Overview
Exit Award only
Candidates on the MA in English (Medieval and Renaissance Literature) programme who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in English (Medieval and Renaissance Literature).
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 | 30 |
| Contemporary Research: Skills, Methods and Strategies (10) | |
| Middle English Literature, 1200-1550 (10) | |
| New Histories of the Book: Theories and Practices of Earlier Writing (10) | |
| Old English Literature to c. 1200 (10) | |
| Renaissance Literature c.1500-1700 (10) | |
| Total Credits | 30 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in English (Medieval and Renaissance Literature) (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse a range of canonical and marginal primary texts from the Medieval and Renaissance periods;
- Evaluate primary texts within their literary contexts and their social, cultural, and historical milieu and beyond;
- Organise and engage in independent research, through clear and recordable processes of enquiry and selection;
- Produce written and oral accounts about research activities such as research seminars; conferences; literature surveys; library or archival study;
- Communicate cogently and coherently about the specific field of study;
- Apply advanced critical, theoretical, and methodological concepts in the presentation of their research.
