English

Contact

Coursework

Dr Jan Shaw
Phone: +61 2 9351 7413
Email: jan.shaw@sydney.edu.au

Research

Associate Professor Vanessa Smith
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2857
Email: vanessa.smith@sydney.edu.au

See also: Creative Writing and Professional Communication

Awards and Requirements

Graduate Certificate in Arts

4 units of study = 24 credit points

Graduate Diploma in Arts

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Arts

8 units of study = 48 credit points

Master of Letters (English)

12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a treatise

Master of Arts (Research)

Master of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy

Units of study

Seminar courses: English Literature

• ENGL6937 Major Movements in Contemporary Prose
• ENGL6938 Literature and Desire
• ENGL6945 Major Movements in Contemporary Poetry
• ENGL6953 Journeys of Healing
• ENGL6960 The Cold War
• ENGL6976 Masters of Modernism

Seminar courses: Creative Writing

• ENGL6901 Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop
• ENGL6902 Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop
• ENGL6903 Creative Writing: Screenwriting Workshop
• ENGL6936 Writers at Work: Fiction
• ENGL6937 Major Movements in Contemporary Prose
• ENGL6944 Writers at Work: Poetry
• ENGL6945 Major Movements in Contemporary Poetry
• ENGL6969 Writers at Work: Screenwriters
• ENGL6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop
• ENGL6986 Advanced Workshop: Poetry
• ENGL6987 Advanced Workshop: Novel
• ENGL6988 Advanced Workshop: Screenwriting

Seminar courses: Professional Communication

• ENGL6912 Issues in Mass Communication
• ENGL6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A
• ENGL6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B

Seminar courses: Cross-listed

• HSTY6987 Writing the Past
• ICLS6901 Literary Comparison: History and Methods
• ICLS6902 Comparative Studies and Literary Debates
• MECO6906 Literary Journalism: History and Theory
• ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates

Supervised projects

• ENGL6907 Essay (English)
• ENGL6908 Creative Writing: Supervised Project
• ENGL6027 M Litt Treatise Part 1
• ENGL6028 M Litt Treatise Part 2
• ENGL6929 Dissertation Part 1
• ENGL6930 Dissertation Part 2
• ENGL6935 Research Essay

NOTE Department permission is required for all supervised projects. Please discuss your proposed topic for the dissertation, treatise, or research essay with the postgraduate coordinator. The dissertation is available to Master of Arts (English) candidates only. The treatise is a compulsory component in the Master of Letters and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.

MA candidates in English must complete at least 6 units of study from the above list. Subject to departmental permission, candidates may then enrol in 2 units of study from outside the list.