UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
COVER SHEET FOR A NEW OR REVISED COURSE
Section A
Course title New Women, New Men?: Gender Revolutions in
Late 19th century British Fiction
Teaching Unit (eg
Department)
English Literature
School
Literatures, Languages
and Cultures
Course code U04540
Collaborating Body eg Department
or other Institution
Replacement course
UG
PG
New course
Revised course
Yes No
()
(4)
()
(x)
()
x
If Replacement course, give
Name of Course
Code
details of course (s) which this
course replaces
No. SCQF credit
20
Level eg
SCQF 10
Credit
points
SCQF 8
points
No.
No. of
Scheduled class hours - include day, start
Scheduled
Hours
weeks
and finish times and term
Teaching
per week
TBA
Contact Teaching
2
10
Other required
1
10
attendance
Course operational with effect
Spring 2010
from (date)
Any costs which may have to be met by students eg materials
Essential course texts
Give details of any Prerequisite Course(s) Passes in English or Scottish Literature 1 and English or Scottish
Literature 2, with a mark of 50 or above. Passes in third year courses in the subject area amounting to at least 40
credits.
Name of Course (s)
English Literature 1 or Scottish Literature 1
English Literature 2 or Scottish Literature 2
Course Code (s)
EL0001 or U03735
EL0003 or EL0004
Give details of programme(s) for which the course is mandatory
Programme Code(s)
Name of Programme (s)
Course(s) which cannot be taken with this course and counted towards a minimum qualifying curriculum
Name of Course (s)
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Course Code (s)
Short description of course
The aim of this course is to explore the shifts, transitions, and revolutions in thinking about
gender in late 19th century British fiction. This course covers the emergence of the "New
Woman" and her counterpart the "New Man", as well as the Victorian doctrine of "separate
spheres", and debates over suffrage, education, sexual double standards, the marriage question,
and sexual purity. Through texts exploring the plight of modern men and women, this course
examines the period’s shift from a doctrine of difference to a model of equal rights. It also
considers the way in which both male and female authors responded to these shifts and
reassessed their roles as authors.
URL for supporting course
documentation
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours
/4year/index.htm
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of the ways in which fiction stimulated and reflected gender
debates in the period; they will gain an understanding of the historical development of gender
debates within British literature; they will gain a grasp of the origins of modern ideas of gender
and gender equality.
Components of Assessment
One term essay x 2500 words (25%); and one take-away exam essay x 3000 words
(75%)
Approval Track
Approved by Teaching Unit or equivalent
body eg department
Approved by Board of Studies (or
equivalent body)
Noted/Approved by Faculty
Approved by UGSC/SPGSC
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Date
Authorised signature
Registry Use
Name
Designation
Date received
Date record created
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
COVER SHEET FOR A NEW OR REVISED COURSE
Section B
ALL COURSES
Course organiser, if known. If not known, give interim contact
Name: Dr Michèle Mendelssohn
Tel:
650 3607
Secretarial/administrative contact in Teaching Unit
Email: mmendels@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Name: Catherine Williamson
Tel:
650 3620
Email: Catherine.williamson@ed.ac.uk
If the course will appear in a
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours/4year/index.htm
departmental website, please give
the URL
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ONLY
Year in which the course is normally taken in a structured Honours programme ()
1
1 or
2
2 or 3
3
2
3 or 4 √
4
4 or
5
5
Year in which the course is normally taken in a modular or non Honours programme ()
1
1 or
2
2 or 3
3
2
3 or 4
4
4 or
5
1 or 2 or 3 or
5
4 or 5
Are class exams required ? ()
Yes
No
No. of exam papers required (eg how No. exam papers
Duration
many papers will each student be
required to answer)
Class Exams
Degree Exams
1
Take-home exam essay
When are the exams to be taken ()
May
June
June
Sept
1st
Resit
√
attempt
Has a quota for the course been approved by
Yes
√
No
Faculty? ()
If yes, what is the maximum number of students
15
permitted?
