary

Code Unit Name Credit Type Mode Assessment ElementWeighting %

AE1 AE2 AE3

AE4

FHEQ Level 4CEM406 Cultural Fragments: Introduction toLiterary Theory

20 C CD 50 50

CEM407 Adapting the Novel 10 C CD 50 50CEM408 Making and Reading Poetry 10 C CD 100CEM409 Writing with Power: Professional

Practice in English20 C CD 50 50

CEM410 Intro to Writing Craft 20 C CD 50 50CMW402 Intro to Screenwriting Craft 20 C CD 70 30CEM411 Writing and Selling the Short Story 20 C CD 50 50FHEQ Level 5CEM512 Shakespeare and his

Contemporaries: the Early Moderns20 C CD 50 50

CEM513 Playtexts in Context 10 C CD 100CEM514 Empire & Industry in 19th C

Literature10 C CD 100

CJO569 Professional Publishing: Solent Press 20 C CD 100CEM515 Genre and Language 20 C CD 40 60CEM516 Writing: the Industrial and Social

Landscape20

C CD 50 50

CEM517 Writing the Novel 20 C CD 70 30Placement Year CEM622 European Study Placement 120 C PL 100FHEQ Level 6

CEM612Shock Value: Modernism to Post

modernism

20 C CD 50 50

CEM613 Dissertation/Major Project 40 C CD 30 70CEM614 Work Experience: English 20 O CD 40 60

CCA634Freelancing at Solent Creatives(Communications & Marketing) 1

20 O CD 60 40

CJO672 Solent Press 20 O CD 100CEM615 Radical Re-Readings 20 O CD 50 50CEM606 Criminal Texts 20 O CD 50 50CEM616 World Theatre in English 20 O CD 50 50CEM617 Minority Experiences in American

Literature20 O CD 50 50

CEM618 Storytelling 20 O CD 40 60CEM623 On the Road: An Introduction to

Travel Narrative20 O CD 50 50

CEM619 Writing for Young People 20 O CD 60 40CEM620 Speculative Fiction 20 O CD 60 40CEM621 Writing Creative Non-Fiction 20 O CD 50 50Various Curriculum Plus 20 O CD 100

Unit type: C = Core/Compulsory O = OptionUnit mode (Delivery mode): Campus Delivery (CD) BK = Block DeliveryDL = Distance Learning and Self-Directed Learning EX = ExperientialPL = Work Placement SP = Study PlacementWBL = Work Based Learning BL = Blended Learning

(For definitions, see Section 2B of the Academic Handbook)

Flexible Mode of Delivery: In addition to the full time mode of course delivery, students may,at the discretion of the University, study the above course on a flexible part time basis. In such

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cases, students must agree with the course leader which units they will study each academicyear (min. 40 credits/ max. 100 credits) and all units must have been completed within themaximum registration period, calculated pro-rata based on the students attendance modes andwill not exceed the part-time maximum registration period specified in Section 20 (Annex 1).It is expected that students will normally complete a level of study before progressing to thenext level. Students will be expected to attend the sessions timetabled for delivery of the unit

to the full time students.

21. AdmissionsFor full details of the standard admission requirements for this course please see theUniversity’s website:-

http://www.solent.ac.uk/courses/all/undergraduate_list_full.aspx

Advanced standingCandidates with appropriate prior learning (or where they can demonstrate that they haveachieved all the learning outcomes of an earlier stage/level) may be considered for advancedstanding and admitted directly onto an appropriate stage or level of the course.

Non Standard EntryStudents without one of the qualifications indicated on the entry profile may be considered onthe basis of previously achieved certificated learning, experiential learning and/or work-related experience.

22. Regulation of AssessmentAssessment is carried out in accordance with Southampton Solent University’s AssessmentRegulations and Assessment Policy, as set out in the current edition of the Academic Handbook(Section 2O).

Recognition of Prior LearningWhere a student wishes to apply for the recognition of prior learning, they should follow thenormal University RPL procedure.

ProgressionEntry to Level 5: 120 FHEQ Level 4 creditsEntry to Level 6: 120 FHEQ Level 4 credits + 120 FHEQ Level 5 creditsEntry to Level 6 (Placement award): 120 FHEQ Level 4 credits + 120 FHEQ Level 5 credits

+ 120 P credits

Awards

120 credits, with a minimum of 120 at FHEQLevel 4 or higher:

Certificate of Higher Education

240 credits, with a minimum of 120 at FHEQLevel 5 or higher:

Diploma of Higher Education

300 credits, with a minimum of 60 at FHEQLevel 6:

Ordinary Degree*


Honours Degree**


Honours Degree***

* Students may be awarded an Ordinary degree having been assessed in 360 credits andsuccessfully achieved at least 300 credits at Levels 4-6.

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**Students may be awarded an Honours degree having been assessed and awarded in 360 creditsat Levels 4-6.

***Students may be awarded an Honours degree having been assessed and awarded in 480credits at Levels 4-6, with 120 P credits.

ClassificationThe degree classification for BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing is determined from theLevel 5 and Level 6 results using the following method: credit weighted average from the best100 credits at Level 6 (weighted at 70%) plus the credit weighted average from the best 100credits at Level 5 and the remaining Level 6 credits (weighted at 30%).

23. Notes

Exemption(s) from Southampton Solent University Assessment Policy/Regulations: Academic Handbook Section 2O.53: A student may proceed from Level 5 to Level 6with a total cumulative deficit (referrals and deferrals) of 40 credits.

Students must have redeemed any outstanding assessment referrals at the Second SittingExamination Board at the end of Level 5 and have achieved a total of no less than 220CATs inorder to be allowed to undertake their European Study Placement. Students who do not fulfilthis requirement will not be permitted to undertake the year abroad, will be transferred ontothe three-year BA (Hons) course and will proceed to Level 6 on that course in the normal way.

Exemption(s) from the Southampton Solent University Academic Framework: None

Special Provisions relating to requirements of Professional/Statutory Bodies: None

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Annex 1

Map to English and Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies Subject Benchmarks

Threshold* LearningOutcome

English

Critical skills in the close reading, description, analysis orproduction of texts or discourses

K1, K3, P1, P3

Awareness of the role of critical traditions in shaping literaryhistory

K1, K2, K3

Understanding of how cultural norms and assumptions influencequestions of judgement

C2, K1

Knowledge and understanding of the distinctive character oftexts written in the principal literary genres, fiction, poetry,and drama and of other kinds of writing and communication

C1, C2, P2

Knowledge of linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historicalcontexts in which literature is written and read

K2, P1

Knowledge of the relationship between literature and othermedia including where appropriate, film, or other forms ofcultural production

K3

Awareness of how literature and language produce and reflectcultural change and difference

P1, P2

The ability to engage in critical debate with views other thantheir own, show independence of thought, and exercise adegree of critical judgement of their own and others’ work

C3

The ability to conduct research through self-formulated tasksand questions, supported by the gathering of relevantinformation and materials resulting in sustained imaginativeand/or argumentative and analytic power

P2, P3, C3

Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies The ability to consider views other than their own, and exercisea degree of independent and informed critical judgement inanalysis

C2

Work in flexible, creative and independent ways, showing self-discipline, self-direction and reflexivity

T2, C3

Communicate effectively in interpersonal settings, in writingand in a variety of media

T1

Work productively in a group or team, showing abilities atdifferent times to listen, contribute and lead effectively

T3

Apply entrepreneurial skills in dealing with audiences, clients,

consumers, markets, sources and/or users

C3, T1

Put to use a range of information communication technology(ICT) skills from basic competences such as data analysis andword-processing to more complex skills using web-basedtechnology or multimedia, and develop, as appropriate, specificproficiencies in utilising a range of media technologies

P1

Experiment, as appropriate, with forms, conventions,languages, techniques and practices

P3

Draw upon and bring together ideas from different sources ofknowledge and from different academic disciplines

P1

This is intended to mean that all students (taken over all years) graduating with an honoursdegree in this discipline will have achieved this.

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Annex 2

Learning Outcomes for exit awards

1. Learning Outcomes for Award of Cert HE:

Knowledge and Understanding K1) Evidence some knowledge of literature, literary genres, writing and production stylesappropriate to different periods of literary history;

K2) Evaluate some of the debates and developments in the field of critical traditions andterminology of the study of English Literature;

K3) Recognise the literary techniques underpinning the writing of fiction

Cognitive Skills C1) Analyse, with support and direction, the mechanisms by which literature and languageproduce and reflect cultural change and difference;

C2) Evaluate information about cultural norms and their influences on judgement inliterature;

C3) Respond critically to literary examples

Practical and Professional SkillsP1) Undertake drafting and redrafting of texts to achieve some clarity of expression withsome ability to interrogate and apply some of the theoretical positions of the subject areas;

P2) Write and speak critically about narrative structure and literary techniques

Transferable and Key Skills T1) To begin to communicate ideas and interpretations clearly in writing;

T2) To undertake some constructive reflection on their own practice and performance andthat of others.

T3) To begin to work effectively either individually or as part of a team;

2. Learning Outcomes for Award of Dip HE:

Knowledge and Understanding

K1) Evidence an understanding of literature, literary genres, writing and production stylesappropriate to different periods of literary history;

K2) Critically evaluate a range of debates and developments in the field of critical traditionsand terminology of the study of English Literature;

K3) Understand the process of writing the novel

Cognitive Skills C1) Analyse, reformat, evaluate and interpret the mechanisms by which literature andlanguage produce and reflect cultural change and difference;

C2) Utilise intellectual, analytical and problem-solving skills in a variety of definedtheoretical and practical situations;

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C3) Generate ideas from wider concepts, theories and models, applying them specifically tocreative writing practices

Practical and Professional Skills P1) With guidance and within broad guidelines, can demonstrate literacy and communicationsskills which include an ability to interrogate and apply a range of theoretical positions;

P2) Undertake supervised drafting and redrafting of texts to achieve a level of clarity ofexpression which includes appropriate formulation, interrogation and application of thetheoretical positions of the subject area;

P3) Independently assess peer writing in light of craft theory and knowledge

Transferable and Key SkillsT1) With guidance and within broad guidelines, manage time, prioritise workloads andrecognise and respond to the professional stresses and demands of the work environment inorder to determine and achieve personal and/or group writing outcomes;

T2) Demonstrate reflection of own creative writing

T3) Utilise diagnostic and creative skills in order to work effectively either individually or aspart of a team

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Documents

BENGLCW BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing Course Handbook 2015-16