English Studies
Major Study
A major study in English Studies is made up of at least 54 credit
points: 6 at 100-level, 24 at 200-level and 24 at 300-level. Of
the 54, at least 46 credit points will be in subjects having the
prefix ENGL with at least 6 credit points at 100-level and at least
16 credit points at 300-level having that prefix. The remaining
8 credit points may be made up of ENGL subjects or subjects from
other units approved for inclusion in the English Studies major.
These subjects are listed at the end of this entry. At 300-level,
Pass Conceded or Pass Restricted grades will not accrue credit points
towards the major.
The English Studies Program offers subjects at 100-, 200-, 300-,
and 400- (Honours) level, in the BA degree.
In the areas of Theatre and Writing, the Program has close working
relationships with the Faculty of Creative Arts and, under certain
circumstances and with the approval of the relevant Convenors, students
from the English Studies Program may undertake a limited number
of subjects offered in the BCA. Similarly, students from the Faculty
of Creative Arts may take Literature, Screen and Theatre subjects
within the Program.
Pre-requisites for 200- and 300-Level Subjects
Students must have at least 6 credit points from 100-level English
subjects to gain entry into 200-level subjects. For most 300-level
subjects, students must have at least 6cp of subjects with the prefix
ENGL at 100-level, 6cp of subjects with the prefix ENGL at 200-level
and any other 6cp. For prerequisites to ENGL340 see subject descriptions.
Assessment
Assessment in this Program is normally by a combination of essays,
tutorial/seminar presentations, journals and/or short, in-class
or take-home exams. Drama subjects may have an additional practical
component. The assessment requirements of each subject are set out
in the individual subject outlines which students receive in the
first week of session. Only students who have completed ALL PARTS
of the assessment requirement of a subject will be eligible to be
awarded a passing grade.
Attendance
Satisfactory completion of a subject requires attendance at a minimum
of 80% of tutorials/seminars. Students are expected to attend all
lectures in each subject.
Textbooks
Students should check the Unicentre bookshop before buying texts
for a subject.
English Honours
Students who achieve a credit average or better in English and
who wish to undertake a further year of English study or proceed
to research-based higher degrees should consider enrolling in English
Honours. This Program has an "end-on" honours year, which
means that there are no specific Honours subjects at second and
third year levels. Students complete the requirements for the English
major and the undergraduate pass degree (and may if they wish, graduate
as pass degree students) before being eligible to undertake the
Honours year.
Entry to 400-level (Honours) is determined by a recommendation
from the Co-ordinator of the School, following the student's application
to the University and the School for admission to the Honours year.
The Program normally accepts only students whose average English
grade is a Credit or above, particularly at 200- and 300-levels.
Approved students then enrol in a 48-credit point course, ENGL400,
which consists of three (3) subjects and a 15,000-word thesis on
a topic chosen by the student, in consultation with the Program.
This may be taken as a one-year full-time course, or as a part-time
course of up to four consecutive sessions (not including Summer).
Students considering Honours should discuss their undergraduate
subject choices with the Honours Co-ordinator for the School prior
to the commencement of their first session of enrolment.
All offerings depend on the availability of staff and enrolment
numbers in the subject.
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100-Level
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ENGL113
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Contemporary Writing in Australia
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6
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ENGL117
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Forms of the Imagination
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6
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ENGL120
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An Introduction to Literature and Screen Studies
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6
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ENGL121
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Text and Gender
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6
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ENGL199
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Understanding Literary Techniques
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6
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| 200-Level |
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subjects may be admitted to subjects in English 200-level with
the approval of the Convenor of Program. |
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ENGL228
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English Renaissance Literature and Culture
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8
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ENGL229
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Romantics and Victorians: English Literature from 1790-1900
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8
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ENGL230
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Page to Stage: Modes of Performance
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8
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ENGL231
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Australian Drama and Theatre
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8
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ENGL243
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Fantasy and Children's Literature
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8
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ENGL244
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Children's Literature in Australia
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8
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ENGL248
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Chaucer
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8
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ENGL253
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Major Twentieth-Century Writers
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8
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ENGL255
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Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture
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8
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ENGL259
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An Introduction to Canadian Writing
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8
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ENGL260
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Nineteenth Century Australian Literary Culture
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8
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ENGL264
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Modernism
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8
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ENGL265
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English and the Empire
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8
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ENGL299
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The Vikings: Old Norse Culture, Language and Literature
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8
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| 300-Level |
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| Students without the appropriate
pre-requisites may be admitted to subjects in English 300-level
with the approval of the Convenor of Program. |
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Note: At 300-level, Pass Conceded or Pass restricted
grades will not accrue credit points towards the major.
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ENGL312
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Shakespeare, Jonson and their Contemporaries
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8
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ENGL330
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Theatre in English since 1968
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8
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ENGL331
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Modern Drama
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8
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ENGL334
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Critical Theory: Development and Debates
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8
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ENGL337
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Sex, Power and Chivalry: Medieval to Modern Literature
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8
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ENGL340
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Directed Study in English
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8
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ENGL345
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Twentieth Century Women Writers
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8
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ENGL346
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Comparative Australian/Canadian Writing
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8
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ENGL350
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Fantasy and Popular Fiction
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8
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ENGL355
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Fourteenth Century Literature
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8
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ENGL359
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Contemporary Australian Drama
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8
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ENGL365
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Nineteenth Century Women Writers
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8
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ENGL366
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Literatures of Colonised Cultures
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8
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ENGL371
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Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture*
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8
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ENGL373
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Literatures of Colonising Cultures
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8
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ENGL374
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Novel into Film
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8
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| ENGL376 |
Representing India |
8 |
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ENGL398
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The Vikings: Old Norse Culture, Language and Literature (Advanced)
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8
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| 400-Level |
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| ENGL400 |
English IV Honours |
48
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| ENGL403 |
Combined Honours |
48
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| ENGL499 |
Special Study
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8
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| Non ENGL subjects which will count
towards the English Major |
| The following subjects will accrue
credit points towards the English major. Students wishing to
enrol in these subjects must satisfy the subject prerequisites.
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CCS215
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Race, Gender, Colonialism: Studies in Australian Culture
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8 |
| CCS217 |
Film, Form and Style |
8 |
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CCS219
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Australian Screen
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8 |
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CCS221
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Critical Cultural Practice
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8 |
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CCS223
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Introduction to Publishing Studies: Print
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8 |
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CCS225
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Introduction to Electronic Publishing
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8 |
| CCS330 |
The Practices of Everyday life |
8 |
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CCS335
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Electronic Culture
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8 |
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CCS337
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Hollywood and American Culture
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8 |
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CCS339
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Hollywood and the Globalisation of Culture
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8 |
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GENE216
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Women in Society: Images and Representations
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8 |
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LANG305
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Literature and Society in Renaissance Europe
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8 |
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PHIL255
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Interpretation and Communication
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8 |
* Students please note: Students may enrol in the subject
Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture under one of the following
subject codes: AUST300, ENGL371 or HIST380. All students in the
subject attend the one lecture group and any one of the subject
codes will be accepted in any of the majors containing the subject.
Example: Students majoring in English normally enrol in the subject
as ENGL371 Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture. If, however,
they have studied the subject as HIST380 or AUST300, it can still
count as an English subject at 300 level. This also applies for
Australian Studies and History.
Double majors: Students who are attempting any two of the three
majors may use this subject as the one subject which they can count
across two majors. (The 8 credit point value of the subject is only
counted once).
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