Major Overview
- Description
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.
- Courses
English and Literary Studies can be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
Example Study Plan
See study plans for more information.
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
Level 1
Degree-specific major units
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
Level 2
Degree-specific major units
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 | None |
| S2 | ENGL2215 | Modernism and the Avant-garde |
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| S1 | ENGL2401 | Netflicks: Cinema and Long-form Television | None |
| S1 | ENGL2501 | Creative Writing: Theory and Practice |
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| S1 | ENGL2604 | Romanticism and Revolution |
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Level 3
Degree-specific major units
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL3001 | Poetry and Poetics |
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| S2 | ENGL3200 | Writing/Environment |
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| S2 | ENGL3300 | Australian Literature and Cinema |
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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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