UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Programme Specification
This Programme Specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme
and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and
demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
Sources of information on the programme can be found in Section 17
1. Awarding Institution / Body
University of Central Lancashire
2. Teaching Institution and Location
of Delivery
University of Central Lancashire
3. University School/Centre
School of Humanities and the Social Sciences
4. External Accreditation
n/a
5. Title of Final Award
MA International Literature
6. Modes of Attendance offered
Full and Part time
7. UCAS Code
8. Relevant Subject Benchmarking
Group(s)
English Literature
9. Other external influences
n/a
10. Date of production/revision of this
form
January 2014
11. Aims of the Programme
To:
 Explore, at an advanced level, literary culture through international formations, conceptualising
literary production within a global context.
 Explore and understanding the impact of a complex matrix of international relations on national,
regional and specific, yet interacting and dynamic, literary traditions and canons.
 Assess the impact of a collective set of international critical discourses in economics, politics,
cultural and society, on the relations between literary culture and global formations
 Appreciate the relationship between the language of literary texts and other forms of textual
production, including new media and digital.
 Explore the dynamic relationship between language/text and culture/society through undertaking
a placement overseas.
 Enhance skills in research, analysis, critical evaluation, becoming familiar with use of a range of
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inter-disciplinary arguments and considerations.
Enrich oral and written skills.
Enhance independent critical thinking and judgement.
12. Learning Outcomes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
A. Knowledge and Understanding of
A1 critical discourses that have had an impact on the development of literature in national,
international and inter-cultural structures, including history, economics, politics, language, and
cultural studies
A2 appropriate critical terminology, and transformations in theory, in the study of literary debates over
questions of value and aesthetic qualities in regionally, culturally and nationally diverse texts in
written and spoken frameworks.
A3 Cultural, inter-cultural and counter-cultural transitions and transformations
A4 the complex histories of ‘literary criticism’ within national and international contexts, including the
establishment of the concept of a national ‘canon’, and inclusions/ exclusions from canonicity
Teaching and Learning Methods
Various combinations of lectures, seminar discussions, workshops and tutorials, and through the
intellectual activity of producing coursework assignments, including seminar papers and informal
presentations which assist group learning.
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations, essays*, oral presentations (individual or group), and a dissertation.
*The term ‘essay’ is a convenient term for a range of written assignments, which may take such forms
as workbooks, reviews, creative assignments, reflective statements, reports and feedback diaries, as
well as the traditional essay.
B. Subject-specific skills
B1. Relating texts in written and spoken frameworks across a range of genres and media, histories,
nations and cultures
B2. Constructing, to an advanced level, sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments
B3. Assessing and evaluating a diverse range of literary material
B4. Assessing and evaluating a diverse range of critical material
B5. Sophisticated critical analyses of interdisciplinary paradigms
Teaching and Learning Methods
Various combinations of lectures, seminar discussions, workshops and tutorials, and through the
intellectual activity of producing coursework assignments, including seminar papers and informal
presentations which assist group learning.
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations, essays*, oral presentations (individual or group), and a dissertation.
*The term ‘essay’ is a convenient term for a range of written assignments, which may take such forms
as workbooks, reviews, creative assignments, reflective statements, reports and feedback diaries, as
well as the traditional essay.
C. Thinking Skills
C1. Research: collect, collate and organise material from a range of sources, and evaluate its
significance.
C2. Evaluate and constructively critique personal engagement.
C3. Working positively and supportively within groups, recognising and acknowledging a range of
valid opinions and attitudes towards language and literature
C4. Critique of ‘established’ paradigms of literary criticism
C5. Structuring and organising ideas from a complex matrix of interdisciplinary models
Teaching and Learning Methods
Various combinations of lectures, seminar discussions, workshops and tutorials, and through the
intellectual activity of producing coursework assignments, including seminar papers and informal
presentations which assist group learning.
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations, essays*, oral presentations (individual or group), and a dissertation.
*The term ‘essay’ is a convenient term for a range of written assignments, which may take such forms
as workbooks, reviews, creative assignments, reflective statements, reports and feedback diaries, as
well as the traditional essay.
D. Other skills relevant to employability and personal development
D1. Independent learning to achieve a high level of intellectual autonomy.
