The University of Notre Dame Australia is a prestigious institution that holds a prominent position among Australian universities. With campuses spanning from Sydney, New South Wales on the east coast, to the vibrant town of Broome and the picturesque city of Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia, Notre Dame offers students a unique opportunity to study their chosen degree across multiple locations. This flexibility allows international students to experience different cultures, landscapes, and academic environments, enhancing their educational journey. With a commitment to academic excellence and a strong focus on values-based education, Notre Dame provides students with a holistic learning experience that combines rigorous academics with personal growth and community engagement.

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The English Literature Major allows you to explore the powerful and complex development of literature in a variety of contexts and to investigate writing through the ages in a variety of forms including prose, poetry and drama. The Major offers a balanced approach to a diversity of literature in English, ranging from the works of Shakespeare to Classical and Romantic poetry and the Victorian novel, to children’s literature, Australian and Irish literatures and comparative Indigenous literatures. The English Literature Major fosters transferable skills that are in demand by many employers. You will be able to analyse complex arguments and ideas in a range of texts and become adept at arguing a point by providing explanation and evidence from thorough research. Multiple viewpoints and theories will be managed effectively as your communication and analytical-thinking skills grow stronger through this Major. Show less

To complete a Bachelor of Arts with an English Literature Major, you will study 24 courses, eight of which will form the Major. Normally you will take at least one course from your Major in each semester. Most Majors build sequentially in content, theme and skills and work towards the acquisition of advanced skills and knowledge by the completion of your third year of study.

You may also choose to use eight elective courses to study a Second Major in another discipline or six elective courses to study a Minor in another discipline. Then you’ll have four or six more electives that you can select from any courses in the School of Arts & Sciences, providing you meet the pre-requisites that may apply.

Plus the Core Curriculum and compulsory Academic Writing courses – that makes 24 courses.

The English Literature Major includes these requirements:

Students must complete 200 units of credit, as follows:

Students complete these TWO courses:
ENGL1020 Text and Tradition
ENGL1040 World Literatures Today

Students complete SIX of these courses:

ENGL1050 Theory and Practice of Modern Theatre
ENGL3000 Literature for Children and Young Adults
ENGL3001 Fictions of the Self: Life Writing
ENGL3010 The Uses and Abuses of Literary Theory
ENGL3030 Gothic Literature and its Legacy
ENGL3060 Australian Theatre
ENGL3100 The Art and Craft of Travel Writing
ENGL3160 Australian Literatures
ENGL3310 Poetry and Poetics
ENGL3320 The Novel in English
ENGL3410 Playing Shakespeare: Text and Performance
ENGL3510 Comparative Indigenous Literature
ENGL3820 Freedom from Oppression: Literature that Changed the World
ENGL30008 English Literature Internship
COMM2020 Screenwriting
COMM3090 Adaptation Studies

Students may complete this course on approval of the Dean, and if available:

ARTS3010 Experience the World I
ARTS3020 Experience the World II
ARTS3030 Experience the World Study Tour (50 units of credit)

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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