PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION(POSTGRADUATE) 1. TARGET AWARD 2. Award 3. Title History & Culture 08-MAY-09

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1 Status Approved 1. TARGET AWARD 2. Award 3. MA History & Culture PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION(POSTGRADUATE) 4. DATE OF VALIDATION Date of most recent modification (Faculty/ADQU use only) Version Number (ADQU use only) 5. AWARDING INSTITUTION Edge Hill University 6. TEACHING INSTITUTION 08-MAY ADMINISTRATIVE BASE Faculty of Arts & Sciences 8. PLANNING UNIT English, History and Creative Writing 9. UNIT OF PERIODIC REVIEW English and History. EHU COURSE CODE MAS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The normal entry requirements for acceptance onto this programme are in line with Edge Hill's regulations for entry to the degree of MA. The admissions criteria are normally: Afirst or second class honours degree in a relevant subject of a recognised university or comparable institution, or a qualification which is recognised as the equivalent of this, together with full and well-argued responses on the application form. or Appropriate professional qualifications and experience relevant to the chosen pathway, together with full and well-argued responses on the application form. Applicants who meet these criteria will be interviewed. In exceptional circumstances, candidates may be requested to complete an entrance task, typically a critical review of a text, designed to allow the admissions team to form an opinion of their preparedness for M-level study. International students will be expected to demonstrate an appropriate command of the English language in keeping with current University regulations. 12. ALTERNATIVE AWARD(S) Course Award PG Dip PG Cert Humanities Humanities 13. AVAILABLE MODES OF STUDY Mode of Study Course Duration Delivery Full Time Part Time 1 2 Classroom Classroom 14a. PRIMARY QAA SUBJECT BENCHMARK STATEMENT 14b. OTHER QAA SUBJECT BENCHMARK STATEMENT 14c. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BENCHMARKS The QAA does not currently provide specific benchmark statements for MA degrees in History. Theprogramme meets the QAA's Qualification Descriptors for a higher education qualification at Level 7 (Master's Degree). Several other external and internal referents have been employed to ensure that the academic content and standards of the programme are comparable to similar provision in the sector, including:

2 Benchmarking against the content of other similar programmes offered by other HEIs Edge Hill University Postgraduate Degree Framework Advice on curriculum provided by the Humanities portfolio's current and previous external examiners Staff engagement in external examining at other HE institutions Student feedback on programme content from Programme Boards, Staff- Student Consultative Fora, and student module evaluations Staff membership in subject associations. 15. Accreditation by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) Name of PSRB Name of Accreditation / Relationship 16. PRIMARY SUBJECT AREA V1-HISTORY 17. SECONDARY SUBJECT AREA (if applicable) V3-ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY 18. TERTIARY SUBJECT AREA PROGRAMME AIMS MA History and Culture has been developed as a taught MA programme in Social and Cultural History. The programme is intended to provide M-level students with specialist training in historical and cultural research within an interdisciplinary department. Its aims are in accordance with the validated aims of the department's postgraduate portfolio in the Humanities, as follows: 1. To enable graduates or the equivalent to develop and become practised in the application of skills associated with scholarship in the humanities such as analysis, critical evaluation, argument and research. 2. To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of one or more of the disciplinary areas of the humanities such as literary studies, history, gender studies, and cultural studies. 3. To enable students to develop competence in the application of the core skills and knowledge (such as methodology and ethics) required to be an autonomous, self-directed, reflexive researcher. 4. To enable students to engage critically with the generic aspects of academic practice and to go beyond the levels of synthesis and accepted knowledge and show originality in the application of knowledge. 5. To develop students' personal and professional attributes such as self-management and direction, awareness of personal responsibility, motivation, flexibility, capacity to deploy academic skills and knowledge and reflexivity. 6. To prepare students for further MPhil/PhD research and to expedite their access to such programmes.. PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES The programme learning outcomes shown here describe the knowledge, understanding and skills that students will have demonstrated on achievement of their intended level 7 qualification award. Students who do not complete their full programme of study may qualify for an alternative award and the validated exit awards for this programme are listed at the front of this programme specification. The learning outcomes of level 7 exit awards are determined by the combination of modules taken and passed and can be identified from the table below. Level 7 Knowledge and Understanding Demonstrate advanced knowledge, systematic understanding and critical awareness of one or more of the disciplinary areas within the humanities. Mapped to s HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40