D2. Independence, planning, management of project from overseas placement
D3. Communicate ideas clearly and fluently through oral, written and digital communications.
D4. Co-operative skills, including the ability to engage in critical debate while showing respect for
others.
D5. Competence in time management, organisation and planning, working to deadlines and managing
competing demands.
D6. Creative thinking.
D7. Adapting critical methods of the discipline in a structured and systematic way to other areas of
social interaction and work.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Various combinations of lectures, seminar discussions, workshops and tutorials, and through the
intellectual activity of producing coursework assignments, including seminar papers and informal
presentations which assist group learning.
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations, essays*, oral presentations (individual or group), and a dissertation.
*The term ‘essay’ is a convenient term for a range of written assignments, which may take such forms
as workbooks, reviews, creative assignments, reflective statements, reports and feedback diaries, as
well as the traditional essay.
13. Programme Structures
Level
Seven
Core
14. Awards and Credits*
Module
Code
Module Title
Credit
rating
EG4703
Local and Global English
Literature
Theories of International
Encounter
National Literature
Literature and Migration
The International Placement
scheme: Literature and
Cultural Production in the
International economy
International Literature
Dissertation
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EN4611
EN4612
EN4614
EN4993
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60
Masters in International
Literature
Requires 180 credits at level 7 or
above.
Postgraduate Diploma in
International Literature
Requires 120 credits at level 7 or
above.
Postgraduate Certificate in
International Literature
Requires 60 credits at level 7 or
above.
15. Personal Development Planning
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The programme is designed to cultivate advanced academic and professional skills, enabling
students to consider a range of career choices and also provides a platform to hone general
knowledge and analytical thinking within an accommodating environment.
The international context of this programme enhances individual development, offering a
wider understanding of a range of cultural and intercultural operations.
The programme will provide access to work placements in an international context knowledge
exchange and applied, practical experience supported by academic tutors.
We will also, as part of learning and teaching sessions, provide access to a range of industry
professionals from the northwest and nationally to support academic study and potential
career choices.
The learning and teaching methods encourage students to develop critical thinking and selfexpression, and to be receptive to new ideas and ways of thinking.
We offer the opportunity to develop an extended dissertation, or build an independent project,
with tutorial support and clear goals, which will help students to become responsible for their
learning, within a vocational setting that emphasises the role and value of commitment to
learning in the work place.
Students will learn about career choices and, through analysis and application, evaluate their
own personal strengths and weaknesses, helping to identify appropriate and fulfilling choices.
16. Admissions criteria
Programme Specifications include minimum entry requirements, including academic qualifications,
together with appropriate experience and skills required for entry to study. These criteria may be
expressed as a range rather than a specific grade. Amendments to entry requirements may have
been made after these documents were published and you should consult the University’s website for
the most up to date information.
Students will be informed of their personal minimum entry criteria in their offer letter.
Good Honours Degree in Literature or a related subject, or equivalent.
IELTS 7.5 or higher in each category if English is not first language.
Applicants will be interviewed and each case assessed on the student’s ability to benefit.
With relevant work or life experience and/or nonstandard qualifications are also welcome.
17. Key sources of information about the programme
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Factsheet
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School of Language, Literature and International Studies Website
Admissions Tutor
Level 7
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Curriculum Skills Map
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Core (C),
Programme Learning Outcomes
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Knowledge and
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Module Title
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understanding
Subject-specific Skills
EG4703 Local and Global Literature
EN4610 Theories of International
Encounter
EN4611 National Literature
EN4612 Literature and Migration
EN4614 The International Placement
scheme: Literature and
Cultural Production in the
International economy
EN4993 International Literature
Dissertation
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18.
Curriculum Skills Map
Please tick in the relevant boxes where individual Programme Learning Outcomes are being assessed
Core (C),
Programme Learning Outcomes
Compulsory
Module
(COMP) or
Other skills relevant to employability and personal
Level Code
Module Title
Option (O)
Thinking Skills
development
EG4703 Local and Global Literature
EN4610 Theories of International
Encounter
EN4611 National Literature
EN4612 Literature and Migration
EN4614 The International Placement
scheme: Literature and
Cultural Production in the
International economy
EN4993 International Literature
Dissertation
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