Module Details
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Title GO HIGHER: ARTS AND CULTURES
Code GOHI003
Coordinator Dr CG Jones
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
C.G.Jones2@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2023-24 Level 3 FHEQ First Semester 10

Aims

To introduce certain basic methodologies used in arts and cultural studies.
To develop skills in the close reading of a text.
To introduce the characteristics and value of historiography.  
To develop an appreciation of core explanatory frameworks used in the arts and humanities and their difference to those used in the social sciences.
To develop written and oral communication skills, critical argument, digital literacy and teamwork.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be able to describe and apply the appropriate core analytical approaches and methods used in English Literature, History and Philosophy.

(LO2) Students will be able to observe and interpret a text using close reading techniques.

(LO3) Students will be able to use introductory research skills, including library skills, appropriate to English Literature, Philosophy and History.

(LO4) Students will be able to discuss in broad terms the ways in which certain cultures understand and express their worlds.

(LO5) Students will be able to describe certain key characteristics of Enlightenment (or other) cultures.

(S1) Students will demonstrate subject awareness in English Literature, History and Philosophy.

(S2) Students will demonstrate skills in critical thinking.

(S3) Students will demonstrate confidence in academic reading and writing.

(S4) Students will demonstrate skills in developing an argument.

(S5) Students will demonstrate skills in the close, analytical reading of a text.

Syllabus
 

The syllabus is delivered as blended learning using both classroom and online modes. An example syllabus follows:
1. What is Enlightenment? Introduction to module.
2. Civilisation and Collapse (literary focus).
3. The Grand Tour (historical focus).
4. Material Cultures.
5. Magic and Science (philosophical focus)
6. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (literary focus).
7. Reading Week – learning reflection.
8. Gender, Sex, Race (historical focus).
9. Frankenstein.
10. The Social Contract (philosophical focus).
11. The Imagination.
12. Assessment Workshop (essay).
13. Assessment Workshop (exam).

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Seminar
Description: Lecturers lead group discusions of key texts and topics
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Students are expected to offer informed contributions and be properly prepared for sessions.

Teaching Method 2 - Online Discussions
Description: Online resources and virtual forums
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours (time spent away from the timetabled sessions but directed by the teaching staff): 7

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   10

       7

 17
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 83
TOTAL HOURS 100

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Examination There is a resit opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :First semester  0    50       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :First Semester  0    50       

Recommended Texts
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