The Doctoral degree is normally taken over three years of full-time study or five years of part-time study. Students taking English Honours are expected to build on the skills developed in their undergraduate study and demonstrate:
- A sophisticated understanding of the conventions by which texts produce meaning, e.g. the combination of choices in genre, form, specificities of differently located language use, and the influence of various historical, socio-political, and literary ideas.
- A clear grasp of a range of theories which inform the ways in which we read and interpret literature.
- An appreciation of the historicity of meaning and of the acts of interpretation which produce it.
- A capacity for increasingly independent work including the capacity to set and explore your own choice of essay topic, by means of an essay proposal, and the use of a range of relevant critical, historical, and theoretical materials.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to construct arguments, both oral and written, especially in response to developing your own arguments with the support of theoretical and other secondary critical material.
- Demonstrate an ability to pursue independent thought and self-motivated participation (using online materials and media) in relation to seminar tasks, including forming topics for essays and presentations, where required.
English Honours Course Guide 2023
English Honours 2023 - Paper Descriptions and Booklist
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