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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).

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Learning Outcomes

1. Close reading skills: (undertake close reading of Australian literary prose, poetry, drama, and film).
2. Critical engagement: (critically engage with Australian literary prose, poetry drama, and film with reference to significant themes of modern Australian society and life: e.g. class, race, gender, globalization, etc.).
3. Knowledge:(knowledge of specific texts, and trends, debates, and institutions within Australian literary and film cultures, as well as knowledge of significant themes in Australian society and culture.
4. Research skills: (conduct research to locate secondary critical sources that can inform reading and engagement with Australian literature and film)..
5. Academic writing and presentation skills: (present the results of analyses of Australian literature and film in a number of forms including academic essay and class presentations).

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Requisites

Prerequisites

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Co-requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

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