The English Honours Specialisation gives you high-level preparation for professional life or a higher degree by research through the development of an advanced knowledge of the research principles and methods and theoretical concepts of English, and through the design and implementation of a research project, typically a thesis of up to 20,000 words, that develops new understandings or that provides solutions to complex problems.
Learning Outcomes
- pose a significantresearch question relating to English;
- investigate thisquestion creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, includingthrough sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriateto English, and place these investigations in the context of the relevantintellectual tradition; and
- communicate theirresearch and its findings through an appropriate medium.
Relevant Degrees
Admission Requirements
- a major or equivalent in one of the following:
English or
Screen Studies
- with the written approval of an identified supervisor for the thesis
Cognate Disciplines
English, Screen Studies
Requirements
This Honours specialisation requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
48 units from the completion of the following course(s):
ENGL4020 - Researching and Writing the Thesis: A Workshop (6 units)
ENGL4019 - Reading Context: Topics in Production and Reception of Texts (12 units)
ENGL4021 - Creative Reading: Topics in Theory, Methodology and Interpretation (6 units)
THES4102 - Thesis (24 units)
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