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+ an understanding of the major literary forms as they have emerged and evolved in relationship to the cultures of their production and transmission;
+ the skills of literary criticism in order to interpret the major literary forms in the context of those cultures;
+ the capacity to analyse the cultural role of literature in modern societies.
The English program offers subjects in literature and media studies. The subjects in literature cover the significant fields of English literary history and some important areas of writing in the language since the mid-nineteenth century. They aim at developing an understanding of the major literary forms, at teaching the skills of literary criticism, and at developing a capacity to analyse the cultural role of literature in modern societies.
The study of media involves an introductory subject which describes and analyses the role played by various media in modern societies. Upper-level subjects from mass communications are available in the English major.
The program caters for the needs of students who are developing careers in the areas of the social sciences, administration and education and who wish to pursue postgraduate study in literature. Subjects are also available as supporting studies for students in welfare, business, visual arts and applied science. They are recognised and supported by the Directorate of School Education for professional purposes.
To meet the requirements of the major in English, students should complete twelve points at first level, sixteen points at second level , sixteen points at third level, and a further eight points from second or third level. A minor in English should include either two subjects at first level and two subjects at second level, or two subjects at second level and two subjects at third level.
+ GSC1402 Media studies*
+ GSC2402/3432 Romanticism: nature and the city
+ GSC2403/3403 The rise of the modern
+ GSC2404/3404 Myth, legend and folktale
+ GSC2405/3405 Contemporary fiction
+ GSC2406/3406 Women's writing
+ GSC2407/3407 Authorship and writing* (previously GSC2407 Writing and the media/Contemporary writing)
+ GSC2408/3408 Screen studies* (previously GSC2408 Film)
+ GSC2409/3409 Narratives and representations*+
+ GSC2412/3412 Australian literature
* Subject outlines are found in the mass communications program.
+ Students intending to continue to honours in English are advised to do this subject.
+ GSC4411 Reading the `post-colonial': text and theory
+ GSC4000(E) Dissertation
* Common for both English and mass communications honours