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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module ENGL53130: Renaissance Humanism

Department: English Studies

ENGL53130: Renaissance Humanism

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	4	30	Available in 2007/2008		Durham

Pre-requisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

to enable students to engage directly with some of the most influential writings of the Renaissance (e.g. the works of Petrarch, Boccaccio, Pico, Ficino, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Erasmus, More);
to enhance students' appreciation of Renaissance English literature by introducing them to the dominant intellectual and literary movement of the Early-Modern Period;

Content

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

to be able to trace Humanist themes and debates in a range of works of imaginative literature;
to be able to reflect on: the uses of Antiquity; the Renaissance 'Philosophy of Man'; the emergence of a 'Republic of Letters' (Respublica litterarum); and the relations between 'Renaissance Humanism', the Reformation and modern senses of the word 'humanism';

Subject-specific Skills

to write competent essays on questions raised by this module;

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours	Attendance Monitored
Seminars				0
Preparation and Reading				0
Total				300

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Coursework	100%	Essay	3,000 words	50%
Coursework	100%	Essay	3,000 words	50%

Formative Assessment

One essay (2,000 words maximum).

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.