3 Show originality in the application of knowledge and critical awareness, together with an understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the humanities. Demonstrate a critical awareness of current problems and new insights in the humanities. Intellectual Skills Demonstrate the capacity to locate and synthesise materials drawn from diverse sources in ways which demonstrate an advanced level of critical and evaluative skill. Demonstrate a high level of engagement with the generic aspects of academic practice such as critical analysis, evaluation, judgement and problem solving. Demonstrate in research the capacity to go beyond the levels of synthesis and accepted knowledge and show originality in the application of knowledge. Transferable Skills Demonstrate the capacity for independent learning required to continue to advance knowledge, understanding, skills and academic practice. Demonstrate personal and professional attributes such as self-management, self-direction, awareness of personal responsibility, motivation and flexibility. Demonstrate a capacity to undertake informed decision-making. Skills Demonstrate a high level of competence in applying the core skills and knowledge required to be an autonomous, self-directed researcher. Demonstrate the capacity to plan and implement tasks. HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40 HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40 Mapped to s HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40 HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40 HUM4002; HUM4050; HUM40 Mapped to s HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4042; HUM4043; HUM4044; HUM4045; HUM4046; HUM4047; HUM4048; HUM4033; HUM4041; HUM4050; HUM40 HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4042; HUM4043; HUM4044; HUM4045; HUM4046; HUM4047; HUM4048; HUM4033; HUM4041; HUM4050; HUM40 HUM4002; HUM4050; HUM40 Mapped to s HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40 HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM40

4 Demonstrate self-direction and method in addressing problems. HUM40; HUM4038; HUM4039; HUM4050; HUM PROGRAMME STRUCTURE HUM4000 HUM4002 HUM4015 HUM4019 HUM40 HUM4033 HUM4036 HUM4038 HUM4041 HUM4042 HUM4043 HUM4044 HUM4045 HUM4046 HUM4047 HUM4048 HUM4050 HUM40 CRITICAL APPROACHES TO POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH PHILOSOPHIES & METHODOLOGIES THE VICTORIAN CITY: IMAGE & REALITY RE-MAKING THE NATION: PROPAGANDA, CULTURE & IDENTITY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR FICTIONS OF CLASS, RHYTHM & COLOUR: LITERATURE, JAZZ & ART THE PRE-RAPHAELITES AND THEIR CIRCLE IN LITERATURE AND ART TEXT ANALYSIS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES TRANSGRESSIVE WOMEN REVENGE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE NEO-VICTORIAN FICTION VIOLENCE AND THE IDEA OF THE MIDDLE EAST EXISTENTIALISM AND FRENCH LITERATURE, LITERATURE AND LAUGHTER CULTURES OF MEMORY PRINT AND THE PEOPLE, HISTORY INDEPENDENT STUDY MODULE DISSERTATION COMPULSORY COMPULSORY COMPULSORY Pathway (if applicable) 22 ai. STUDENT 'LEARNING JOURNEY' Students will take two -credit compulsory modules (HUM4000 and HUM4002), the -creditdissertation module (HUM40) and four option modules ( credits each). The distinctiveness of the programme is ensured by a degree of differentiation in provision and assessment on HUM4000 and HUM4002; by the dissertation module HUM40; by the selection of option modules, negotiated with the Programme Leader; and by the availability of HUM4050, History Independent Study. The exact semester dates may vary slightly from year to year, but there will always be a break of a of two weeks between modules in order to allow students sufficient time for research, reflection and writing.

5 22aii. Student Learning Journey 23. LEARNING AND TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES The philosophy which underpins MA History and Culture is a desire to provide students with a learning experience that encourages and stimulates their intellectual curiosity; supports their development as autonomous scholars and individuals; challenges them intellectually and personally; stresses the benefits and opportunities afforded by an interdisciplinary ethos; and equips them with the necessary skills and abilities to engage with lifelong learning, study and enquiry, and to compete successfully for a wide variety of employment. MA History and Culture will normally be delivered through three-hour campus-based group sessions, open to full-time and part-time students. Full-time students will normally attend two three-hour group sessions per week and part-time students one three-hour group session per week. These group sessions will be supported by VLE provision, tutorials, online discussion and independent research promoting autonomous learning. Blackboard will be used as an additional support for modules, and a number of modules make use of online discussion to extend students' engagement beyond the classroom. Delivery of modules will involve a range of teaching and learning strategies. The programme deliberately employs a variety of approaches in order to provide a stimulating and challenging experience for students. Lectures will, through presentations by a subject specialist, be used to transmit knowledge and understanding; to help students to appreciate the different critical and scholarly approaches that have been developed in the humanities; to provide a synthesis of the diverse concepts and ideas with which students will be expected to engage; and to provide a base from which students will be expected to develop their own original and independent scholarly positions. Seminars will, through general and small-group discussion facilitated by the seminar tutor, enable students to develop subject-specific skills, clarify concepts, raise questions, engage with theoretical ideas and identify trends and patterns. Seminars will, through directed discussion and analysis of primary, secondary and critical sources, assist students in the progression from undergraduate to postgraduate study and will enhance students' self-directed learning. Intellectual and subject-specific skills will be further developed through online tasks and students' independent engagement with relevant module materials on Blackboard. Seminars will form the basis for subsequent investigation and/or coursework assessment and will be linked to Blackboard to which students will be encouraged to turn for subsequent activity, online discussion, and post-seminar support. Through seminar discussions, online discussion, tutorials and Blackboard, students will

