Course - Advanced Course in Literary Theory and Interpretation - LITT3000
LITT3000 - Advanced Course in Literary Theory and Interpretation
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letters
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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Hjemmeeksamen | 100/100 | 2 uker |
Course content
The course is an obligatory part of the Master's programmes in French and German, and the Master's programmes in English and Scandinavian literature. The teaching is organized as a collaboration between the various disciplines of study. The course consists of joint lectures and lectures tied to the discipline of study.
The joint lectures give an introduction to central schools in literary theory after 1900, such as for example Formalism, Hermeneutics, New Criticism, Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Deconstruction and Post Colonialism. The content in the discipline-specific part will vary with the various disciplines and each discipline of study sets the details.
Students who already have taken the course ALIT2201 must replace the curriculum for the course's joint section. Contact the Department of Language and Literature for details.
Learning outcome
Students will have obtained the following qualifications after successfully completing this course:
- the ability to present basic theoretical aesthetic and literary theories
- the ability to apply these theoretical perspectives in their work with literary texts
- the ability to discuss and reflect on various literary and cultural perspectives
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and seminars. Compulsory assignment: Oral presentation in the subject specific component. Assessment: Two-week take home exam.
Compulsory assignments
- Approved reading list
- Oral presentation in discipline specific section
Recommended previous knowledge
Bachelor's degree with specialization in Scandinavian literature, English, French or German studies, or Comparative Literature.
Required previous knowledge
None.
Course materials
The curriculum will be given by the teachers who lecture the course and will vary somewhat from semester to semester. The class will be taught in a Scandinavian language. A complete overview of the curriculum will be given first day of class. The course's joint section will have a curriculum of approximately 450 pages and consists of a collection of literary theoretical texts as well as a summary of literary theory.
The texts on the joint section will normally be read in Scandinavian or English and the teaching will be in Norwegian or English. The discipline specific section includes texts from the curriculum of various extent, depending on the texts' character and degree of difficulty. The texts on the discipline specific section ought to be read in the original language and the language of instruction will vary in accordance with the discipline.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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LITT3001 | 7.5 | ||
LITT3002 | 7.5 | ||
NORD3201 | 15.0 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
15.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2016
Language of instruction: English, French, German, Norwegian
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- Comparative Literature
- English Literature
- French Literature
- Comparative Literature
- Scandinavian Literature
- German Literature
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Language and Literature
Examination
Examination arrangement: Home examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Hjemme-eksamen
100/100
Release
2016-11-24Submission
2016-12-08 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Hjemme-eksamen
100/100
Release
2017-05-04Submission
2017-05-19 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"