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English Studies

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

No. Course learning outcome
1 Understand disciplinary approaches or practice methods in English Studies.
2 Apply research principles and methods relevant to English Studies.
3 Interpret and deploy a broad range of conceptual frameworks, and display independence in the integration of bodies of knowledge into position statements about English Studies.
4 Understand how cultural narratives are placed within a social and historical continuum, and recognise how neither literary expression nor critical responses to it are value-free.
5 Be receptive to current debates about the place of Humanities in public life.
6 Express ideas through speech, writing and other communication technologies for the purposes of conveying information to different audiences.
7 Map out an original line of enquiry and contribute to the development of new forms of knowledge.
8 Produce a capstone project that engages with the current state of the field and takes the critical conversation forward.