Handbook - English

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Learning Outcomes

1.

Collaborate effectively with others

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Exhibit initiative and self-direction

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Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly

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4.

Recognise the scale, diversity and value of literature

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Identify the purposes of, and distinguish between the methods of literary analysis

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Explain the aesthetic and contextual significance of literary texts from a range of periods, locations and genres

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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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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 Media - BMedia3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

Bachelor of Media - BMedia3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

Bachelor of Media - BMedia3438 - Media (Screen and Sound Production)

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

Bachelor of Media - BMedia3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

Bachelor of Media - BMedia3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

Specialisation Structure
24 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 24 UOC.

Arts/Education (Secondary) Students

The minor in English (24 uoc) must not be taken as it is not an approved teaching specialisation.

Level 1 Prescribed Electives

You must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

Forms of Writing: Literature, Genre, Culture

Reading Through Time: Literature from the Renaissance to Postmodernity

The Literature Laboratory: Writing Beyond Limits

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

You must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

Australian Literature

Poetry and Poetics

Shakespearean Drama

American Literature: Past and Present

Modernism: Text and Screen

World Literature: Reading the Global Present

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

You must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

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