ENG-40018 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Degree (normally 2.2 or above) in relevant Humanities or Social Science discipline

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

Usually taught by two members of staff, one a creative writing tutor, one a literary critic, this module explores the relationship between writing and different modes of literary and cultural criticism. Examples of 'critical' texts which employ 'writerly' techniques are studied and discussed, and participants are encouraged to consider ways in which critics write and writers critique. The tutors and students present on critical questions in their own research and/or writing and on key areas of debate in contemporary culture. There are two main assessments: a 'Review' of a contemporary cultural work; and a 'Critical Essay' which seeks to deploy some of the ideas or writerly criticism raised during the module.

&· To introduce students to key critical debates in the field of medical humanities
&· To encourage an interpretive and reflective approach to forms of evidence that constitute the primary materials of humanities (in particular literature, history and film studies) and medical disciplines (in particular history of medicine and psychiatry).
&· To facilitate ways of using the debates, and the materials comprising them, to work across disciplines.
&· To assist students to orientate themselves towards planning a research dissertation.

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically understand of the practice of reading creative work and acting on feedback; will be achieved by assessments: 1
write a book review and will have achieved a critical understanding of the practices and uses of book reviews; will be achieved by assessments: 2
understand the poetics and forms of critical writing; will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3
develop, sustain, and support an argument in diverse critical formats; will be achieved by assessments: 2, 3
communicate complex ideas in spoken and written work. will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3

Study hours

12 x 2 hour seminars (24 hrs)
24 hrs seminar preparation
100 hrs assessment preparation
152 hours private study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment