Programme Specifications

Programme summary

Awarding body/institution	含羞草视频
Teaching institution (if different)
Owning school/department	Department of English and Drama - pre 2017
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body
Final award	BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS
Programme title	English with a Minor in Business Studies
Programme code	EAUB12
Length of programme	The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C.
UCAS code	Q3N1
Admissions criteria	http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/english-drama/englishwithaminorinbusinessstudies/
Date at which the programme specification was published	Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:41:05 GMT

1. Programme Aims

The programme seeks to:

• encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
• encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;

• promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;

• enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;

• instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;

• develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
• to enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme;
• to ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

 

• The English Benchmark Statement

• The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management

• Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)

• SEEC Level Descriptors

• University Learning and Teaching Strategy

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

 On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of…

 

English

the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction,poetry,drama and other kinds of writing and communication;

a range of authors and texts from different periods of history,including those before 1800;

the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;

the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history,and the importance of the linguistic,literary,cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;

the appropriate and precise use of critical,linguistic and stylistic terminology;

the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;

how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;

the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;

the discipline’s relationship toother disciplines and forms of knowledge.

 

Business

an understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour;

knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business;

the behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.

 

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

 On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…

 

use criticalskills in theclose reading and analysis oftexts;

show sensitivity to generic conventions and to thes haping effects on communication of circumstances,authorship,textual production and intended audience;

demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;

show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;

appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;

rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;

where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.

 

Business

Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios

Relate theory to practice.

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

 On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…

English

 

present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;

critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range oforal and written communication.

demonstrate advanced and effective research skills,including the ability to access,work with and evaluate digital sources;

demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;

deploy a broad range ofcriticalvocabulary and appropriatetheoreticalterminology;

demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to thed iscipline,and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventionsin thepresentationof work.

 

Business

Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.

c. Key transferable skills:

 On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…

 

demonstrate advanced literacy, numeracy and communication skills;

demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex informationin a structured and systematic way;

understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;

show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;

show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;

work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;

demonstrate high-level ITskills and the ability to access,work with and evaluate electronic resources;

demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.

4. Programme structure

Part A

Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)

Semester One (40 Credits)		Semester Two (60 Credits)
EAA700(20)	Narrative Forms and Fiction	EAA011 (20)	Writing in History
BSA505 (10)	Organisational Behaviour	EAA701 (20)	Literary and Critical Theories
BSA050 (10)	Introduction to Management	BSA506 (10)	Management of Human Resources
		BSA026 (10)	Principles of Law

 

Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits in semester one. The following modules are indicative of those typically offered on the programme.

Semester One (20 credits)
EAA104 (20)	Introduction to Poetry
EAA102 (20)	Introduction to Language

 

Part B

It is advisable that, where possible, students choose not more than 60 credits per semester.

Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 50 credits)

In addition to the three compulsory Business modules below, students must choose at least one of the four English modules listed below.

Semester One (Min. 20 Credits)		Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits)
EAB710 (20)	Renaissance Writings (pre-1800)	EAB711 (20)	Eighteenth-Century Literature  (pre-1800)
EAB008 (20)	Victorian Literature      (post-1800)	EAB712 (20)	Modernisms                          (post-1800)
BSB530 (10)	Accounting for Business (10 credits)	BSB522 (10)	The Marketing Mix for Sport and Leisure (10 credits)
BSB520 (10)	Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure

 

Optional English Modules (total modular weight 60 credits)

Semester One		Semester Two
EAB710 (20)	Renaissance Writings (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory	EAB711 (20)	Eighteenth-Century Literature  (pre-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory
EAB008 (20)	Victorian Literature      (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory	EAB712 (20)	Modernisms                          (post-1800) *if not chosen a compulsory
EAB113 (20)	Introduction to Linguistics	EAB110 (20)	Introduction to Multimodality
EAB713 (20)	A Certain Glory: How to Write Poetry Now	EAB714 (20)	One True Sentence: Writing Fiction
EAB039 (20)	Nineteenth-Century American Writing	EAB012 (20)	African American Culture
EAB154 (20)	Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare	EAB050 (20)	Philosophy, Literature and the Visual Arts
EAB102 (20)	American Adaptations	EAB060 (20)	American Nightmare
EAB040 (20)	New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siecle	EAB035 (20)	The Weird Tale
EAB715 (20)	Modern Irish Literature	EAB016 (20)	Language in Society *Pre-Requisite: Introduction to Linguistics
EAB020 (20)	Diverse Voices	EAB018 (20)	Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century

 

Optional Business Modules (total modular weight 10 credits)

Students must choose an additional 10 optional credits in semester two from the Business list. The following modules are indicative of the kinds of modules that will typically be offered on the programme.

	Semester Two
	BSB532 (10)	Accounting for Managers
	BSB550 (10)	Company Finance
	BSB590 (10)	The Contemporary Business Environment

 

School-Wide Module Options

Semester One

Semester Two

EAB918 (20)	Revolt Against Fate	SAB933 (20)	Textile Futures
		SAB934 (20)	Fashion Theory
		SAB935 (20)	Art, Activism and Society
		SAB936 (20)	Urban Visual Culture
		SAB937 (20)	Wearable words, artefacts and new technologies
		SAB938 (20)	Arts Management
		EAB033(20)	Puppetry
		EAB904(20)	Playwriting and Dramaturgy

 

Part I

Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route

Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies. 

Semesters 1 and 2
EAI001	Industrial Training Placement	120 credits

 

Part C

Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)

Semester One (20 credits)		Semester Two (20 credits)
BSC522 (10)	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	BSC524 (10)	Entrepreneurship and Small Business
BSC565 (10)	Fundamentals of Strategic Management	BSC575 (10)	Leadership and Interpersonal Skills

 

Optional Modules

Students must choose an additional 80 credits of English modules with 40 credits in semester one and 40 credits in semester two. The following are indicative of the optional modules typically offered on the programme (This will include ‘Analysing Work Experience’, which is limited to work placements and recruits approx. 6 students per semester).

 

Semester One (40 credits)		Semester Two (40 credits)
EAC009 (40)	Dissertation (year-long module)
EAC900 (20)	Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries	EAC900 (20)	Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries
EAC042 (20)	Dimensions of Texts: Intro to Systemic Functional Linguistics	EAC024 (20)	Writings of Intimacy
EAC214 (20)	Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio * Pre-Requisite: Writing Poetry and/or Writing Fiction	EAC300 (20)	Rare Shakespeare
EAC229 (20)	Neo-Victorianism	EAC104 (20)	Aphra Behn and Her Contemporaries
EAC034 (20)	Narratives of American Sport	EAC016 (20)	Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture
EAC227 (20)	Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost	EAC109 (20)	Romantic Writings 1815-1832
EAC012 (20)	America at War	EAC701 (20)	Global America
EAC022 (20)	Ulysses	EAC301 (20)	T.S. Eliot

 

School-Wide Module Options

Semester One		Semester Two
EAC912 (20)	Costume Design	EAC008 (20)	Putting Women Centre Stage
		EAC806(20)	The Child and the Book

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to progress from Part A to Part B and from Part B to C and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also: 

.1   In order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory modules and successfully complete and pass the 10% assessment component in Academic Guidance and Professional Development in the modules EAA700 and EAA701.

.2   In order to progress from Part B to Part C, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.

.3   To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory English modules.

Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment in any part of the Programme to undergo re-assessment in the University’s special assessment period.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification

Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX.  The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.