Studying English literatures will get you thinking creatively about the English language. It will get you analysing theories, critiquing prose and verse, and taking a more critical look at the signs and words surrounding us every day. It provides a platform for you to develop skills that future employers are looking for: analytical thinking, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and the capacity to appreciate differences in cultural perspectives.
At UOW, English literature is studied with regard to style, theme and form, and also in relation to questions of race, gender, sexuality, class and nation. This major introduces you to a broad range of texts'novels, poetry, essays, short stories, film, diaries and letters'from medieval times to the modern, with a strong international focus.
What you will study:
Core subjects can be chosen from a broad list including literature and film, romantics, US literature, Victorians, Shakespeare, Indigenous literature and other specialised topics depending on your area of interest. Within the major there are three structured study pathways, which students are encouraged to follow:
Literature and History
Transnational Comparisons
Literature and Identity.
As well as your English Literatures major, you must elect a minor or a second major from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts.
Completion of full majors at regional campuses is subject to availability at time of enrolment.**UAC Codes by campus:
753101 Wollongong
753102 Shoalhaven
753106 UOW Batemans Bay
753107 UOW Bega
753108 UOW Southern Highlands.
