[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Home Monash Info News and Events Campuses and Faculties Monash University
Monash University Handbooks

CLS3920

Authority, Death and Desire: Medieval to Renaissance Literature ( points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Millicent Vladiv-Glover

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On completion of the unit, students will be able to: 1. define the concepts of authority, death and desire in the context of the prescribed medieval and Renaissance texts; 2. critically discuss the concepts of authority, death and desire in the context of the prescribed medieval and Renaissance texts; 3. analyse and critique a cultural text in the context of defined critical concepts; 4. construct a critical argument in writing, based on an analysis of a cultural text in the context of defined critical concepts. 5. For students taking CLS3920, there is an additional objective of developing more sophisticated analytical skills than students at second year level, using multiple (at least two) critical texts to model any one of the theoretical concepts of the course and being able to express this skill in oral presentation and writing.

Assessment: Essay 2,500 words: 40%, Tutorial Paper 1,000 words: 20%, End-of-Semester Test 1 hour: 30%, Tutorial participation1 hour: 5%.

Contact Hours: One one-hour lecture and one one-hour tutorial per week.

Prerequisites: Any first year Arts subject.

Prohibitions: CLS2920


Help | Contacts | Site Map | Staff Directory | Search