English Subject regulations
English is about language, history and culture. It is about art and aesthetics, meaning and value. At the University of Waikato, papers are drawn from literatures written in English since Medieval times, and from all major English-speaking cultures, especially from the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, the Pacific and New Zealand. English is the home of the University's programme in Writing
English is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Arts (BA). English may also be taken as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.
To complete English as a single major for the BA, students must gain 135 points in papers listed for English, including at least 45 points at 200 level and at least 60 points at 300 level. At least 105 points must be gained from ENGLI-coded papers.
To complete English as part of a double major for the BA and other undergraduate degrees, students must gain 120 points including 90 points above 100 level, and 45 points above 200 level.
To complete a minor in English, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for the English major, including at least 30 points above 100 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.
Normally, candidates 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.
Other qualifications
Prescriptions for:
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GradCert(Engl) and GradDip(Engl) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included English at an advanced level in their first degree.
For further details, contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office.
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PGCert(Engl), PGDip(Engl), BA(Hons) and MA To complete a BA(Hons) in English, students must gain 120 points at 500 level, including at least 30 points in research and at least 30 points from papers listed for English.
The qualification regulations define the admission requirements for enrolment into the MA in English.
Completion requirements for the MA in English vary according to admission criteria:
Students admitted under a) above must complete 180 points from approved 500 level papers, including ALPSS500 and at least 45 points from the papers listed for the subject in List A: Advanced Study of the regulations for the MA.
Students admitted under b) above must complete 120 points from approved 500-level papers, including at least 45 points from the papers listed for the subject in List A: Advanced Study of the regulations for the MA.
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MPhil The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
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PhD The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
English papers
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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ENGLI100
Telling the Story
This paper examines the deep stories which are at the core of the English literary tradition and the wider Western canon, using picturebooks... |
15 | 27A (Hamilton) & 27A (Online) & 27A (Secondary School - Unistart) |
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ENGLI101
Adapting Stories
This paper explores the art of adaptation, examining the process of transformation that occurs when creative artists reimagine and retell stories in... |
15 | 27B (Hamilton) |
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|---|---|---|
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ENGLI200
Global Fictions
This paper examines literary responses to the contemporary world. We will study international writing that grapples with issues associated with... |
15 | 27A (Hamilton) & 27A (Online) |
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ENGLI201
Utopias and Dystopias
This paper provides an introduction to utopian and dystopian writing and the way in which literature gives voice to the dreams and fears of humanity. |
15 | 27B (Hamilton) & 27B (Online) |
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ENGLI202
Shakespeare and Performance
This paper explores Shakespeare's worlds in performance and in print, examining his plays and poems in the context of the dynamic cultural outputs... |
15 | 27A (Hamilton) & 27A (Online) |
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ENGLI203
Summer Reads
Crafted around a dynamic study of popular genres and contemporary topics, this paper brings students together for a summer of exciting reading... |
15 | 27C (Online) |
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WRITE202
Creative Writing: Voice and Image
This course explores the basic elements of imaginative writing - image and voice - concentrating the student’s attention on the central writing... |
15 | 27A (Online) & 27B (Hamilton) |
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WRITE203
Creative Writing: Inspiring Work
This intensive, workshop-based paper, taught by award-winning novelist Catherine Chidgey, examines the concept of inspiration as it applies to... |
15 | 27G (Hamilton) & 27G (Online) |
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WRITE205
Writing for the Screen
This paper explores foundational concepts in writing for the screen and develops practical skills in the application of these concepts during... |
15 | 27A (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI301
Genre Studies: Challenging Forms
This paper is an intensive study of specific literary forms such as tragedy, poetry, travel writing, autobiography, and crime writing. The focus will... |
15 | 27B (Hamilton) & 27B (Online) |
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ENGLI302
Modernisms
This paper explores canonical modernist texts of Europe and North America. It also examines exciting new developments in transnational modernisms... |
15 | 27A (Online) & 27B (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI303
Looking Back: Reading Now
This paper explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary readers and the reception of historical literary texts. |
15 | 27A (Hamilton) & 27A (Online) |
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ENGLI304
Literature and Climate Change
This paper invites students to grapple with climate change as one of the most significant sites of critical debate in the twenty-first century... |
15 | 27A (Hamilton) |
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WRITE300
Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction
