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Australian Literature

Undergraduate | MAQ-ENGX205 | 2019

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Pore over Australian literary works from the 19th century to today. Highlight great Australian writers across theatre, poetry, short stories and non-fiction. Expose recurring themes in this literature like race, national myths and the city/bush divide.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
-

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Australian Literature

About this subject

  • Students are expected to:

    1. demonstrate independent critical research analysis leading to the communication of an essay-based argument
    2. have the ability to work contextually between genres, eras and media (e.g. from printed to cinematic to online texts and interactive formats)
    3. have the ability to apply literary insights into broader social and environmental contexts
    4. have professionalism in terms of punctuality, required levels of online participation, task management, team-based communication and presentation of work
    5. have the ability to take the insights and skills of this subject into further learning and to encourage the learning of others.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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