Tutorial Courses enable students to take more specialised courses. In
the tutorial, students are taught singly or in pairs which allows them
to progress at their own best speed, and extend their academic experience
on a more individual basis.
Students are reminded that Tutorial courses make different demands on them in order
to extend their academic experience on a more individual basis. The emphasis
in the Tutorial is on argument, discussion and effective communication,
and not solely the transfer of factual information. Considerably more
reading, research and individual preparation are required from students
for this intense form of teaching.
Students enrolled in the Liberal Arts Programme at St. Clare's take a course load
of 4
Core courses plus either 1
Tutorial
course or 1
Language Tutorial Course.
All Tutorial and Foreign Language Tutorial courses are normally offered in
each semester. You are advised to take note of the prerequisites listed
against the course and you are advised to discuss these courses with your
advisor at your home institution prior to listing your preferences on
your application form. Syllabii are available upon request in advance,
if you or your advisor needs further detail, from the Liberal Arts Programme
office email:
manuela.williams@stclares.ac.uk
U = upper level
L = lower level
U/L = Either Upper or Lower level (additional assignments would be set in the case of Upper division designation
| Tutorial
Courses |
Art History / Studio Art
Prerequisite:Lower level or introductory
course in Art History |
Course level |
| AHIT2 |
English Country Houses
and Gardens |
U/L |
| AHIT3 |
Oxford Art and Architecture |
U/L |
| AHIT4 |
Modern Art and Primitivism |
U |
| AHIT5 |
History of Photography |
U |
| AHIT7 |
Special Topics: (a study of an individual artist, movement or group |
U |
| AHI8 |
Critical Methods in Art History and Visual Art
This is an introduction to current and historical art methodologies, scholars,
theorists and `cultural producers'. It will examine the theory and philosophy
of art history and its application in the past and present. Consideration will
be given to the ways in which Marxism, Feminism, Deconstruction, Visual Linguistics
and other critical methodologies have questioned and re-interpreted the `exclusivity'
of western cultural practices. Fundamental questions concerning the nature and value
of artefacts, exhibition practice, viewership and identity will be addressed. |
U |
Economics and Business
Prerequisite: Lower level
course in Economics |
| EBT1 |
Product and Labour Markets |
U |
| EBT2 |
Public Sector Economics |
U |
English Literature
Upper Level Tutorials are primarily intended for English Majors.
Prerequisite: Lower level or introductory
course in English beyond Freshman English |
| ELT4 |
Special Topics or Authors (a study of 1 or 2 authors or special topic) |
U |
| ELT5 |
Contemporary British Fiction |
U |
| ELT7 |
Twentieth Century British Poetry |
U |
| ELT8 |
Playwriting |
U/L |
| ELT10 |
Making Sense of Poetry
This tutorial is about learning to read, appreciate and find ways of talking about poetry. Aimed at the beginner, the emphasis will be on the experience of poetry, rather than on classification by date, genre or technique. |
L |
| ELT11 |
A Taste for Travel
Reading a range of texts from the 18 th c to the present day. Beginning with the Grand Tour (forerunner of Study Abroad), moving onto the explorations of the Romantics, later 19 th c accounts of British travellers in America, the ‘last wave' of British travellers between the World Wars and ending with contemporary writers who have reinvented travel writing |
L |
History
These Tutorial Courses are primarily intended for History Majors.
Prerequisite: normally a lower level or introductory
course in History |
| HIT1 |
Fascism and Communism |
U |
| HIT2 |
Empires |
U |
| HIT3 |
The Cold War |
U |
| HIT4 |
Czarism to Leninism |
U |
| HIT5 |
From Stalinism to Democracy? |
U |
| HIT6 |
Merrie England |
U |
| HIT7 |
Europe of the Renaissance,
Reformation & Counter-Reformation |
U |
| HIT8 |
Irish History |
U |
| HIT9 |
The English
Civil War: Rebellion and Revolution 1640-1660 |
U |
| HIT10 |
Africa since 1885 |
U |
Mathematics
Note: specific Tutorial Courses by arrangement
with the individual student and institution concerned.
Prerequisite: normally a lower level or introductory course in Algebra
and Calculus |
| MAT1 |
Special Topics: ( a study
of a mathematical topic) |
U |
Philosophy
Prerequisite: Lower level or introductory
course in Philosophy |
| PHLT2 |
Medical Ethics |
U |
| PHLT5 |
Mind, Death and Immortality |
U |
| PHLT6 |
Ancient Philosophy |
U |
| PHLT8 |
Special Topics: ( a study of 1 or 2 philosophers or specialist philosophical topics) |
|
| PHLT9 |
Philosophy and Ethics of Education. This tutorial focuses on the aims, content
and methods of education appropriate to contemporary society. We will consider
the work of contemporary theorists as well as theories of classic philosophers
of education, such as Plato, Locke, Rousseau and Dewey. In so doing we will address
such crucial questions as: What is the purpose of education? What are the ethical rights
and responsibilities of students and teachers? Should education be multicultural?
Should ethics and religion be taught in schools? Should mathematics and science be
taught as neutral truths or as culturally specific approaches to understanding the world?
|
U |
Religion
Prerequisite: Lower level or introductory
course in Religion |
| RELT1 |
The Philosophy of Religion |
U |
Social Science
Prerequisite: Introductory
course in Political Science or Sociology, as appropriate |
| SST1 |
Sociology of Crime and
Deviance |
U |
| SST2 |
20th Century War Studies |
U |
| SST3 |
20th Century British (UK) Government & Politics |
U |
| SST4 |
Special Topic: a particular aspect of Political Thought |
U |
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