Popular Fiction

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the historical development of concepts of popular fiction.
  2. Articulate links between literary texts and their cultural contexts.
  3. Exhibit skills in close textual analysis.
  4. Communicate arguments about literature, culture and aesthetic ideas in oral and written forms whilst engaging with other points of view.
  5. Deploy research skills in order to support arguments about literary texts.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Prior study

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

one of

• MAQ-ENGX120 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-ENG110 (Not currently available)

Others

and 20cp from ENGX units at 2000 level or above

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

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

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.