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Learning Outcomes

1.
Collaborate effectively with others
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2.
Exhibit initiative and self-direction
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3.
Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly
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  • Global Citizens
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4.
Appreciate the scale, diversity and value of literature
  • Scholars
5.
Recognise the purposes of, and distinguish between the methods of literary analysis
  • Scholars
6.
Explain the aesthetic and contextual significance of literary texts from a range of periods, locations and genres
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7.
Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis
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8.
Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media
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9.
Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship
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10.
Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts
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11.
Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship
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12.
Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment
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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business

Specialisation Structure
60 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 60 UOC.

Level 1 Prescribed Electives

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS1030
6 UOC
Forms of Writing: Literature, Genre, Culture
ARTS1031
6 UOC
Reading Through Time: Literature from the Renaissance to Postmodernity
ARTS1032
6 UOC
The Literature Laboratory: Writing Beyond Limits

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

You must complete at least 18 UOC from any of the following courses.
Note: If you are enrolled in 4053 Arts/Education, you must take ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC) in order to meet the criteria set by NESA.

ARTS2020
6 UOC
Creative Writing
ARTS2031
6 UOC
Australian Literature
ARTS2033
6 UOC
Poetry and Poetics
ARTS2034
6 UOC
Shakespearean Drama
ARTS2035
6 UOC
American Literature: Past and Present
ARTS2036
6 UOC
Modernism: Text and Screen
ARTS2127
6 UOC
Great Plays

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

You must complete at least 18 UOC from any of the following courses.

ARTS3022
6 UOC
Narrative: The Art and Science of Storytelling
ARTS3023
6 UOC
Fiction Writing
ARTS3024
6 UOC
Writing Bodies
ARTS3025
6 UOC
Advanced Creative Writing
ARTS3039
6 UOC
Jane Austen in Context
ARTS3040
6 UOC
Postcolonial Literatures
ARTS3047
6 UOC
Contemporary Critical and Cultural Theory
ARTS3048
6 UOC
Gothic Cultures: Literature and Screen
ARTS3049
6 UOC
Literary Animals, Monsters and Machines
ARTS3050
6 UOC
Reading Natures
ARTS3052
6 UOC
English Internship
ARTS3054
6 UOC
The Getting of Wisdom: Youth, Literature and the Formation of the Self

Requirements for BA/BEd(Sec) Students

BA/BEd(Sec) students undertaking the English major: In order to meet the criteria set by NESA, you must take ARTS2031 Australian Literature (6 UOC).

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Additional Information

BA/BEd Students: In order to meet the criteria set by NESA, 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).

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