English - ENGLC14053
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of the Arts and Media
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
Program: 4053 - Arts / Education (Secondary)
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
The major stream in English covers literature from a range of historical periods, from the Renaissance through to postmodernism and contemporary society. It locates the study of literature in a variety of contexts: cultural, political, biographical, social, theoretical and ideological. It acknowledges the breadth and diversity of contemporary literary and cultural studies, drawing upon a range of interdisciplinary methodologies and theoretical movements, such as poststructuralism, feminism and gender studies, postcolonialism, creative writing and discourse analysis, to engage in dynamic fashion with more traditional approaches to the discipline, such as close reading, aesthetic evaluation and canon formation.
The major stream in English covers literature from a range of historical periods, from the Renaissance through to postmodernism and contemporary society. It locates the study of literature in a variety of contexts: cultural, political, biographical, social, theoretical and ideological. It acknowledges the breadth and diversity of contemporary literary and cultural studies, drawing upon a range of interdisciplinary methodologies and theoretical movements, such as poststructuralism, feminism and gender studies, postcolonialism, creative writing and discourse analysis, to engage in dynamic fashion with more traditional approaches to the discipline, such as close reading, aesthetic evaluation and canon formation.
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a major stream in English you must complete 60 units of credit including 12 UOC at Level 1 including the core course, at least 18 UOC at Level 2 and at least 18 UOC at Level 3.
BA/BEd students are required to take ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC).
BA/BEd students are required to take ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC).
Level 1
You must complete 12 UOC from the following:
- ARTS1030 Introduction to English (6 UOC)
- ARTS1031 Reading Through Time (6 UOC)
- ARTS1032 Literature Laboratory (6 UOC)
Level 2
You must complete at least 18 UOC at Level 2:
- ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC) (Compulsory)
And at least 12 UOC from the following:
- ARTS2033 Poetry and Poetics (6 UOC)
- ARTS2034 Shakespearean Drama (6 UOC)
- ARTS2035 American Literature (6 UOC)
- ARTS2036 Modernism (6 UOC)
- ARTS2037 Women's Writing (6 UOC)
- ARTS2038 Popular Fictions (6 UOC)
- ARTS2039 Irish Modernists (6 UOC)
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the English Major:
- ARTS2032 Creative Writing (6 UOC)
- ARTS2127 Great Plays (6 UOC)
Level 3
You must complete at least 18 UOC at Level 3:
- ARTS3011 Writing Bodies (6 UOC)
- ARTS3039 Jane Austen in Context (6 UOC)
- ARTS3040 Postcolonial Literatures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3041 Literary Mobilities (6 UOC)
- ARTS3047 Critical and Cultural Theory (6 UOC)
- ARTS3048 Gothic Cultures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3049 Animals, Monsters and Machines (6 UOC)
- ARTS3050 Literature and the Environment (6 UOC)
- ARTS3052 English Internship (6 UOC)
- ARTS3053 Love Pray Kill (6 UOC)
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the English Major:
- ARTS3034 Advanced Creative Writing (6 UOC)
- ARTS3051 Fiction Writing (6 UOC)