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New Women, New Men?: Gender Revolutions in Late 19th c. British Fiction
Dr Michèle Mendelssohn
Department of English Literature
Edinburgh University
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U04540: New Women, New Men?: Gender Revolutions in Late 19th c. British
Fiction
Proposed
Course Code
U04540
Course Name New Women, New Men?: Gender Revolutions in Late 19th c. British Fiction
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'Owning'
School
College
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
School
Acronym
Prefix
Normal Year
Taken
School
Acronym
Suffix
School
Acronym for
Course
Session
Course
Operational
with effect
from
Session
Course (to be)
Closed or
Withdrawn
(end of)
LLC
College of Humanities and Social Science
4 - Year 4 Undergraduate
U04540
LLC-4-U04540
2009/2010
Course(s)
Replaced
Course Level
Undergraduate
Honours
Yes
Visiting
Students
Only?
No
Visiting
Students
Parent Course
Available for
Visiting
Students?
Yes
Display in
Yes
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Visiting
Students
Prospectus?
Course FTE
Credit Points 20
Credit Scheme Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
Credit Level
10 - SCQF Level 10
'Home'
Subject Area
Code
Description
76
English Literature
'Other'
Subject
Area(s)
Course
Organiser
T3357 Dr Michele Mendelssohn
Course
Secretary
T1092 Mrs Catherine Williamson
Collaborating
Institution
Collaborating
School
Additional
Information
on
Collaboration
2 hrs 0 mins per week, 1 weeks
Contact
Teaching (if 0
then refer to
Additional
Information
on Scheduled
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Sched School
Code
G
Lits, Langs &
Culture
Class Sessions
below)
Other
Required
Attendance
1 hrs 0 mins per week, 1 weeks
Programme(s)
for which
course to be
seeded
Essential course texts
Any costs
which have to
be met by
students
Pre-requisite Passes in English or Scottish Literature 1 and English or Scottish literature 2,
Requirements with a mark of 50 or above. Passes in third year courses in the subject area
amounting to at least 40 credits.
Visiting
Students Prerequisite
Requirements
Co-requisite
Requirements
Prohibited
Combination
Requirements
Short
Description
The aim of this course is to explore the shifts, transitions, and revolutions in
thinking about gender in late 19th century British fiction. This course covers
the emergence of the "New Woman" and her counterpart the "New Man", as
well as the Victorian doctrine of "separate spheres", and debates over suffrage,
education, sexual double standards, the marriage question, and sexual purity.
Through texts exploring the plight of modern men and women, this course
examines the period’s shift from a doctrine of difference to a model of equal
rights. It also considers the way in which both male and female authors
responded to these shifts and reassessed their roles as authors.
Keywords
gender in late 19th century British fiction; "New Woman"; "New Man";
"separate speheres"; suffrage, education, sexual double standards, the marriage
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question; equal rights; authorship
Summary of
Intended
Learning
Outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of the ways in which fiction stimulated and
reflected gender debates in the period; they will gain an understanding of the
historical development of gender debates within British literature; they will
gain a grasp of the origins of modern ideas of gender and gender equality.
Special
Arrangements
URL Internet (i.e.
available to
all)
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours/4year/index.htm
URL Intranet (i.e.
restricted to
.ed domain)
URL for
supporting
approval
documentation
Fee Code if
invoiced at
course level
CE - Classes and Assessment (including centrally arranged examination)
Default
Course Mode
of Study
Default
Delivery
Period
TBA - To be arranged/Unknown
Class Sessions
Additional (to
Class Sessions
above)
Information
on Scheduled
Class Sessions
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Alternative
Examination
Slot
Components One class essay of 2,500 words (25%). One take-away exam essay (75%).
of Assessment
Summative
Exams
Month
Assessment
Result Due
(1st Diet)
June
Month
Assessment
Result Due
(2nd Diet)
September
Convener of
BoE
T0000 Unknown
Common
Marking
Scheme
VERS2 - Version 2 (excl MBChB and BVM&S)
Taught in
Gaidhlig?
N
%age taught
in Gaidhlig
Included in
Teaching
Yes
Load
Calculations?
Teaching
Load Split
Other
institution
providing
teaching
Percentage not
taught by this
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institution
Course
Comments
(Internal Use
Only)
School's Own
Use 1
School's Own
Use 2
School's Own
Use 3
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