EN4363 Romantic Writing and Women

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

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

Wed 9-11

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

Module coordinator

Dr S C Manly

Dr S C Manly
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module supplements existing teaching on Romantic-period literature, allowing students the opportunity to study works by and about women written between 1789 and 1820. It complements modules EN3162 and EN3163. The focus of the module is the richly varied and often exciting fiction, poetry and non-fictional prose emanating from the ‘revolution in female manners’ which sprang out of the momentous changes of post-1789 European society. Students will gain a sense of how arguments about women’s education, marriage, inheritance and status in society connect with the more general political and ideological ferment of the 1790s and beyond.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS EN2003 AND PASS EN2004

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

45 minute lecture (x 11 weeks); 1hour 15 minute seminar (x 11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

44

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

Guided independent study hours

256

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the literature of the period through reading unabridged primary texts
  • Present an informed discussion of this literature in the light of contextual evidence such as social, political, and wider historical developments
  • Demonstrate skills in critical reading and evaluation of primary texts and relevant secondary material, and independent research skills gained by exploring and using Library and IT resources.
  • Demonstrate a range of practical and presentational skills
  • Work productively with other students on the module in Autonomous Learning Groups