To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:
Program aims
The Honours Program in English aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to research and present, both orally and in writing, an extended piece of research. This includes building on skills developed through the completion of a major in English in literary analysis and critical analysis and an understanding of genre(s).
Learning outcomes
On completion of the Honours Program in English students will be able to:
- analyse and interpret texts and/or ideas to a high level using literary and/or critical theory
- complete an extended piece of research based on developed skills in a range of research activities, including an understanding of the ethical considerations of carrying out research
- effectively present their research both orally and in writing
- evaluate the public culture of writing, and how the wider community engages with literature and the role of the writer in society.
Program of study
To qualify for the Honours Program in English, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Core - Year 1 topics
31.5 units comprising:
CREA7001 Exegesis (4.5 units)**
CREA7100 Understanding Research Methods in the Creative Arts (4.5 units)*
HASS7001 Research Communication in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (4.5 units)
HASS7010A Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
HASS7010B Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
HASS7010C Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
HASS7010D Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
Plus 4.5 units from the following topics
CREA7002 Professional Practice for the Creative Arts (4.5 units)
ENGL7702 Reading Literature, Reading the World (4.5 units)
HASS7000 Industry or Community Placement in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (4.5 units)
HASS7002 Honours Special Project in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (4.5 units)
HIST7056 Critical Theory: Past and Present (4.5 units)
HIST7057 Making History: Current Directions in Historiography (4.5 units)
PHIL7340 Creativity and the Imagination (4.5 units)
SOCI7012 Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (4.5 units)
SOCI7031 Qualitative Research: Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
Or up to 4.5 units of honours appropriate topics with the approval of the Honours co-ordinator
*With Honours co-ordinator approval students can replace CREA7100 Understanding Research Methods in the Creative Arts with HASS7003 Understanding Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences (4.5 units)
**Students undertaking the Program in English with the approval of the Honours co-ordinator may substitute CREA7001 Exegesis with an additional option topic from the list if not undertaking a creative artefact as part of their honours thesis
