Bachelor of Arts with the Diploma of Education with a major in English
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Overview
Teach in secondary schools. Become a flexible, open minded and confident secondary school teacher who is responsive to academic needs.
By combining arts with education you'll study the principles and techniques of secondary teaching. You'll then specialise by choosing:
An academic major in your first teaching subject:
- English
- History
- Mathematics
- Science
- Languages
- Geography
- Economics
- Business Studies
And an academic major or minor in your second teaching subject:
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- Information & Communication Technologies
- Languages
- Legal Studies
- Society and Culture
- Maths
- Science
The main focus is on preparing you to work as a high school teacher.
In the Department of English you can enjoy not only the literature of Great Britain but also literature from around the world.
An English major offers units including: creative writing, children?s literature, Shakespeare and early modern literature, Victorian literature, modernism and postmodernism, literature and film, Australian and postcolonial literatures, feminism and literature, medieval literature, and world literature.
Key features
Studying literature develops understanding of change and continuity in culture, sharpening our perceptions of the intellectual and aesthetic aspects of existence. It fosters analytic and creative thought, as well as the ability to communicate that thought through both speech and writing.
Location
North Ryde
Suitable for
Students with an interest in English, Creative Writing, reading and literature studies.
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Entry requirements
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
What you will study
| Degree requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points for the degree | 92 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above | 56 |
| Completion of a qualifying major for the Bachelor of Arts | 24 |
| Completion of a designated People unit | |
| Completion of a designated Planet unit | |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Major requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this major
| 100 level | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | ENGL120 | Approaches to English Literature | 3 | ||
| 200 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | 6cp from | ENGL units at 200 level | 6 | ||
| 300 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Capstone | ENGL389 | C | Textual Practices | 3 | |
| Required | 9cp from | ENGL units at 300 level | 9 | ||
| Any level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | 3cp from | ENGL units | 3 | ||
| Total credit points required to satisfy this major | 24 | ||||
Notes
- Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Profiles
Our Students
Jennifer Martin
'The Jubilee scheme of Macquarie was the only such scheme I had heard of at that time.
This scheme gave me the opportunity to attend university despite having left High School without an HSC in the 80s.
The academic staff are very friendly and supportive of students. Macquarie seems to have many ways of making people welcome, including mentors and many points at which help and advice can be obtained.'
Our Graduates
Brigid Kirby
Year Graduated: 1991
Current Position: Womens Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Worker.
'I believe my degree has given me a broad base of knowledge and the tools to continually challenge and question the world around me. My Arts degree also gives me the ability to see the wider picture and to think outside the square.'
Our Expertise
Professor Tony Cousins
Tony Cousins is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and a Member of the Order of Australia. He has published eight books in America and England, including monographs on Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse and on religious verse of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
He has been a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Renaissance Studies Center at the University of Massachussetts, a Visiting Scholar at Princeton and at Penn State, and a Library Fellow at the Library of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was also an Honorary Fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities.
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