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              City, University of London Institutional RepositoryCitation: Kernan, M.A. ORCID: 0000-0003-4666-5457 (2019). Programme and assessment design in graduate outcomes: City's BA English. Paper presented at the Westminster Forum Graduate Employability Conference: Making Employability Everyone’s Business, 29 Oct 2019, London, UK. This is the presentation version of the paper. This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link:  http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/23298/Link to published version: Copyright and reuse: City Research Online aims to make research outputs of City, University of London available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the author(s) and/or copyright holders. URLs from City Research Online may be freely distributed and linked to.City Research Online:            http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/            publications@city.ac.ukCity Research OnlineCity’s BA EnglishProgramme and assessment design in graduate outcomesWestminster ForumGraduate Employability Conference: Making Employability Everyone’s Business   29 October 2019Mary Ann KernanAssociate Dean (Student Experience)School of Arts and Social Sciences■The ‘how’ of employability in the undergraduate curriculum■Case study: BA English, City, University of London■Concluding pointsCity’s BA English■City’s mission: ‘Academic excellence for business and the professions’■Launched 2016-17, first cohort graduated 2018-19■City’s second Arts & Humanities UG award (BMus)■Drew on MAs in Creative Writing and Publishing, and adjoining BAs in Journalism and Sociology/MediaWhat do publishing employers want…?collaborative skillshybrid skillsmulti-skillingself-directed learningpersonal attributes: ‘flair, confidence, capability, ambition and vision.’(Skillset, 2009, pp.77-78)Publishing MAsPart 1 (core)EN1001 Fundamentals of Analysis and Criticism EN1002 Literature in Historical ContextEN1004 Forms and Performances of Creative WritingEN1005 Developing Creative and Professional NarrativesEN1006 The Novel, Authorship and CreativityEN1007 Postcolonialism Research / Creative Writing / ProfessionalEN1001 EN1002 EN1004 EN1003 EN1006 EN1007Part 2 (core + electives)EN2001 Shakespeare: Authorship, dramatic texts and audiences EN2002 21st Century English and Digital Writing EN2003 Creative Writing WorkshopEN2004 Contemporary Genre FictionsEN2005 RomanticismEN2006/7 Reading London 1 & 2 EN2008 Web Creation and Digital StorytellingCC2007 Work Placement  + 4 Journalism / Music electives Research / Creative Writing / ProfessionalEN2001 EN2002 EN2003 EN2004 EN2005 EN2006/7 EN2008 CC2007Part 3 (core and elective)EN3001/2/3 Major Project: Dissertation/Professional Portfolio/Creative WritingEN3005 Literary JournalismEN3006 Publishing in the Digital AgeEN3007 Global English and English Language TeachingEN3008 Intercultural Studies: Writing the Global CityEN3009 American ScreenwritersEN3010 Writing WomenEN3011 Place and Space + 1 Journalism and 1 Music optionsResearch / Creative Writing / ProfessionalEN3001 EN3002 EN3003 EN3005 EN3006 EN3007 EN3008 EN3009 EN3010 EN3011Modules with direct reference to writing, publishing / digital media and work-related projects or experience:■ Creative and professional writing, including journalism, publishing and writing reviews■ Digital writing and website prototyping■ Publishing and journalism projects■ Preparation for an ELT teaching qualification ■ A placement or professional project‘Employability’ assessments in academic modules: ■ Level 4:o Write +  perform a playo Diary + group project / presentationo Podcast■ Level 5:o Group presentations; creative + analytical writingo Portfolio: book reviews + materials for a publisher’s book launch o Portfolio: blog, newspaper/magazine article, literary guide; podcast■ Level 6:o Analytical essay or creative writingo Poster + oral presentationWhat did the students say? ‘100% satisfaction, joint top in UK NSS:BA English at City is ranked joint 1st in the UK, and ahead of any other English programme in London, for student satisfaction.100% of our graduates are satisfied with their degree100% of our graduates think we make the subject interesting100% agree that we value their views about the course100% agree that academic staff are good at explaining things100% agree it is easy to contact academic staff.Source: National Student Survey 2019’(City website, October 2019)Conclusions for discussion■Satisfaction + Employability impact √■Largely WP, BAME and female students √■Pre-dated TEF but aligns to aims √■Some reflections: o disciplinary assumptions / interdisciplinarity o ‘research v teaching’? → responsibility for employability?o assessment: habits / workloads / scale →  impacto legacy courses/cultures…?o scaleability?City, University of LondonNorthampton SquareLondonEC1V 0HBUnited KingdomT: +44 (0)20 7040 5060E: english@city.ac.ukwww.city.ac.uk/english

Programme and assessment design in graduate outcomes: City's BA English

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