English - Undergraduate Study

A Semester 2012 Required Reading Textbooks

Qualifications Available

Bachelor of Arts (BA) | Degree Planner (pdf)
Certificate (Cert(Arts))
Diploma (Dip(Arts))

English can be taken as a first major, second major or supporting subject for the BA degree, a second major or supporting subject for the BSocSc degree, or as elective papers toward any qualification at the University of Waikato (assuming any required pre-requisites have been met).

You may choose freely from a range of first year papers which introduce English literature, New Zealand literature, American literature, English language and Classical Texts. As you advance in the subject, you can pursue a broad range of choices or specialise by selecting papers from one of three paper clusters. For more details, ask for a copy of the English Undergraduate Handbook.

Subject Regulations

To complete a major in English, students must gain at least 120 points above 100 level in the English subject, including at least 60 points above 200 level. Students considering graduate study in English are advised to include a range of modern and historical papers in English in their undergraduate programme of study.

Strongly recommended in programme of study:
     any two of:
     ENGL104 Telling the Story
     ENGL105 New Zealand Literature 1
     ENGL108 American Literature 1: America Now
     ENGL112 From Page to Screen: Literature as Text and Film

May be counted towards the major:
     one of:
     GERM302 Discourses of Love and Self in Modern Literature
     SPAN305 Latin American Literature
     THST207 Theatre Aotearoa/New Zealand

Students considering graduate study in English are advised to include a range of modern and historical papers in English in their undergraduate programme of study.

To complete a supporting subject in English, students must gain at least 70 points in the English subject, including at least 40 points above 100 level.

Note: Students must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in English papers above 100 level, and at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level before enrolling in English papers above 200 level.

Papers

Undergraduate English Papers (Catalogue of Papers)
B Semester 2011 English Required Reading Textbooks