English

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1014 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Professor Ken Gelder
Email:kdgelder@unimelb.edu.au

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Overview:

English is the study of imaginative writing and dramatic performance. It focuses on their forms and traditions, and on the myriad ways they engage with the everyday world. The program offers subjects in a wide range of fields, from the Medieval to Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism, and beyond. This includes English, Australian, American and postcolonial writing and theatre; European, Classical, Japanese and Australian drama; and literary, cultural and performance theory. English at Melbourne University is recognised nationally and internationally for its innovative teaching, scholarship and research.

In first year, students will be introduced to the wider dimensions of studying English with more specialised subjects at second and third year. The program also offers honours and postgraduate studies including Masters and PhD.

Objectives: Students who complete the specialisation should have acquired the following skills and competencies:
  • an introductory knowledge of the main periods and trends in English and/English and Theatre studies;
  • an introductory knowledge of key critical methods in English and/English and Theatre studies;
  • general skills in the analysis of literary and/or dramatic texts, genres, histories, cultures and performances;
  • general skills in research, writing, and thinking critically about creative texts and performances.
Structure & Available Subjects:

Major

The BA major in English consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points and comprising:


Level 1

  • one level 1 English subject (12.5 points)
  • one Arts lnterdisciplinary Foundation subject (12.5 points)

Level 2

  • 37.5 points of level 2 English subjects

Level 3

  • Students completing a major must undertake the compulsory capstone subject 106-361 Critical Debates
  • and 25 points of level 3 English subjects

Total 100 points

Minor

The BA minor in English consists of six 12.5-point subjects, totalling 75 points and comprising:

Level 1 (25 points)

  • one Level 1 English subject (12.5 points)
  • one Arts lnterdisciplinary Foundation subject (12.5 points)

Level 2

  • 25 points of level 2 English subjects
Level 3
  • 25 points of level 3 English subjects
Total 75 points

The capstone subject is not available to students completing the minor or as breadth.
Subject Options:

English level 1 subjects

12.5 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

English: level 2 Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

English: level 3 Compulsory Capstone Subject

Compulsory subject for students majoring in English. This subject is not available in the minor or as breadth.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

English: level 3 Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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