English and Literary Studies major
Studying English Literary 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) evaluate and make use of critical scholarship in the discipline of English Literary 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.
Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so if this suits your aspirations. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.
English and Literary 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 Literary 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: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2021 |
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2022 or 2023.
Level 1
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| S2 | ENGL1000 | Global Literatures | |
| S1 | ENGL1002 | Literary Classics | |
| S1 | ENGL1401 | Narrative in the Digital Age |
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| S2 | ENGL1501 | Reading Creatively/Writing Creatively | |
| S1 | ENGL1902 | Reading Bodies |
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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 |
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| S2 | ENGL2210 | Cinema Classics | |
| S2 | ENGL2215 | Modernism and the Avant-garde |
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| S1 | ENGL2401 | Netflicks: Cinema and Long-form Television |
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| S1 | ENGL2501 | Creative Writing: Theory and Practice |
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| S1 | ENGL2604 | Romanticism and Revolution |
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Level 3
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| S2 | ENGL3001 | Poetry and Poetics |
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| S2 | ENGL3200 | Writing the Environment |
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| S2 | ENGL3300 | Australian Literature: Classic and Popular |
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| N/A | ENGL3502 | Making Theatre and Performance |
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| N/A | ENGL3601 | Reading the Middle Ages |
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| S1 | ENGL3602 | Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Screen |
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| S1 | ENGL3604 | Victorian Dreams and the Technological World |
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| S1 | ENGL3801 | Advanced Literary Theory |
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Choosing your degree-specific major
Specialised degrees – Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours), Bachelor of Automation and Robotics, Bachelor of Environmental Design, Bachelor of Music
You must satisfy the requirements of the degree-specific major in your degree before you complete your course.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
This comprehensive degree does not require you to choose a degree-specific major.
General degrees
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.
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. and Bachelor of Science courses, giving you the opportunity to pursue your interests no matter how different they are.
For more examples of combinations of majors, search the study plans .