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Writing and English Literatures
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This major focuses on the study of literature from various periods and literary practice, and the practical application of this study through creative writing. You will develop analytical skills, critical understanding and the ability to create your own pieces of writing.
You will also be exposed to a wide range of texts, with an emphasis on critical understanding and the practical formation of writing. This major may be combined with any other approved Bachelor of Arts major. Creative industries such as journalism, publishing, advertising, television and other media want the skills you will acquire in this major such as effective written communication, analytical and critical thinking skills.
Major Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this major students will be able to:
- Deploy the central approaches of the disciplines of writing and English literatures and understand how these disciplines relate to other areas of study;
- Identify and use a range of creative writing strategies across a range of fictional and non-fictional genres;
- Understand and interpret complex literary texts, and their relations to historical contexts, and their contributions to on-going intellectual and aesthetic debates;
- Engage with critical theory and use it to inform writing practice and literary analysis.
Subjects Required for Major Study
A major in Writing and English Literatures consists of at least 60 credit points as outlined below.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| CACW100 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| CACW104 | Text and Context | 6 | Spring |
| ENGL271 | The Romantics | 6 | Autumn First offered 2017 |
| ENGL361 | The Modernists | 6 | Autumn First offered 2018 |
| CACW301 | Writing Across Borders | 6 | Autumn |
| CACS331 | Contemporary Theory and Research Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| ENGL379 | Desiring Bodies: Gender & Sexuality in Literature and Film | 6 | Spring First offered 2018 |
| ENGL383 | Contemporary Fiction and Film (Capstone) | 6 | Autumn First offered 2018 |
| Plus ONE from the following: | |||
| CACW201 | Poetic Studio | 6 | Spring |
| CACW202 | Dramatic Studio | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW203 | Narrative Studio | 6 | Autumn |
| Plus ONE from the following: | |||
| CACW231 | Writing, Representation and Power | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW232 | Writing and Critical Theory | 6 | Spring |
| ENGL300 | Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature | 6 | Spring First offered 2018 |
| ENGL357 | Sex, Power, and Chivalry - Medieval to Modern Literature | 6 | First offered 2018 |
| ENGL378 | Special Topic in English Literature | 6 | Autumn, Spring First offered 2018 |
| ENGL382 | Social Justice and Children's Literature | 6 | Spring First offered 2018 |
| ENGL381 | Animals and Ecology in Literature and Film | 6 | Autumn First offered 2018 |
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
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