Literature, theatre, critical and cultural studies

The Faculty of Arts teaches programs in some closely interconnected areas concerned in one way or another with the study of texts and textuality. These include comparative literature, critical theory, cultural studies, drama and theatre studies, English literature and fiction writing.

• Comparative literature, cultural studies and critical theory are taught on the Clayton campus. Subjects in this area are taught in part by the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, but also include subjects cross-listed from many other departments.
• Drama and theatre studies is taught at Clayton by the Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies, as part of the Bachelor of Arts program and also as part of the Bachelor of Performing Arts program. A number of subjects are shared between the Department of English and the Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies.
• English literature is taught in the English department on the Caulfield, Clayton, Berwick and Peninsula campuses. Under the heading `English literature' are included subjects looking at American literature, children's literature, Middle and Old English, publishing, women's writing, and others.
• Fiction writing is taught only at the Peninsula campus in the Department of English.

In many cases more than one of these programs can be taken together (eg a double major in English and drama and theatre studies is a possible and useful combination), but the faculty does limit the overall number of closely related subjects that may be legitimately combined in one degree.