LIT315 The Author in Context : Special Literary Study (8)
Abstract| A focused and independent study of one author from a substantial list in which students devise their own topic and course of reading in consultation with staff. The culmination of the semester's work is the production of a long essay. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 2 | | Online | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: LIT315
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to conceptualise a literary topic for independent study
- demonstrate that they have understood and have experienced the processes involved in literary research activity
- demonstrate that they have developed professional responsibility for autonomous academic study
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the historical, social, theoretical and literary contexts of the author chosen for study. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- - students choose an author for detailed reading and study
- - students define and frame a topic for individual study and a programme of reading to support the topic, in consultation with staff
- - students work independently in carrying out the course of study
- - students produce a long essay of 3-4000 words which incorporates reading and research on the chosen author
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
