Credit points

80

Major available at

  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

Completion requirements

A Major consists of 80cp.

  • 30 cp of Specified Unit for Major
  • 40 cp of English Electives at 200-level for the major
  • 10 cp of English Electives at 300-level for the major

Part A : 30 cp of Specified Unit for Major

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ENGL110Reading Literature: Form and Genre10
ENGL111Literature Across Time and Space10
ENGL331Literary Theory Ways of Reading10

Part B : 40 cp of English Electives at 200-level for the major

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ENGL200Nineteenth-Century Literature: Revolutions in Writing10
ENGL202Twentieth-Century Literature10
ENGL204American Writing10
ENGL205Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults10
ENGL210Shakespeare and the Renaissance10
ENGL221Cultural Studies10
ENGL224Romantic Generations10
ENGL231Australian Literature10
ENGL232Irish Literature10
ENGL234The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction10
ENGL235Writing with Style10
ENGL236Writing Asia10
PERF215On Screen Movies Tv Video Games10Cross-credited units that count in the English major
WRIT200Creative Writing International10Cross-credited units that count in the English major
WRIT201Emerging Writing10Cross-credited units that count in the English major
WRIT230Creative Non-Fiction10Cross-credited units that count in the English major

Part C : 10cp of English Electives at 300-level for the major

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ENGL333Global Literary Cultures10
ENGL334Reading and Writing the Self10
ENGL336Literature in a Digital World10
ENGL337Literature and the Environment10
ENGL338Adaptation: From Page to Screen10
HUMA318The Literature and Drama of New York City10
HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts (not including Education Studies, Mathematics and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit.

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