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Master of English Literatures

Testamur Title:

Master of English Literatures

Abbreviation:

MEnglLit

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

48

Delivery Mode:

On campus (Face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn or Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1555

CRICOS Code:

053880B

Overview

The Master of English Literatures provides an opportunity for students to extend and deepen their knowledge of literature studies and skills in textual analysis. Breadth is provided in geographical coverage, with classes in American, Australian and British writing plus texts from across the English-speaking world. Depth comes through consideration of theoretical issues such as constructions of canons and literary histories, gender and indigeneity, and through study of specific genres subject areas and periods.

Entry Requirements

Entry to the degree is normally from a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in literary studies, but students with an equivalent qualification will also be considered.

Course Requirements

Students take six subjects from the schedule of subjects below (48 credit points).

Subject Code

Subject Name

Credit Points

Session

ENGL903

Research Methods

8

Autumn/Spring

ENGL906

Modernism's Others

8

N/O 2010

ENGL913

Literature, Memory and Forgetting

8

Autumn/Spring

ENGL916

US Literature: Modernity and Postmodernity

8

Autumn

ENGL918

Special Topic

8

Autumn/Spring

ENGL921

Turning Points: An Introduction to Post-colonial Literary Theory

8

Autumn

ENGL923

Indigenous Literatures in Canada, New Zealand and Australia

8

N/O 2010

ENGL930

History and Romance in Early Modern Britain

8

Spring

ENGL933

Early Women Writers

8

N/O 2010

ENGL945

Contemporary Life Writing

8

N/O 2010

ENGL946

Text and Context in Contemporary African Writing

8

Spring