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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 |