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Graduate Diploma in English Studies
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in English Studies at the University of Sydney brings contemporary critical theory together with literary narratives across four core approaches: critical reading, literary history, genre, and English as world literature. Students complete 48 credit points spanning medieval to contemporary literature and cultural theory, with the option to take creative writing units.
The course suits research students, secondary school teachers and anyone studying English literature at an advanced level. Graduates move into secondary teaching, journalism, writing, literary criticism and academia.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
Structure
- 48 credit points, including: a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study
- and a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study
Areas of literary study
- Medieval literature
- Early modern literature
- 18th- and 19th-century literature
- Modern and contemporary literature
- British, American and Australian literature
- Various aspects of cultural theory
- Creative writing units in contemporary poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction (optional)
Admissions
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in English Studies requires: a bachelor's degree with a major in English Literature and a minimum 60% average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or completion of the Graduate Certificate in English Studies with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
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