Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

EMP6200 0 Credit Points
Master Thesis
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Prerequisite :
EMP5114 Masters Thesis 2
The study for, and submission of, the Master thesis.
EMP7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
The study for, and submission of, the Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis.
ENG310S 15 Credit Points
The Study of Language in Narrative
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit explores various linguistic and narrative theories and
analyses them in three nineteenth-century realist novels. The unit
synthesises textual analysis, narrative techniques, contextual study
and creative writing.
ENG320U 15 Credit Points
Reading Theory
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit explores a range of contemporary theoretical ideas. It
aims to challenge students' conceptions about the relationships of
text to reality as well as to equip students to undertake
theoretically-informed research at the undergraduate and the
graduate levels. We explore theories about interpretation,
language, and ideology, concentrating ultimately on issues that are
of current importance in the social world we live in, such as the
nature and 'relativity' of truth and the commodification of
knowledge.
ENG4108 15 Credit Points
Post-coloniality: The West and Its Others
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit does not attempt to “know” indigenous people through
their literatures. Instead it focuses on the process of Western
analysis. We investigate discursive imperialism, that is, the
violence inflicted by the English language and other systems of
Western representation. We examine both how notions of “The
West” are constructed and how “Others” (colonised
cultures/peoples) are consequently analysed and judged. With
particular focus on the literatures of ex-colonial, settler cultures,
we consider issues of ambivalence and complicity for both writer
and reader.
ENG4109 15 Credit Points
Literature, Language and Textuality
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit introduces theories of language which provide the
foundation for contemporary reading practices. It raises questions
such as how meaning is generated and how language constitutes
subjectivity. Students will explore these issues through the lens of
literary texts.
ENG4112 15 Credit Points
Literature, Discourse and Society
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit introduces theories of discourse which explicitly
consider the ideological relationship between literary texts and
society. It traces the post-structural attack on the notion of a
unified, Western, male view of the world. The unit covers both the
theory and the practical application to literary texts.
ENG4113 15 Credit Points
Australian Literature and Society (Contemporary)
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit explores the distinctive qualities of contemporary
Australian literature with particular reference to poetry, short
stories, novels and plays published in the last twenty years or so.
It will focus on problems of regionalism, isolation and
multiculturalism and also examine current social concerns
expressed in contemporary Australian writing.
ENG4114 15 Credit Points
Australian Drama
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
In this unit students explore significant examples of Australian
plays which have emerged since the 1950s and which have
contributed to the ongoing progress of an Australian national
drama. The unit aims to introduce students to the study of
dramatic texts. The unit also aims to introduce students to generic
skills relevant to the study of dramatic texts.
ENG4115 15 Credit Points
Australian Narrative: the Modernist Impulse
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
A study of the rise of modernism in Australian narrative literature,
as well as prose, drama and poetry. The emphasis is on ‘hybrid’
fictional texts that exemplify realist-modernist characteristics.
Formal and thematic issues are examined within a broad social
and literary context.
ENG4116 15 Credit Points
Literature: Special Area Study
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit reflects the research interests of individual staff. It may
focus for example on generic issues such as biography, political
issues such as "Women in Fiction: or even geographic
connections, such as "Australia - China: Literary Connections".
Specific areas offered will vary in successive years according to
experience of staff involved.
ENG4119 15 Credit Points
Post-colonial Literature Perspectives
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
A study, within the framework of post-colonial discourse, of
selected contemporary literary texts in English from the former
colonies. The unit will examine how these works refract the
impact of colonialism on these cultures, and how the language of
the colonial ruler has effectively expressed culturally diverse
peoples. The unit will explore post-colonial theory and a range of
theoretical approaches. Areas selected will accord with the
expertise and interest of the lecturers involved.
ENG4133 15 Credit Points
Australian Literature and Film
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will develop critical approaches to literature and film by
a comparative discussion of films and the Australian literary texts
from which they derive. The two modes will be compared for
their formal and representational similarities and differences;
there will be a particular focus on the social and cultural contexts
of works studied, issues of national identity and postcoloniality.
ENG4135 15 Credit Points
Author Study
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit considers a range of works by a selected author. It
considers the texts both in their cultural/historical context as well
as other examples of the authors oeuvre. A range of critical and
theoretical approaches will constitute a significant aspect of this
unit.
ENG4138 15 Credit Points
Period Study
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit considers texts representative of a given period. A
period may be defined provisionally as the 18th century; by a
movement such as Romanticism; or by significant publication
such as The Bulletin Era. The unit examines the ways in which
the works reflect or criticise the attitudes, values and concerns
associated with the period.
ENG7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy (English)
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The Doctor of Philosophy consists entirely of research that makes
a contribution to and development of new knowledge in the field.
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