English
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Introduction
English has been taught at UNE since the university was founded in 1938. We offer a creative and rigorous undergraduate major in English in the BA, as well as an Honours programme, and degrees at Masters and PhD level.
Undergraduate units in English look at books, plays, poetry, fiction and non-fiction written in English, and from a range of cultures and markets. You can study texts from American, Australian, British, and Indigenous cultures. You can also study texts from key historical periods, such as the Renaissance and the Victorian era. And you can gain understanding of important cultural, theoretical, and social concerns, as in Critical Theory, Children’s Literature, and Feminist literature.
English at UNE is taught on-campus, through distance education as well as totally online. Intensive schools are popular among off-campus students; they, and our online units, allow students to form a friendly and supportive community.
Why Study English at UNE?
We pride ourselves on our rigorous and creative approaches to literature, to reading, and to writing. As well as the core units that make up the heart of the English Major at undergraduate level, we offer a range of interdisciplinary units that encourage students to understand more about the cultures and contexts that produce literature and writing. We also train students in creative and practical writing, with an eye to their future careers.
If you want to find out how great literature works, discover how literature and society shape each other, learn effective research techniques, and write to persuade, inform and delight, then take English at UNE.
Courses
English can be studied as a major in the following courses:
Bachelor degrees
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching
English can also be studied in the Bachelor of Media and Communication alongside a major in Media in Culture or Writing and Publishing.
Undergraduate Diplomas in which you can study English
Advanced Diploma in Arts
Postgraduate course work awards in which you can study English
Graduate Certificate in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Humanities
Master of Arts
Bachelor Honours
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Postgraduate Research
Master of Arts with Honours
Doctor of Philosophy
Units
If you look through our list of units in the Course and Unit Catalogue , you will see the variety of topics on offer through English at UNE. We offer core units in Literary Studies, Renaissance, Victorian, American and Australian literature, as well as Feminism and literary criticism. The core units give students a solid grounding in key concepts and skills in English.
In addition, interdisciplinary and language units add scope to the picture of writing and reading in English, and offer a range of skills in creative and practical writing for the world of ideas, and ‘real world’ contexts.
English Units
ENGL 101 Engaging with Literature
ENGL 102 Approaches to Literature and Society
ENGL 304/ENGL 504 Critical and Creative Writing Through Literature
ENGL 305/ENGL 505 The History of the English Language
ENGL 341/ENGL 541 Renaissance Matters
ENGL 351/ENGL 551 Victorian Literature and Culture
ENGL 361 American Literature from Puritans to the Present
ENGL 372/ENGL 572 Australian Literature: 1930 to the Present
ENGL 375/ENGL 575 Feminism and Literature
ENGL 390/ENGL 590 Contemporary Literary Criticism: Theory and Practice
ABEN 373/ABEN 573 Australian Literature Black and White
ENCO 307/ENCO 507 Australian Folklore and Folk Speech
ENCO 310/ENCO 510 Children's Literature: Picture Books and Fantasy
If you commenced after 2008 and before 2011 ENCO307 and ENCO310 are not included in your English major in the BA or Arts double degrees, with the exception of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching. However, you can still count these units towards your course overall.
Careers
English graduates are dynamic and flexible, using their talents in a large range of careers. They include: administration work in almost every field, advertising, communications, creative writing, broadcasting, editing, civil service, journalism, market research, policy work, production, public relations, publishing, teaching, technical writing, television writing.
Partnerships, Networks and Industry Links
- The Association for the Study of Australian Literature
- The Association for the Study of Literature, Environment and Culture — Australia and New Zealand
- The Australasian Childrens Literature Association for Research
- The Australasian Victorian Studies Association
- The Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association
- The Australian and New Zealand Shakespeare Association
- The Australian Public Intellectual Network
- The Dickens Project
- The European Association for Studies of Australia
- The International Research Society for Children's Literature
- The NSW Board of Studies
- The Shakespeare Association of America
Contacts
Dr Jeremy Fisher
Convenor of English
School of Arts
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Australia
Telephone (02) 6773 2600 International: +61 2 6773 2600
Facsimile (02) 6773 2623 International: +61 2 6773 2623
Email:jfishe23@une.edu.au
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