6 demonstrate their overall progress in skills development, knowledge and understanding, together with their current degree of independence. Independent learning strategies will be usedto supplement lectures and seminars. These will take various forms including directed reading of module primary and secondary texts and structured research or archival activities. The typical volume of assessment on the taught modules of the programme is 4 per credits. A -minute presentation typically equates to 1. However, the exact requirements and weightings take into account the nature of, and relationship between, assessment tasks and the effort required to complete them. Formative assessment tasks typically carry a lower weighting than end-of-module summative assignments. 24. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Formative assessment is an important learning strategy on the programme and is deployed to ensure that all students receive early feedback on their coursework and understanding. Formative assessment operates in three ways: through informal, unassessed seminar work; through regular online discussions or critical diary entries, building gradually to a portfolio of work, used on a number of modules and typically graded Pass/ Fail; and through assessed coursework carrying a low weighting and designed to secure early feedback before the submission of the major assignment. Seminar work could be construed as constituting formative assessment, as modules are always designed to inform the work later produced for summative assessment. s will provide specific formative experiences in preparation for forthcoming summative assessment. Students will benefit from the directed study of primary and secondary source materials prior to assessment due dates. Non-formal feedback may also be given in response to draft plans of particular assessments or short unassessed presentations which act as a means of providing formative feedback. On a number of modules, students will be required to participate in regular online discussions on set topics. These discussions will involve the week's reading, or may set students limited research or reading tasks which they will then have to report on via the discussion facility on the VLE. The tasks will be designed to improve students' knowledge and understanding, help them interact with one another, and gain them early formative feedback on their work and ideas. The module leader will moderate the discussion facility and guide student work. The assessment strategy also specifically seeks to provide students with formative mid-module feedback in response to early assignments. In many cases, early assignments carrying a low weighting act as direct preparation for the module's main assignment (e.g. a research proposal/ research essay, or abstract/ conference paper). Students will be assisted in the completion of their summative assessment by clear guidance from module tutors, and will have the opportunity to discuss the relevant Learning Outcomes with their tutor and determine how best to meet those Learning Outcomes through their coursework. Tutors will be available for consultation on assignments.students will be encouraged to reflect on, and respond to, their feedback, with the intention of identifying their academic strengths and addressing areas requiring further development. 25. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT HUM4000 HUM4002 CRITICAL APPROACHES TO POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH PHILOSOPHIES & METHODOLOGIES mins 00 words 00 words mins 40 50

7 HUM4015 HUM4019 HUM40 HUM4033 HUM4036 HUM4038 HUM4041 THE VICTORIAN CITY: IMAGE & REALITY RE-MAKING THE NATION: PROPAGANDA, CULTURE & IDENTITY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR FICTIONS OF CLASS, RHYTHM & COLOUR: LITERATURE, JAZZ & ART THE PRE-RAPHAELITES AND THEIR CIRCLE IN LITERATURE AND ART TEXT ANALYSIS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES TRANSGRESSIVE WOMEN CW3 CW3 PR2 Project Work 2 mins 1 00 words words 3 00 words words mins

8 HUM4042 HUM4043 HUM4044 HUM4045 HUM4046 HUM4047 HUM4048 HUM4050 REVENGE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE NEO-VICTORIAN FICTION VIOLENCE AND THE IDEA OF THE MIDDLE EAST EXISTENTIALISM AND FRENCH LITERATURE, LITERATURE AND LAUGHTER CULTURES OF MEMORY PRINT AND THE PEOPLE, HISTORY INDEPENDENT STUDY MODULE CW3 CW3 Project Work mins 00 words mins words words 15 mins 00 words words + mins

9 HUM40 DISSERTATION 26. NON-MODULAR TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEVEL 7 Category Hours Description Rationale Scheduled learning and teaching activities Scheduled learning and teaching activities Scheduled learning and teaching activities 27. INTENDED MARKET Classes and Workshops Classes and Workshops Dissertation 3 Optional study skills sessions Optional departmental research seminars and events 00 words 15,000 words mins To enable students to update their academic skills To give students experience of attending research and conference-type events To give students experience Classes and Workshops Optional EHU postgraduate conference(s) of conferencing Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities