EL5035 - Australian Literature 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of English

A study of representative Australian works of the Modern period.

Learning Outcomes

• to acquire a detailed knowledge of each of the texts set for study;
• to acquire some knowledge of the history of their critical reception and the factors determining this;
• to broaden and intensify the literary-critical skills and understanding attained by students at earlier levels;
• to develop an understanding of the cultural, social and literary milieu in which the texts originated;
• to develop research skills, to use the library resources and meet the editorial conventions of the discipline.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	Acceptance into graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EL2020 and EL3020 and EL5020 and EL2035 and EL3035

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Dr Greg Manning
Lecturers:	Dr Greg Manning, jc158379.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 10 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.