This course explores the key elements of creative non-fiction writing, engaging with a variety of non-fiction texts including memoir, biography, the... |
15 | 27B (Hamilton) & 27B (Online) |
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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ALPSS500
Academic and Professional Research and Writing
In this course, students will gain the skills and confidence to seamlessly transition from study to work. This course works to enhance the 'skills... |
30 | 27A (Online) & 27B (Online) |
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ENGLI500
Imagining Education: The Classroom and the Novel
Imagining Education: The Classroom and the Novel examines the representation of formal education in the English-language novel, and the role of the... |
30 | 27A (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI501
Theories of Intelligence in Literary History
This paper will examine the reciprocal relationship between literary text and our thought process to demonstrate historical changes in our models for... |
30 | 27B (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI503
Looking Back: Reading Now
This advanced paper explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary readers and the reception of historical literary texts. It focuses on five... |
30 | 27A (Hamilton) & 27A (Online) |
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ENGLI591
Research Project
A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation. |
30 | 27X (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI592
Dissertation
A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation. |
60 | 27X (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI593
English Thesis
An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. |
90 | 27X (Online) |
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ENGLI594
English Thesis
An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. |
120 | 27X (Hamilton) |
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WRITE546
Creative Writing: Writing and Embodiment
A writing-intensive paper focused on the ways in which 'embodiment' is key in generating vital characters, shaping dramatic narratives, and crafting... |
30 | 27A (Hamilton) |
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| ENGLI800 English MPhil Thesis | 120 | 27X (Hamilton) |
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| ENGLI900 English PhD Thesis | 120 | 27I (Hamilton) & 27J (Hamilton) & 27K (Hamilton) & 27X (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI901
Creative Practice Thesis
This model is an option for students who intend to integrate a creative practice component such as a literary production or creative written work... |
120 | 27I (Hamilton) & 27J (Hamilton) & 27K (Hamilton) & 27X (Hamilton) |
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ENGLI100 Telling the Story
This paper examines the deep stories which are at the core of the English literary tradition and the wider Western canon, using picturebooks...
Points 15This paper explores the art of adaptation, examining the process of transformation that occurs when creative artists reimagine and retell stories in...
Points 15 -
ENGLI200 Global Fictions
This paper examines literary responses to the contemporary world. We will study international writing that grapples with issues associated with...
Points 15This paper provides an introduction to utopian and dystopian writing and the way in which literature gives voice to the dreams and fears of humanity.
Points 15This paper explores Shakespeare's worlds in performance and in print, examining his plays and poems in the context of the dynamic cultural outputs...
Points 15Crafted around a dynamic study of popular genres and contemporary topics, this paper brings students together for a summer of exciting reading...
Points 15This course explores the basic elements of imaginative writing - image and voice - concentrating the student’s attention on the central writing...
Points 15This intensive, workshop-based paper, taught by award-winning novelist Catherine Chidgey, examines the concept of inspiration as it applies to...
Points 15This paper explores foundational concepts in writing for the screen and develops practical skills in the application of these concepts during...
Points 15 -
ENGLI301 Genre Studies: Challenging Forms
This paper is an intensive study of specific literary forms such as tragedy, poetry, travel writing, autobiography, and crime writing. The focus will...
Points 15This paper explores canonical modernist texts of Europe and North America. It also examines exciting new developments in transnational modernisms...
Points 15This paper explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary readers and the reception of historical literary texts.
Points 15This paper invites students to grapple with climate change as one of the most significant sites of critical debate in the twenty-first century...
Points 15This course explores the key elements of creative non-fiction writing, engaging with a variety of non-fiction texts including memoir, biography, the...
Points 15 -
ALPSS500 Academic and Professional Research and Writing
In this course, students will gain the skills and confidence to seamlessly transition from study to work. This course works to enhance the 'skills...
Points 30Imagining Education: The Classroom and the Novel examines the representation of formal education in the English-language novel, and the role of the...
Points 30This paper will examine the reciprocal relationship between literary text and our thought process to demonstrate historical changes in our models for...
Points 30This advanced paper explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary readers and the reception of historical literary texts. It focuses on five...
Points 30A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
Points 30A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
Points 60An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
Points 90An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
Points 120A writing-intensive paper focused on the ways in which 'embodiment' is key in generating vital characters, shaping dramatic narratives, and crafting...
Points 30 -
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ENGLI900 English PhD ThesisPoints 120
This model is an option for students who intend to integrate a creative practice component such as a literary production or creative written work...
Points 120
2027 Subject regulation information current as at 17 Aug 2026 01:00am