English - ENGLC13947
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of the Arts and Media
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
Program: 3947 - Science / Arts
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 Learning Outcomes
You should achieve the following learning outcomes upon the successful completion of the stream:
- Appreciate the scale, diversity and value of literature
- Recognise the purposes of, and distinguish between the methods of literary analysis
- Explain the aesthetic and contextual significance of literary texts from a range of periods, locations and genres
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: In order to meet the criteria set by BOSTES, BA/BEd students undertaking the English major must follow the stream rules specific to their program. BA/BEd students are required to take ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC).
BA/BEd Students: In order to meet the criteria set by BOSTES, BA/BEd students undertaking the English major must follow the stream rules specific to their program. BA/BEd students are required to take ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC).
Level 1
You must complete 12 UOC from the following:
- ARTS1030 Forms of Writing (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)
- 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)
- ARTS2040 Global Literatures (6 UOC)
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the English Major:
- ARTS2020 Creative Writing (6 UOC)
- ARTS2127 Great Plays (6 UOC)
Level 3
You must complete at least 18 UOC at Level 3:
- ARTS3039 Jane Austen in Context (6 UOC)
- ARTS3040 Postcolonial Literatures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3045 Worlds of Crime (6 UOC)
- ARTS3047 Critical and Cultural Theory (6 UOC)
- ARTS3048 Gothic Cultures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3049 Animals, Monsters and Machines (6 UOC)
- ARTS3050 Reading Natures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3052 English Internship (6 UOC)
- ARTS3053 Love Pray Kill (6 UOC)
- ARTS3054 The Getting of Wisdom (6 UOC)
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the English Major:
- ARTS3022 Narrative (6 UOC)
- ARTS3023 Fiction Writing (6 UOC)
- ARTS3024 Writing Bodies (6 UOC)
- ARTS3025 Advanced Creative Writing (6 UOC)
