Course variations

Course summary

This course is designed for people with professional and personal interests in literature and in creative writing who are seeking further professional qualifications while working. The course offers students the possibility of studying at an advanced level a number of topics related to English or literary studies: The ways in which the discipline was constituted in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and is now being reconstituted to reflect social and cultural change; generic traditions and variations; oral and written forms; creative and critical approaches; variations related to gender and age.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have a bachelor degree from an approved tertiary institution or qualifications deemed to be equivalent or extensive relevant work experience undertaken at a senior level as deemed appropriate by the Course Selection Team. Students from other countries should have country specific requirements equivalent to Australia. They must also satisfy the following English language requirements: an overall band score of 6.5 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test (Academic module) with no individual band score less than 6; a score of 237 or better (essay rating 4.5) in the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); score of 92 or better (writing score 21) in the internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT); score of 580 or better (writing score 4.5) in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or satisfactory completion of a postsecondary qualification within the last five years at an institution where English is the language of instruction and assessment and evidence of at least two academic years of English language study.

Qualification

Graduate Certificate & Diploma

Awarding body

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY