Unit name | Introduction to the Study of Cultures |
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Unit code | MODL10011 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Paul Earlie |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
N/A |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will introduce students to the basic skills of cultural analysis, by study a range of different textual forms (literary, visual, historical) from a variety of cultural contexts and will learn how to engage analytically with different types of source material. Primary material will be in English but students will be encouraged to think comparatively across national boundaries. The aim is to develop skills of formal analysis and an understanding of approaches to different forms of cultural production in an intercultural framework.
On completion of the unit, students will:
The unit will be comprised of a 2 hour weekly lecture and a 1 hour weekly seminar, supported by additional material and formative assessment exercises on Blackboard.
2 x 2000 word writing assignments (each worth 50% unit mark) Testing ILO's 1-5