Teaching methods vary. Most modules combine lectures with seminars, which allow discussion and closer analysis.
Our staff/student ratio allows us to keep seminar groups reasonably small and to set aside time for individual sessions to give advice and provide feedback on essays and dissertations.
Assessment
Progress is monitored each semester using a variety of methods including exams and assessed coursework. The exam in any module does not normally comprise more than 50% of the overall assessment. Although you must pass first-year modules, the marks do not count towards your final degree qualification.
Your final result is made up of marks from work done in the later stages of the degree to allow for your development. In the final year, you will write a dissertation, an independent research project on a specialist topic of your choice.
Liberty's experience
"[For my dissertation] I’m doing music in response to Hurricane Katrina and how it complicates the racial narratives that emerged from it. I love it. I’m loving researching it. It’s so fulfilling and rewarding."
- Liberty, American and Canadian Studies (Study Abroad) BA
