Graduate Diploma of Literary Studies
2027 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2027 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Diploma of Literary Studies |
| Deakin course code | A635 |
| Course credit points | 8 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Course information | For students who commenced from 2016 to 2025 |
| Campus | Offered to continuing students only, Online |
| Final intake | The final intake to this course was in 2025. |
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Course sub-headings
Course learning outcomes
| Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|
| Articulate specialist knowledge of a range of literary theories, concepts, and approaches, and apply them to works of literature. |
| Communicate through writing that employs advanced command of the critical and theoretical vocabularies and language required to interpret, argue and fluently and persuasively transmit ideas about writing and literature. |
| Employ a range of technologies and make evaluative judgments in the use of research databases, bibliographic and digital communication technologies to research, produce and present scholarly work in writing and literature. |
| Utilise theory and research to critically analyse and evaluate the influence of narrative strategies, genre conventions and cultural assumptions and apply to the examination of works of literature. |
| Apply theoretical, historical and contemporary critical and analytical approaches to the sophisticated design and execution of solutions to a range of scholarly, aesthetic and ideological problems that emerge from the analysis of literature. |
| Act with autonomy and initiative while being accountable for working effectively, efficiently and to a high standard in order to achieve goals in writing and literature. |
| Actively contribute to peer feedback activities and make constructive, respectful, and informed contributions to creative and critical collaboration in writing and literature |
| Identify, select, and critically analyse culturally relevant literary theories, concepts, and approaches to interpreting works of literature. |
Approved at Faculty Board September 2021
Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some courses still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.
Course structure
Core units
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Units
| ALL743 | Foundations in Writing and Literature |
Electives
List A
Select four units from the following:
| ALL706 | Fantasy and Historical Fictions |
| ALL708 | Graphic Narratives |
| ALL722 | Texts for Young Adults |
| ALL784 | Writing Beyond Boundaries: Finding Form |
Students may choose to include the fifth unit listed above as 1 of the 3 electives
ALL705 Vision and Revision: Short Stories Now [No longer available for enrolment]
ALL727 Sex, the Body, and American Poetry [No longer available for enrolment]
Remaining electives
Three (3) credit points of electives chosen from units within the specialisations of the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or the Master of Communication or the core or electives of the Master of Creative Arts including ACC700 Communication and Creative Arts Internship.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
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