English
Contact
Coursework
Semester 1:
Dr Rebecca Johinke
Phone: +61 2 9351 4516
Email: rebecca.johinke@sydney.edu.au
Semester 2:
Dr Jan Shaw
Phone: +61 2 9351 7431
Email: jan.shaw@sydney.edu.au
Research
Assoc Prof Vanessa Smith
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2857
Email: vanessa.smith@sydney.edu.au
See also: Creative Writing and Professional Communication
Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Arts
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Arts
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Arts
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in English or Australian Literature, or equivalent.
Master of Letters (English)
12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in English or Australian Literature and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in English or Australian Literature from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in English, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I in English from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Units of study
- ENGL6901 Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop
- ENGL6902 Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop
- ENGL6903 Creative Writing: Screenwriting Workshop
- ENGL6907 Essay (English)*
- ENGL6912 Issues in Mass Communication
- ENGL6915 Recovering Meaning: Novel into Film
- ENGL6923 Literary Cities
- ENGL6929 Dissertation Part 1*
- ENGL6930 Dissertation Part 2*
- ENGL6935 Research Essay*
- ENGL6937 Major Movements in Contemporary Prose
- ENGL6945 Major Movements in Contemporary Poetry
- ENGL6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A
- ENGL6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B
- ENGL6985 Shakespeare and Contemporaries
- ENGL6991 Classic Australian Works
- HSTY6987 Writing the Past
- ICLS6901 Literary Comparison: History and Methods
- ICLS6902 Comparative Studies and Literary Debates
- MECO6906 Literary Journalism: History and Theory
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- ENGL6944 Writers at Work: Poetry
Cores €’ Master of Letters
- ENGL6027 MLitt Treatise Part 1 * (12 credit points)
- ENGL6028 MLitt Treatise Part 2 * (12 credit points)
*Department permission required. The dissertation is available to Master of Arts (English) candidates only.
MA candidates must complete at least 6 units of study from the above list. Subject to department permission, candidates may then enrol in 2 units of study from outside the list.
The treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.
Please discuss your proposed topic for the dissertation, treatise or research essay with the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolling in these units of study.