English and Cultural Studies major
Studying English and Cultural Studies enriches students' understanding of major literary, cinematic and theatrical forms from English-speaking cultures across the globe by allowing students to explore many areas of reading, writing and performance. This major includes units in the literary history of Britain, America, Australia and postcolonial societies; creative writing and theatre; popular culture and film; and critical theory. The emphasis is on developing an understanding of how we communicate and of diverse forms of representation across time, culture and media.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) interpret texts produced in varied cultural and historical contexts with sensitivity to the generic dimensions, intertextual significance, and formal qualities of those texts; (2) research, evaluate and make use of critical scholarship in the discipline of English and Cultural Studies; (3) clearly express ideas, examples and arguments in appropriate written and oral forms; (4) deploy skills of critical analysis and independent critical reasoning; and (5) work effectively as a member of a collaborative group—in tutorial, workshop, rehearsal, and performance contexts according to specific course requirements.
Degree-specific major
English and Cultural Studies can be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
BP001 Bachelor of Arts
BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Overview of unit sequence
English and Cultural Studies is a degree-specific single major comprising:
- two Level 1 units
- two Level 2 units
- four Level 3 units
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2 |
Level 1
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL1000 | Global Literatures | |
| S1 | ENGL1002 | Literary Classics | |
| S1 | ENGL1401 | Narrative in the Digital Age |
|
| S2 | ENGL1501 | Reading Creatively/Writing Creatively |
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| S1 | ENGL1902 | Reading Bodies |
|
Level 2
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL2200 | Jane Austen and her Legacy |
|
| S2 | ENGL2215 | Modernism and the Avant-garde |
|
| S1 | ENGL2401 | Netflicks: Cinema and Long-form Television |
|
| S2 | ENGL2501 | Creative Writing: Theory and Practice |
|
| S2 | ENGL2602 | Shakespeare and his World |
|
| S1 | ENGL2604 | Romanticism and Revolution |
|
Level 3
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL3001 | Poetry and Poetics |
|
| S2 | ENGL3003 | The Arthurian Legend |
|
| S2 | ENGL3200 | Writing the Environment |
|
| S2 | ENGL3300 | Australian Literature: Classic and Popular |
|
| S2 | ENGL3502 | Making Theatre and Performance |
|
| S1 | ENGL3601 | Reading the Middle Ages |
|
| S1 | ENGL3602 | Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Screen |
|
| S1 | ENGL3604 | Victorian Dreams and the Technological World |
|
| S1 | ENGL3801 | Advanced Literary Theory |
|
Choosing your degree-specific major
You must satisfy the requirements of a degree-specific major before you complete your course. The flexible structure of an undergraduate course allows you to try out a number of different subjects to see what interests you before nominating your degree-specific major. You have the choice to either nominate your degree-specific major when you first enrol in the course or delay nominating it until your second year.
To plan the first year of your study without nominating a degree-specific major, you are advised to choose units that will pave the way to two or more degree-specific majors that are of interest to you. For examples of the choice of units available in first year, search the first-year study plans .
To fully understand the structure of an undergraduate course, read the course structure information and the Undergraduate Degree Course Rules.
The following example illustrates how the English and Cultural Studies degree-specific major can be included in the Bachelor of Arts course.
There are more choices open to you. For more examples, search the study plans .
Choosing a second major
You also have the option to choose a second major from those available in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Design Only available to re-enrolling students. or Bachelor of Science course, giving you the opportunity to pursue your interests no matter how different they are.
The following example illustrates how the English and Cultural Studies degree-specific major can be combined with a second major in the Bachelor of Arts course.
For more examples of combinations of majors, search the study plans .
English and Cultural Studies can also be taken as a second major.
Second major
English and Cultural Studies can be taken as a second major in the following degree courses:
- BP001 Bachelor of Arts
- BP006 Bachelor of Biomedical Science
- BP002 Bachelor of Commerce
- BP003 Bachelor of Design Only available to re-enrolling students.
- BP004 Bachelor of Science
- BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Overview of unit sequence
The English and Cultural Studies second major is a single major comprising:
- two Level 1 units
- two Level 2 units
- four Level 3 units
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2 |
Level 1
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL1000 | Global Literatures | |
| S1 | ENGL1002 | Literary Classics | |
| S1 | ENGL1401 | Narrative in the Digital Age |
|
| S2 | ENGL1501 | Reading Creatively/Writing Creatively |
|
| S1 | ENGL1902 | Reading Bodies |
|
Level 2
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL2200 | Jane Austen and her Legacy |
|
| S2 | ENGL2215 | Modernism and the Avant-garde |
|
| S1 | ENGL2401 | Netflicks: Cinema and Long-form Television |
|
| S2 | ENGL2501 | Creative Writing: Theory and Practice |
|
| S2 | ENGL2602 | Shakespeare and his World |
|
| S1 | ENGL2604 | Romanticism and Revolution |
|
Level 3
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL3001 | Poetry and Poetics |
|
| S2 | ENGL3003 | The Arthurian Legend |
|
| S2 | ENGL3200 | Writing the Environment |
|
| S2 | ENGL3300 | Australian Literature: Classic and Popular |
|
| S2 | ENGL3502 | Making Theatre and Performance |
|
| S1 | ENGL3601 | Reading the Middle Ages |
|
| S1 | ENGL3602 | Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Screen |
|
| S1 | ENGL3604 | Victorian Dreams and the Technological World |
|
| S1 | ENGL3801 | Advanced Literary Theory |
|
Choosing a second major
The flexible structure of an undergraduate course allows you the option of including a second major. You have the choice to either nominate your second major when you first enrol in the course or delay it until your second year. For a major to be recorded on your academic record it must be nominated before the requirements of the course are completed.
To fully understand the structure of an undergraduate course, read the course structure information and the Undergraduate Degree Course Rules.
The following example illustrates how English and Cultural Studies can be included as a second major in an undergraduate degree course.
For more examples of combinations of majors, search the study plans .
English and Cultural Studies can also be taken as a degree-specific major.