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Høst 2020

ENG-3106 Short Fiction in English - 10 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for språk og kultur

Type of course

This course is intended for students in the master's programme in English literature and students in the master's programme in education year 8-13 (lektorutdanning trinn 8-13, studieretning engelsk). This course may be taken as a single course by students who meet the admission requirements for the MA programme in English Literature.

Course overlap

ENG-2131 Short Fiction in English 10 stp

Course contents

In this course we will explore short fiction as a literary form. This includes examining the boundaries of the genre and its literary historical development, as well as interpreting short fiction through various formal, ideological and thematic lenses. The main emphasis in autumn 2020 will be on modernist experiments with the genre, postcolonial short fiction and contemporary short fiction, including the most recent developments. In analysing a range of different writers and styles, we will pay close attention to the representations of gender, class, ethnicity and race, and ask whether any experiences and/or identities seem to lend themselves particularly well to the short story form.

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. 

Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15 April for the autumn semester and 1 October for the spring semester.


Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or equivalent qualification, in English literature, or a degree combining English literature and a closely-related discipline (minimum 80 ECTS in English). An average grade equivalent to C or better (in the Norwegian grading system) in the English coursework (80 ECTS) is required.

Application code: 9371 - Enkeltemner på masternivå (Nordic applicants).


Objective of the course

The students have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

Skills


Language of instruction

Language of instruction and examination: English.

Teaching methods

13 weeks of teaching and academic supervision. Teaching will take the form of lectures and seminars. 

Assessment

Coursework requirements

Each student must:

The coursework requirements must be approved before the student can take the final exam.

Exam

Term paper (12-15 pages; 1.5 line spacing, font size 12).

Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F. A re-sit examination is offered in the event of an F-grade. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed. The deadline to register for a re-sit examination is 15th January for the autumn semester and 15th August for the spring semester. In the event of a re-sit examination, the student can submit a revised version of his/her term paper within a given deadline.


Date for examination

Take-home assignment hand in date 14.12.2020

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.