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.

This course is for students admitted to the master programmes European Languages (master), Lektorprogrammet (master), masterspesialisering i engelsk and Profesjonsrettet master med integrert praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning (master) (masterspesialisering i engelsk). 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.

The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English. It is recommended to have taken ENG1303 – British Literature

Overlapping courses

Teaching

Seminars, 2?hours?weekly for 14 weeks.?28 hours in all.

Obligatory activities:

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

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.

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Facts about this course

Level
Master
Credits
10
Teaching

This course is taught irregularly

Examination
Spring
Teaching language
English

Contact

Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages