ENG4345 – The Victorian Period
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course introduces you to the literature and culture of the Victorian period, allowing you to explore peculiarly Victorian literary phenomena like sensation literature, city writing, spiritualist writing and mourning poetry, and helping you draw connections between Victorian literary works and the culture and history of the period.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, you:
- are familiar with a range of both central and more obscure Victorian texts, and have an analytical knowledge of some aspects of Victorian literature and culture.
- know how to use primary and secondary sources to explore relevant historical and cultural contexts, and how to use those contexts to inform your readings of literary texts.
- are able to engage critically with other literary critics and theorists in your written work.
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English. It is recommended to have taken ENG1303 – British Literature
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with ENG2305 – The Victorian Period.
- 10 credits overlap with ENG2305 – The Victorian Period.
Teaching
Seminars, 2?hours?weekly for 14 weeks.?28 hours in all.
An essay of 5 standard pages (a standard page consists of 2,300 characters) turned in by a stated deadline.?References and bibliography comes in addition.?Read more here about rules concerning valid excuses and how to apply for postponements.?Information about?guidelines for obligatory activities.
It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 60% of the teaching. In this course you have to attend 8 of 14 seminars. The requirement is absolute.
The allowed absence limit will cover all absences, including illness. You will not be granted valid absences with documentation, even when the absence is due to something beyond your control.
If the course has in-person teaching, and you are signed up for an in-person seminar group, you are to attend the teaching in the location found in the schedule.
If the course has digital teaching, and you are signed up for a digital seminar group, you must attend via Zoom with your camera on.
In certain circumstances, i.e. serious or chronic illness, you could apply for?special needs accommodations.
All obligatory activities?must be approved in the same semester for you to sit the exam.
Examination
The form of assessment is a term paper of 15 standard pages (a standard page consists of 2,300 characters). References and bibliography comes in addition. You will determine the topic together with the lecturer.
You will be offered individual term paper supervision.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
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.
Resit an examination
A term paper or equivalent that is passed may not be resubmitted in revised form.
If you?withdraw from the exam?after the deadline, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.