CO4027 Folk and Fairy Tales

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

Curricular information may be subject to change

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr V C Turner

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Module description

This module explores the genre of the folk and fairy tale through texts originating in different periods and national contexts. The broad diversity and rich intertextuality which characterises the genre will allow students to reflect on key narrative devices and their intercultural, intermedial, interhistorical and international scope. From medieval concepts of romance and storytelling to recent adaptations of fairy tales in visual media, the module will reflect on how folk and fairy tales have kept evolving, feeding into collective imagination and (inter)national issues. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own reading of fairy tales in order to devise and research their final essay question.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Written Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 seminars weekly and 2 hours of film/video viewing over the semester.

Scheduled learning hours

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

130

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.