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English and Theatre Studies

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2025

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Overview

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Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:

  • Experience recent developments in literary studies
  • Develop an understanding of methodological and theoretical approaches at an advanced level in the discipline
  • Gain expertise equivalent to an honours degree in a particular specialist area of study.

Last updated: 14 January 2025

Structure

100 credit points

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • thesis subject (50 points)
  • elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total of 100 points

Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis ENGL40026 English & Theatre Studies Thesis Part 1 and ENGL40027 English & Theatre Studies Part 2 over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ARTS40001 Research Principles & Practices Honours
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Thesis Subject

50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ENGL40026 English & Theatre Studies Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ENGL40027 English & Theatre Studies Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
INDG40002 Reading Indigenous Australia
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGL40003 Medieval Passions
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGL40007 Romanticism and Modernity Not available in 2025 12.5
ENGL40010 Literary Theory
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGL40015 American Fiction: The 20th Century Not available in 2025 12.5
ENGL40018 Don Juan: Our Contemporary
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGL40020 Australian Theatre and Performance
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGL40028 Exploring Joyce's Ulysses
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGL40029 New Directions in Theatre Studies
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication

Last updated: 14 January 2025