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Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Arts |
|---|---|
| Offered by | School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics |
| Campus(es) | Clayton |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory coursework unit and one elective coursework unit.
The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the literary studies honours coordinator.
Units
Thesis
Students complete one of the following options:
- ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
- ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)
Coursework units
Students must complete:
- ATS4653 LLCL honours workshop
plus one of the following units:
- ATS4137 LLCL special reading unit 1
- ATS4265 Poetics
- ATS4274 Literature and aesthetics
- ATS4275 Drama in the age of Shakespeare
- ATS4276 Exotic erotic other: World writing in English
- 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the literary studies honours coordinator
Intending honours students
Intending honours students are encouraged to consult as early as possible with the literary studies honours coordinator in planning their major. Students should choose units providing them with:
- an understanding of the nature and construction of the discipline, including its historical and contemporary forms
- a familiarity with a range of literary genres across a broad historical and cultural spectrum
- an understanding of contemporary and historical modes of literary and critical theory
In particular, intending honours students who wish to undertake a creative writing thesis are strongly encouraged to complete the following units in their major:
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