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This minor allows students to investigate literature from diverse cultures, develop critical thinking skills by examining the connections between literature and social change, and provides an introduction to poetry and fiction in their historical contexts from the sixteenth to twenty-first centuries. Students can specialise by selecting media study (feature film, TV), traditional literary genres (poetry, prose, drama), language and writing, or literary theory units.
This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
On Campus at Mount Lawley
Students are required to complete 4 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENG1140 | Discovering Literature | 15 |
| ENG1050 | Literature and Social Change | 15 |
| Plus 2 units from: | ||
| ENG2470 ^ | Children, Youth and Global Media | 15 |
| ENG3042 ^ | Theory, Taste and Trash | 15 |
| ENG3050 ^ | Poetry and Passion | 15 |
| ENG3140 ^ | From Fiction to Film | 15 |
| ENG3160 ^ | Graphic Novels | 15 |
| ENG3165 ^ | Australian Fiction | 15 |
| ENG3170 ^ | Diverse Voices in Literature | 15 |
| ENG3175 ^ | Jane Austen: Past and Present | 15 |
| ENG2180 ^ * | Comedy and Tragedy in Drama | 15 |
| ENG3214 ^ | Freedom to Play and Victorian Children | 15 |
| ENG3464 ^ | Fantasy Literature for Children | 15 |
| ENG3472 ^ | Children and Poetry | 15 |
| WRT3120 ^ | Biographical and Autobiographical Writing | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| LAN3250 | Introduction to Secondary English Teaching | 15 |
| LAN3251 | Planning and Teaching English 7-10 | 15 |
^ Core Option
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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