Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (English Literature)

Course 095-EL (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The postgraduate diploma allows students to undertake a research project in a specialist field of study. Students will gain considerable knowledge in an area of English literary studies and engage in critical assessment of the major theoretical claims of the discipline. The course provides a pathway to higher degree research for students who have not completed a four year BA (Honours) with a research component in English. Course coordinator: Prof. Bernard Muir School of Culture and Communication Email: bjem@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should: experience recent developments in literary and/or cultural studies; develop an understanding of methodological and theoretical approaches at an advanced level in the discipline; gain expertise equivalent to an honours degree in a particular specialist area of study.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Thesis subject One compulsory subject Four elective subjects from the list below A total of 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	Thesis subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-509 English Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50 Compulsory subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-401 Research Principles and Practices Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 Elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-402 Cultural Policy and Power Semester 1 12.50 106-403 Reading the Subject: Freud/Fiction/Lacan Semester 2 12.50 106-404 Memory Cultures Semester 2 12.50 106-405 Anthologies of Anglo-Saxon Poetry Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-406 Contested Sites Semester 1 12.50 106-408 The Novel & the Invention of the Modern Not Offered 106-409 Celebrity Cultures Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-414 Medieval Representations Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-421 Scripts Wanted: Any Medium Semester 2 12.50 106-422 Poetry: The Versatile Imagination Semester 1 12.50 106-423 Romanticism and Modernity Semester 2 12.50 106-427 Writing: Before and Beyond the Image Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-428 Media, Politics and Cultural Diaspora Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-430 Subcultural Studies Semester 2 12.50 106-432 Cultural Studies in Asia Not offered in 2008 12.50 106-433 Genre Interventions Semester 2 12.50 106-436 Queer Theory Ten Years On Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-444 Global Culture: History and Theory Not Offered 106-448 Theorising the Spectator Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-459 Postcolonial Writing and Theory Not offered in 2008 12.50 106-467 Latin Paleography and Codicology Semester 1 12.50 106-472 Genealogies of Place Semester 2 12.50 106-451 Writing Nature Not Offered 106-452 Thinking Writing Not Offered 106-453 Introduction to Theory Not Offered 106-454 Melancholy in Australian Literature Semester 1 12.50 106-457 Literary Pleasure Semester 2 12.50 106-458 Dickens and the Condition of England Semester 2 12.50 106-464 Cosmic Pandemonium in Paradise Lost Semester 1 12.50 106-468 The Black Presence in American Fiction Semester 1 12.50 106-469 The Athlete's Body as Sign and Text Not offered in 2008 12.500 131-423 Medieval Manuscripts & Early Print Semester 2 12.50
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree with a major in English or cognate discipline a grade average of H2B (70%) or equivalent in the major or a Graduate Diploma in Arts (English Literary Studies) with a grade average of H2B (70%) or equivalent Special application requirements: A 200 - 300 word thesis proposal is to be submitted to the Faculty of Arts at the time of application. Successful applicants will be required to attend for an interview with the course coordinator to discuss the thesis, appointment of supervisor and proposed study program.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au

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