Graduate Diploma in English Studies

The Graduate Diploma in English Studies at the University of Sydney is a 1-year postgraduate coursework graduate diploma. This program brings together contemporary critical theory with literary narratives and investigates how and why literature still enjoys particular resonance in the 21st century. The program focuses on four core approaches: critical reading, literary history, genre, and English as a world literature. The school offer an extensive choice of literary studies across a wide historical and geographical range. Students can choose from across a broad spectrum, including: Medieval literature Early modern literature 18th- and 19th-century literature Modern and contemporary literature British, American and Australian literature Various aspects of cultural theory Students also have the option of taking creative writing units of study in contemporary poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. Students complete 48 credit points, including: a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and a maximum 24 credit points from elective units of study.