English Studies
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Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
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| 1. |
Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed. |
21/01/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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English Studies |
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Master of English Studies |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 42 credit points from elective units of study | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units can be taken from outside those listed in the table, including: | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
| (c) at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in English Studies |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum 24 credit points from elective units of study, including: | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units can be taken from outside those listed in the table, including: | |||
Graduate Certificate in English Studies |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Core |
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| ENGL6100 Approaches to Literary History |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6101 Approaches to Genre |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6102 Approaches to Critical Reading |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6103 Approaches to Global English Literatures |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Capstone |
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| Master of English Studies students must complete either ENGL6935 or (ENGL6929 and ENGL6930). Students completing the Dissertation can count ENGL6929 towards their elective. | |||
| ENGL6929 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | N ENGL6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENGL6930 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P ENGL6929 N ENGL6935 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENGL6935 Research Essay |
6 | P A minimum of 48 credit points of 6000 level units from the English Studies table, including 24 credit points of core units N ENGL6929 OR ENGL6930 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| ENGL6040 Introduction to Old English |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6106 The Idea of the South This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6110 The Secret History of the Novel |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6114 Language and Subject This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6122 Life Writing Workshop This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
12 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6908 Creative Writing: Supervised Project |
6 | N ENGL6907 or ENGL6929 or ENGL6930 or ENGL6935 or ENGL6119 or ENGL6120 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENGL6913 Critical Contexts for Creative Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6914 Research Methods for Creative Writing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6917 Literary Culture: Sydney |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6936 Writers at Work |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6937 Literary Movements This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6970 Reading Magazines |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6982 Shakespeare and Modernity |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6985 Shakespeare and his Contemporaries This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Intensive July |
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| ENGL6986 Writing Workshop 2: Experiments in Form |
12 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6987 Writing Workshop 3: Narrative |
12 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6992 Henry James and the Art of Fiction This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6993 Creative Writing Workshop |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6945 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N ENGL6984 |
Semester 1 |
| USSC6919 Hollywood vs. Netflix |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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