Victorian Literature and Culture

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UNE unit code: ENGL351

*You are viewing the 2027 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

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Trimester 1 - On Campus
Trimester 1 - Online

Campus

Armidale Campus

24/7 online support

Intensive schools

Supervised exam

Credit points

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Literature written in the period from 1837-1901 is commonly referred to as from the Victorian Era.

In this unit you will be introduced to the Victorian period and examine a selection of Victorian texts and images in relation to social, religious, political, economic and other contexts.

You will begin the unit by interrogating notions of ‘Victorianism’, and proceed to examine such areas of debate as religious faith and doubt, gender and nation, empire and race, and post-Darwinian fears about the species divisions and what constitutes the ‘human’.

Deepen your knowledge of the Victoria era of literature and further develop your analytical and research skills in this unit.

Offerings

Teaching period	Mode/location
Trimester 1	On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 1	Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

12 cps or candidature in a postgraduate award.

Restrictions

ENGL451 or ENGL551

Combined units

ENGL551 Victorian Literature and Culture

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Natalia TobinLecturer in English - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

identify and critically evaluate debates within the field of Victorian literature and culture;
demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the strategies and mechanisms by which literary texts engage with their historical, cultural and geographical contexts;
critically analyse and evaluate a range of Victorian literary texts in their cultural context; and
apply advanced reading, communication, and research skills in the critical interpretation of Victorian literature.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Essay with Process Portfolio and Oral Verification - Assurance Task 1	Yes	50%	All offerings	Three-part assessment task: Consisting of an essay, a process portfolio of essay development materials, and an oral verification (fifteen-minutes (approx.)). To pass this unit, you must achieve a minimum cumulative total of 50% across Assurance Task 1 and Assurance Task 2, and meet all other passing requirements in the unit. No. Words: 3000
Oral Examination - Assurance Task 2	Yes	50%	All offerings	Thirty-minutes (approx.). To pass this unit, you must achieve a minimum cumulative total of 50% across Assurance Task 1 and Assurance Task 2, and meet all other passing requirements in the unit. No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Essay with Process Portfolio and Oral Verification - Assurance Task 1

Yes

50%

All offerings

Three-part assessment task: Consisting of an essay, a process portfolio of essay development materials, and an oral verification (fifteen-minutes (approx.)).

To pass this unit, you must achieve a minimum cumulative total of 50% across Assurance Task 1 and Assurance Task 2, and meet all other passing requirements in the unit.

No. Words: 3000

Oral Examination - Assurance Task 2

Yes

50%

All offerings

Thirty-minutes (approx.).

To pass this unit, you must achieve a minimum cumulative total of 50% across Assurance Task 1 and Assurance Task 2, and meet all other passing requirements in the unit.

No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.