Major - English
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1053.1
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars)
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Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars
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Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts
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Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
The English major invites students to explore contemporary approaches to language, literary study and writing, including literary criticism and theory, linguistic analysis, genre and textual study, and creative writing. The English major focuses on the imaginative workings of language, and students can study a wide selection of modern and classic literature, as well as the relationships between written texts and other media such as film and information technology. Students also have the opportunity to produce their own creative writing and to edit and publish their work. Career prospects include publishing, editing, teaching, writing and advertising.
Major
Structure
Students must successfully complete 80 credit points as follows.
Please note all Bachelor of Arts students including Pathways to Teaching, Dean’s Scholars and double degrees must complete the structure under the heading Bachelor of Arts.
Please note all Bachelor of Creative Industries students including double degrees must complete the structure under the heading Bachelor of Creative Industries.
This specialisation is available to students in other Western Sydney University courses. If the specialisation is available on your campus, the course structure allows space for enrolment in the specialisation and pre-requisite requirements can be met, please follow the structure under the heading Bachelor of Arts. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
Note: Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.
Bachelor of Arts Students
Arts students must complete the four compulsory units below and must complete four units from the Level 2 / Level 3 unit pool with a minimum of 2 units at Level 3. See below.
Compulsory units
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101907
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Introduction to Literary Studies
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102765
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The Value of Literature
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The unit listed below counts as a compulsory unit towards completion of this Major for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.
101976 - English Literature After 1830
Bachelor of Creative Industries Students
Creative Industries students must complete their Introduction to Major unit
as part of the core requirements of the course, prior to enrolling in this major.
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101907
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Introduction to Literary Studies
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Creative Industry students must complete the three compulsory units below and must complete five units from the Level 2 / Level 3 unit pool with a minimum of 2 units at Level 3. See below.
Compulsory units
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102765
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The Value of Literature
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The unit listed below counts as a compulsory unit towards completion of this Major for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.
101976 - English Literature After 1830
Pool Units
Bachelor of Arts students must complete four units from the list below, with a minimum of 2 units at Level 3. Bachelor of Creative Industries students must complete five units from the list below, with a minimum of 2 units at Level 3.
Note: Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.
Level 2 Unit Pool
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101967
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Cultural History of Books and Reading
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100584
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Experimental Writing and Electronic Publication
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100964
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Introduction to Film Studies
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102572
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Literature and Decolonisation
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102626
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Medieval and Early Modern Literature
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101978
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Modern Australian Poetry and Poetics
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101917
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Representing Everyday Life in Literary and Visual Cultures
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101964
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Sexual/Textual Politics in Victorian Women's Writing
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102772
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Writing and Reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy
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Level 3 Unit Pool
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101796
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19th Century American Literature
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102099
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20th Century American Literature
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100849
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Australian Textual Studies
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102205
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Children's and Young Adult Fiction
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101626
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Children's Literature: Image and Text
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102914
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Comedy and Tragedy: Dramas of Death and Rebirth
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100859
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Creative Writing Project
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102185
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Culture, Discourse and Meaning
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102186
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Introduction to Stylistics
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102416
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Law, Literature and Culture
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100875
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Literature and Philosophy
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102434
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Postcolonial Literatures: Partition, Dependence and Exile
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102078
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Reading Ireland in the 1990s: Fiction, Poetry, Drama
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101791
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Short Fiction in the Americas
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101880
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The Space of Literature
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101977
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Women, Travel and Empire
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101669
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World Literature in Translation
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100895
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Writing For Performance
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Please note
The Level 2 and 3 units listed below count towards completion of this Major for students who passed these units in 2016 or earlier.
Level 2 units
101408 - Critical Discourse Analysis
100993 - Constructions of the Script
SS238A - Genres
101452 - History of the English Language
100870 - Hypertext Fictions
101986 - International Texts and Contexts
100880 - Poetry and Poetics
100505 - Special Topics in English, Text and Writing
101869 - Studies in Postcolonial Literature
101873 - The Sound of Language
101455 - The Structure of English
Level 3 units
100845 - American Literature
400087 - Applied Critical Methods
101242 - Childrens Literature
100256 - Film and Affect
101000 - hom/e/scapes
101955 - Honours Foundation
100874 - Literature, History and Culture
101966 - Literatures of Decolonisation
101406 - Queering Text
101006 - Social Semiotics
101832 - Talking Normal: Sociolinguistics and Modern Literature
101453 - Text and Discourse in English
101668 - World Cinema
101471 - Women in Arabic and Islamic Literature
100582 - Writing Portfolio
The Level 3 units listed below count towards completion of this Major for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.
100961 - Humanities Internship
101908 - Writing and Reading Sci Fi and Fantasy
Note: The Level 3 unit 100961 Humanities Internship cannot count towards completion of SM1129 English Teaching Specialisation (Birth-5/Birth-12) or M1126 Education Studies Major - Primary English Teaching Specialisation for students enrolled in courses 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12), 1651 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary), 1822 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean''s Scholars, 6017 Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12), 6019 Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) as this would not satisfy the professional accreditation requirements for NESA.
Equivalent Specialisation Unit
The Specialisation unit listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed this unit in 2021 or earlier.
100900 - Comedy and Tragedy