English Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest English
Major code ENGL-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

The English major at the ANU offers a wide range of courses reflecting the diversity of the discipline of literary studies in English. There are courses in all the main fields of post-medieval British literary studies from the late sixteenth century to the present day, including the Early Modern, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century, Romantic and Victorian, Modern and Contemporary periods. There are courses in Australian, US, postcolonial and transnational literatures in English; in literary and cultural theory; in drama, film, new media, and creative writing. English 1000 level-courses introduce students to major genres and modes of writing and to literary-critical practice. English 2000/3000 level courses enable students to broaden and develop their knowledge and enjoyment of literature in a variety of important specialist fields.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Due to structural changes in the undergraduate program rules in 2012, the courses that make up the new 2012 majors may be different to the pre-2012 majors, and therefore some courses cannot be counted between majors. Students are advised to contact the CASS Student Office if they are unsure about their Majors.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the English major a student will have:

acquired knowledge of major authors, works, and genres in several important fields of literary studies in English
acquired knowledge of the diverse historical and cultural contexts in which English literature has been written and shaped.
enhanced capacity to analyze literary texts and their contexts
developed skills of critical inquiry, interpretation and evaluation, argument, and written expression
knowledge and skills to undertake further study within the discipline

Relevant Degrees

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ENGL1013	Reading across Time and Space: Literary Contexts	6
ENGL1014	Close Encounters: How to Read Literature	6
ENGL1015	Introduction to Creative Writing	6

A maximum of 30 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ENGL2006	Modern American Fiction	6
ENGL2011	Contemporary Australian Writing	6
ENGL2055	Shakespeare and Film	6
ENGL2067	Novel into Film	6
ENGL2068	Empire and its Fictions	6
ENGL2074	Jane Austen History and Fiction	6
ENGL2077	Creative Writing 2: Story to Script	6
ENGL2078	Creative Writing 3: Advanced Fiction	6
ENGL2080	Modernist Literature 1890-1940	6
ENGL2081	Australian Crimes: Crime narratives on page, stage and screen	6
ENGL2083	Foundations of Drama	6
ENGL2084	Poetry in English from Shakespeare to Postmodernism	6
ENGL2085	Strange Home: Rethinking Australian Literature	6
ENGL2086	Literature in the Digital Age: Theories, Texts, Methods	6
ENGL2101	Modern European Theatre	6
ENGL2108	Modern Australian Drama	6
ENGL2115	20th Century American Drama	6
ENGL2116	Televisual: Investigating Narrative Television	6
ENGL2117	The Politics of Comedy from the Globe to The Office	6
FILM2066	Australian Cinema: The Kelly Gang to Baz Luhrmann's Australia	6
GEND2021	Trauma, Memory and Culture	6
GEND2024	Gender in Humanities: Reading Jane Eyre	6
LING2020	Structure of English	6
LING2104	The History of the English Language	6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ENGL3005	16th, 17th and 18th Century Literature(H)	6
ENGL3006	European Narrative (English)	6
ENGL3007	Post-Colonial Literature	6
ENGL3008	Introduction to Literary Theory	6
ENGL3021	Nineteenth Century US Literature	6
ENGL3022	19th and 20th Century Literature	6
ENGL3034	Renaissance Drama	6
ENGL3036	Victorian Literature	6
ENGL3037	Literature, Law and Human Rights	6
GEND3016	Writing Lives: Autobiography in Fiction and Memoir	6
LANG3003	European Narrative	6

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