Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Overlapping courses - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation

Course content

This course offers a broad introduction to the most important literary developments in the early eighteenth century, studied in light of its socio-political history and intellectual background. The course provides an introduction to the development of the periodical essay and of the early English novel as well as an insight into the satirical writings and moral philosophy of the first half of the eighteenth century.

Learning outcome

After completing this course you will have:

• gained a solid introduction to the Age of Enlightenment, as well as having familiarized yourself with some of its central literary texts;
• developed your skills in interpreting texts in relation to their ideological, historical and social contexts.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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Admission to the Master program in Literature, LAP or an other relevant Master program.

Recommended previous knowledge

The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English

Overlapping courses

10 credits overlap with ENG2303 - British Literature in the Age of the Enlightenment.

Teaching

Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in total.

Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%, 12 out of 14 seminars). Additional absences must be justified by documentation to the exam coordinator.

Students must turn in an essay of 5 standard pages on a given topic. Students will receive written feedback provided they hand in the first draft within a given deadline.

Access to teaching

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Examination

The final grade is set on the basis of a take-home exam spanning over 3 days.

The assignment will be published on the exam day at 9 o'clock in Fronter. You must also submit your paper in Fronter. Read more about submission procedures

Previous exams:
http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/ENG4343/Eksamensoppgaver/Eksamensoppgaver.xml

Examination support material

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Language of examination

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Engelsk

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Results will be found at the StudentWeb three weeks after the exam is completed.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Withdrawal from an examination

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.

Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the two consecutive semesters when the course is given.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.