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English and Theatre Studies
Graduate Diploma in ArtsSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2021
English and Theatre Studies
Overview
English and Theatre Studies is a combined program and students can specialise in either areas. If offers studies in imaginative writing and dramatic performance, focusing on their form, content, traditions and practices and on the myriad ways they engage with the everyday world. The program offers subjects in a wide range of areas, from the Medieval and Early Modern to Romanticism, Modernism, and contemporary literature and performance. This includes British, Australian, American and postcolonial writing and theatre, and literary, cultural and performance theory. English and Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne are recognised nationally and internationally for innovative teaching, scholarship and research.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the specialisation should have acquired the following skills and competencies:
- an introductory knowledge of the main periods and trends in English and/English and Theatre studies;
- an introductory knowledge of key critical methods in English and/English and Theatre studies;
- general skills in the analysis of literary and/or dramatic texts, genres, histories, cultures and performances; and
- general skills in research, writing, and thinking critically about creative texts and performances.
Last updated: 3 May 2024
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 years full-time / 2 years part-time
A specialisation in English and Theatre Studies in the Graduate Diploma of Arts consists of:
- three compulsory subjects (37.5 points)
- elective subjects (62.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: students cannot take more than 12.5 points at first-year level
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
37.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL30002 | Critical Debates | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL40003 | Medieval Passions | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL40020 | Australian Theatre and Performance | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
62.5 points
Please note: students cannot take more than 12.5 points at first-year level
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDG30004 | Aboriginal Writing | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL10001 | Modern and Contemporary Literature | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL10002 | Literature and Performance | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20009 | The Australian Imaginary | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20020 | Romanticism, Feminism, Revolution | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20022 | Modernism and Avant Garde | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20023 | American Classics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20025 | The House of Fiction: Literary Realism | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20030 | Modern and Contemporary Theatre | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20031 | Literature, Adaptation, Media | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20032 | Poetry, Love, and Death | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20033 | Shakespeare in Performance | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL20034 | The Theatre Experience | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30006 | Global Literature and Postcolonialism | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30007 | Popular Fiction | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30013 | Gothic Fictions | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30016 | Decadent Literature | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30046 | Romancing the Medieval | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30047 | Literature, Environment, Crisis | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30048 | Performance and the World | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL30049 | Exploring Irish Literature | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGL30050 | Global Theatre History | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| ENGL30051 | Comedy | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 3 May 2024