ENG-20042 - Module Specification
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

"The Spear-Danes in days gone by / and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness." Do you have the courage and greatness to immerse yourself in a world of saints and sinners, heroes and monsters, princes and peasants, knights in shining armour and damsels in distress? In fact, many cliches about the medieval period are debunked by an investigation of the period's diverse literature. In this module you’ll study a range of great literary texts from the tenth century to the fifteenth.

To equip students with knowledge of key texts in English literature from 1000-1500.
To develop students' abilities to analyse literature in light of its cultural contexts and literary historical significance
To offer students insights into the important theoretical and critical traditions that have shaped our understanding of medieval literature

Intended Learning Outcomes

appraise and critique medieval literature in light of its cultural contexts and literary form: 1,2
engage in close analysis of texts and communicate this in concise spoken form and in written form: 1,2
utilise and analyse critical approaches, and articulate this in written work: 2
apply relevant theoretical methodologies and evaluate their usefulness: 2
conduct independent research, assimilate and synthesise research and present this in written and oral form: 1,2
devise, develop, construct, and sustain an argument in extended written work: 2

Study hours

75 hours weekly reading and tutorial preparation
10 hours of lectures
10 hours of seminars
5 hours of presentation time (delivering and listening)
14 hours of presentation preparation
35 hours of essay researching and writing
1 hour individual consultation with tutor

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment