Head of Department (Acting)

English  - UH-000858

The University of Huddersfield seeks and encourages applicants in order to widen participation, improve access and apply the principles of equal opportunities.  We provide support for applicants who require additional assistance in order to select the right course of study and make a successful transition to studying at University.  We encourage local, national and international applications.  Further information for <a href="http://www.hud.ac.uk/international">International Students can be found on their website</a>.
The University provides opportunities for the accreditation of prior learning (APL) as stated in <a href="https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/section-c/">Section 3 of the Regulations for Awards.</a>
The University’s general minimum entry requirements are specified in Section 1.5 of the <a href="https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/section-1/">Regulations for Awards</a>.
Every person who applies for this course and meets the minimum entry requirement – regardless of any disability – will be given the same opportunity in the selection process.  General advice and information regarding disability and the support the University can give can be found by contacting student services as follows: Telephone: 01484 472675; Email: disability@hud.ac.uk. Further information is available on the <a href="http://students.hud.ac.uk/wellbeing-disability-services/disabilityservices">disability services website.</a>    
Further advice on the specific skills and abilities needed to successfully undertake this course can be found by contacting the admissions tutor and by visiting our <a href="http://www.hud.ac.uk/courses/">course finder website page</a>.
The specific entry requirements and admission criteria for the course are detailed below:
The admission of an individual student is subject to a reasonable expectation that the student will be able to fulfil the learning outcomes of the course and achieve the standard required for the award. For this reason, the entry requirements are a 2:2 honours degree in one of the named disciplines in this Masters suite (English; History; Creative Writing; Media, Journalism and Film) or a cognate subject. 
If you were educated outside the UK, you are required to have International English LanguageTesting System (IELTS) at a score of 7.0 with a minimum score of 6.5 in any single component due to the discursive nature of the discipline and length of written assignments. If you have alternative qualifications or do not meet the IELTS requirement we also offer a range of <a href="http://www.hud.ac.uk/international/pre-sessionalenglishprogramme/">Pre-Sessional English Programmes.</a>
The normal expectation is that the student will be at least 18 years of age by 30 September in the academic year of entry. Interviews are not required for admission, but the normal expectation would be for an online or in-person meeting with a course or admissions tutor to discuss the expected standards of the course.

UH-000858 - English 

Masters Compulsory

Masters Core

Masters Optional

Masters Level

Structure

Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Certificate

Generate and develop original critical, reflective and/or investigative work.

Select, organise, synthesise and analyse appropriate evidence/data, including primary sources and secondary scholarship.

Undertake original research with academic and ethical integrity.

Interpret literary, critical, linguistic, creative, historical, cultural or other material/texts/sources/data with imagination and originality

Evaluate one’s work in relation to professional standards (of writing, of production etc), preparing for publication

Independently set tasks as part of larger programmes of work.

Analyse the affective power, richness and ambiguity of language and representation.

Evaluate, select and critically reflect on appropriate methodologies and approaches to complete a task, including the implications of that choice.

Evaluate strengths and weaknesses in the arguments, analysis and creative output of others.

Construct clear and comprehensive bibliographies, with consistent and accurate citation and referencing.

Ask relevant, cogent, and focused questions about societies and cultures of the past and present.

Analyse the central role that literature, language, communications, media, film and other cultural forms play at local, national, international and global levels of economic, political and social organisation.

Work collaboratively, autonomously, and flexibly.

Interpret historical relations (e.g. between events, texts or movements) and contexts.

Communicate coherently and with clarity, selecting the appropriate form of communication for the task and audience.

Appraise a range of relevant professional careers and relate these to one’s own strengths, skills, and values, identifying routes into, and development opportunities towards, these careers.

Critically analyse primary sources, texts and data, addressing questions of (for instance) genre, content, perspective and/or purpose.

Evaluate the validity and relevance of evidence, argument and analysis.

Seek and engage with supervision and guidance, responding positively to feedback from peers and tutors.

Articulate and analyse the dynamics of public, cultural and everyday discourses in the shaping of culture and society in the past and present. 

Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultural contexts.

Employ knowledge and understanding of communication and humanities in the examination of policy and ethical issues in the public domain and other aspects of democratic participation and citizenship. 

Locate and evaluate relevant and precise sources for the in-depth study of English (e.g. a particular literary historical period; a contextualised close analysis of a poem; author biography; dialect).

Structure rigorous arguments in support of original central claims.

Analyse the ways in which Communications and Humanities disciplines and sub-fields interact, assessing the implications of inter- and multidisciplinary study to meet practical, creative and intellectual challenges. 

Review processes and professional practices within specific careers (e.g. in media, publishing or heritage industries).

Evaluate and deploy established and/or emerging digital platforms.

UH-000858

All modules include formative assessment, acting as a scaffold towards the summative assessment. Constructive feedback will be provided via Turnitin and face-to-face. Students will be assigned an experienced Personal Academic Tutor, with whom they will meet regularly. Induction will include a skills self-assessment to help Tutors direct students to appropriate sources of support. This includes the Library and Academic Skills Tutors. For major pieces of work such as the Major Project, one-to-one supervisions in addition to workshops will tailor support. Practical skills support makes use of services across the University, including the Enterprise team. Teaching will be timetabled in suitable spaces. Tutors will advertise when they are available for meetings with regular office hours and an automatic consultation booking systems. Tutors on the suite will either be experienced teachers or mentored by experienced course and module leaders. They will make reasonable adjustments to teaching, learning and assessment in line with Personal Learning Support Plans.