Course overview
This course provides an opportunity to undertake advanced level study in literary theory and critical approaches in the discipline of English. The aim of the Honours Critical Thinking course is to develop students' understanding of the nature of criticism and the often unspoken assumptions that underlie various modes of critical analysis. Students will have the opportunity to develop high-order analytic and writing skills appropriate to the discipline of English. Topics to be covered will address core methodologies in literary study and key scholarly approaches to reading and writing about literature.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of selected literary and critical theories and their main contributors and interventions in the field
- Articulate a systematic and critical understanding of selected literary and cultural research methods
- Critically evaluate contemporary debates in English literary studies and critical theory
- Demonstrate highly developed skills in critical reasoning, analysis and written communication
- Recognise the ethical, social and cultural issues in relation to the study of English literature