The discipline of English is concerned with the richest and most varied of the world's literatures, reaching in time from Anglo-Saxon writings of the eighth century to contemporary genre fiction, and in geographical range across all the many nations in which English is a preferred medium for writing. English has also been the source of some of the most exciting theoretical and interdisciplinary advances of recent decades. English at Monash has as its ideal a fruitful interaction of new energies and modes of awareness with the strengths of traditional scholarship and criticism. It offers studies in authors from the middle ages onwards and in many thematic and theoretical fields. It is a world-recognised centre for the editing of scholarly texts, particularly from British literature pre-1800 and classic Australian poetry and fiction. Scholarly editions of Henry Handel Richardson and Mary Gilmore are among current work in progress. The Monash Library has particularly fine collections in the field of English literature 1660-1800. Postgraduates are sought in this area. Other particular strengths lie in women's writing, Australian literature (including regional studies), children's literature, literary and cultural theory, literary biography, poetics, the history of the book, the history of authorship and editorial practice and theory. Also see the entry under ´Comparative literature, cultural studies and critical theory' and http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/postgraduate/disciplines/
Supervision
of PhD and research Masters candidature is available. Refer to the front of the
Arts postgraduate section for details.
Mid-year entry is available for all of the courses and programs listed below.
Course
code: 2846 * Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A13,000 * pa * Coordinator: Harold Love
The MA by coursework and research is offered for on-campus study at Clayton
only. The course is normally completed in one-and-a-half years of full-time
study or three years of part-time study.
Candidates for admission to the MA by coursework and research should normally hold a first class or second class division A honours degree or a first class or second class division A masters qualifying with a grade of distinction or above for the research component.
Students are required to complete three fifth-year eight-point subjects totalling 24 points, plus a compulsory research thesis of between 25,000 and 35,000 words weighted at 66 per cent. The choice of topic should be made in close consultation with the supervisor.
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts is 60 C, that is, a grade of credit or above is required in every subject and for the thesis.
Course
code: 1988 * Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A13,000 * Coordinator: Harold Love
The masters qualifying with a research component is offered for on-campus study
at Clayton only. The program provides a transition between the bachelors degree
and the research masters or PhD, enabling students both to acquire the
knowledge and skills necessary, and to demonstrate their suitability, for
higher research.
The program is normally completed in one year of full-time study or two years
of part-time study.
All MA coursework subjects are offered subject to sufficient student numbers
and staff availability.
Candidates for admission to the masters qualifying with a research component should normally hold a bachelors degree with a minimum of a credit average in the third part of the major sequence.
The masters qualifying with a research component consists of four 12-point subjects:
one of three core subjects:
and two of the elective subjects listed below totalling 48 credit points.
The list of staff and research interests can be found at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/english/postgraduate
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