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Honours unit of study table

Honours

Honours in English requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 30 credit points of 4000-level Honours thesis units
(ii) 18 credit points of 4000-level Honours seminar units
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Honours Seminar units of study

ENGL4109
Modern and Contemporary Drama
6  
ENGL4113
Approaches to Critical Reading
6  
ENGL4114
Approaches to Literary History
6  
ENGL4115
Approaches to Global English Literatures
6  
ENGL4116
Approaches to Genre
6  
ENGL4117
Henry James and the Art of Fiction

6  
ENGL4119
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
6  
ENGL4121
The Secret History of the Novel
6  
ENGL4122
Critical Contexts for Creative Writing
6 P ENGL3696
ENGL4125
Sentiment and Sensation
6  
ENGL4126
Shakespeare and Modernity
6  
ENGL4128
American Literature: Advanced Study
6  
ENGL4129
Introduction to Old English
6 N ENGL3621 or ENGL3622 or ENGL3631 or ENGL3632 or ENGL3633
ENGL4131
Language and Subject

6  
SACE4111
Theory and Method
6 P 144 credit points including FASS3999 or equivalent

Honours Thesis units of study

ENGL4111
English Honours Thesis 1
12  
ENGL4112
English Honours Thesis 2
18 C FASS4000
FASS4000
Final Honours Mark
0  

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
20/11/2025 ENGL4119 title published as:
"Shakespeare and His Contemporaries"
ENGL4119 title amended to:
"Shakespeare and his Contemporaries"