English

EnglishWhy study English?

The study of literature introduces you to the wealth of imaginative writing in English from the Renaissance to the present day. We teach across the contemporary syllabus. As well as the main periods and genres you can undertake a specialised study of areas such as women’s writing, modern spirituality, and Australian culture. Exciting creative writing courses in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction are taught by published authors. All subjects emphasize the importance of writing clear prose, an asset in any career.

Career opportunities

Teaching, creative writing, publishing, public relations, radio and television, research, arts administration, advertising, marketing, public service.

Courses

Local students

English courses
Offer yearCourse titleCampus(es)DurationSemester starts
2011 Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences Melbourne
Albury-Wodonga
Shepparton
6 months full-time or part-time equivalent Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)

Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Course description
This course enables graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines or areas of study from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Areas of study available include: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, Hindi, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama.
Prerequisite
Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent. Original/certified copies of academic transcripts must be presented as proof of completion.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Fee amount
Indicative (2011): $5910 (60 credit points)
Additional information
Students studying a language may normally expect to study part-time over 2-3 years as language study is strictly sequential. Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
How to apply
Download and complete a postgraduate coursework application form, and send it directly to the relevant campus. Please ensure you also provide all supplementary information required. Apply directly to the university by 11 February 2011.
Full course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Certificate)Melbourne
2012 Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences Albury-Wodonga
Melbourne
Shepparton
6 months full-time or part-time equivalent. Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)

Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Course description
This course enables graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines or areas of study from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Areas of study available include: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, Hindi, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama. Please note this course will not be offered in 2013.
Prerequisite
Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent. Applicants must provide original/certified copies of academic transcripts as proof of completion.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Fee amount
Indicative (2012): $6260 (60 credit points).
Additional information
Students studying a language may normally expect to study part-time over 2-3 years as language study is strictly sequential. Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
How to apply
Apply directly to the university by 11 February 2011. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.
Full course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Certificate)Melbourne
2011 Graduate Diploma in Arts Bendigo
2-3 years part-time Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)

Graduate Diploma in Arts continued…

Course description
This course is intended principally for graduates who want to extend their range of expertise by studying an undergraduate discipline or area of study they have not previously studied. Students can take subjects in any one of the disciplines or areas of study offered in the Bachelor of Arts at the Bendigo campus: English, history, Indonesian, sociology and politics, or religion and spirituality studies.
Prerequisite
Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent. Applicants must provide original/certified copies of academic transcripts as proof of completion.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Fee amount
Indicative (2011): $11,820 (per 120 credit points)
Additional information
Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
How to apply
Download and complete a postgraduate coursework application form, and send it directly to the relevant campus. Please ensure you also provide all supplementary information required. Apply directly to the university by 11 February.
Full course details
Arts (Graduate Diploma)Bendigo
2011 Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences Melbourne
Albury-Wodonga
Shepparton
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)

Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Course description
See Graduate Certificate for general description; areas of study vary according to campus, as indicated below. Melbourne: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama. Albury-Wodonga: English, history, sociology, politics, art history, philosophy.
Prerequisite
Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent. Applicants must provide original/certified copies of academic transcripts as proof of completion.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Fee amount
Indicative (2011): $11,820 (per 120 credit points)
Additional information
Credit towards the Graduate Diploma is not normally granted for subjects completed as part of another course. Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
How to apply
Download and complete a postgraduate coursework application form, and send it directly to the relevant campus. Please ensure you also provide all supplementary information required. Apply directly to the University by 11 February 2011.
Full course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Diploma)Melbourne
2012 Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences Albury-Wodonga
Melbourne
Shepparton
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)

Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Course description
This course aims to enable graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. These vary depending on campus of enrolment. Melbourne: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama. Albury-Wodonga: English, history, sociology, politics, art history, philosophy. Please note this course will not be offered in 2013.
Prerequisite
Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent. Applicants must provide original/certified copies of academic transcripts as proof of completion.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Fee amount
Indicative (2012): $12,520 per 120 credit points.
Additional information
Credit towards the Graduate Diploma is not normally granted for subjects completed as part of another course. Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
How to apply
Apply directly to the University by 11 February 2011. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.
Full course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Diploma)Melbourne

How to apply?

Methods of application vary from course to course. Please see the course entry above for details of how to apply for the course you are interested in.

Fees and scholarships

Postgraduate coursework programs are either:

  • Fee-paying (where you pay the full cost of the course). FEE-HELP is available.
  • CSP (Commonwealth Supported Place), subsidised by the Commonwealth Government where you pay a contribution towards course costs. HECS-HELP is available.

Students enrolled for certain postgraduate coursework programs may be eligible for student income support.

International students

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English international courses
Offer yearCourse title (CRICOS)Campus(es)DurationSemester startsAnnual Tuition Fee (AUD)
2011 Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences (064236F) Melbourne
6 months Semester 1 and 2 (February and July) $18 740

Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Year
2011
Course description
This course enables graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines or areas of study from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Areas of study available include: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, Hindi, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama.
English Language Requirements
IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from the La Trobe Melbourne; or Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
An Australian Bachelor's degree or approved international equivalent.
Additional information
Based on academic merit, some Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available upon application. Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
Course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Certificate)Melbourne
2012 Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences (064236F) Melbourne
6 months Semester 1 and 2 (February and July) $19 860

Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Year
2012
Course description
This course enables graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines or areas of study from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Areas of study available include: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, Hindi, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama. Please note this course will not be offered in 2013.
English Language Requirements
IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from La Trobe Melbourne; or Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
An Australian Bachelor's degree or approved international equivalent.
Additional information
Please note this course will not be offered in 2013.
Course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Certificate)Melbourne
2011 Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences (003997C) Albury-Wodonga
Melbourne
1 year Semester 1 and 2 (February and July) $18 740

Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Year
2011
Course description
See Graduate Certificate for general description; areas of study vary according to campus, as indicated below. Melbourne: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama. Albury-Wodonga: English, history, sociology, politics, art history, philosophy.
English Language Requirements
IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from the La Trobe Melbourne; or Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
An Australian Bachelors degree or approved international equivalent.
Additional information
There are a number of support services for international students. For further information please view www.latrobe.edu.au/international/life/supportservices Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
Course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Diploma)Melbourne
2012 Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences (003997C) Albury-Wodonga
Melbourne
1 year Semester 1 and 2 (February and July) $19 860

Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences continued…

Year
2012
Course description
This course aims to enable graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. These vary depending on campus of enrolment. Melbourne: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama. Albury-Wodonga: English, history, sociology, politics, art history, philosophy. Please note this course will not be offered in 2013.
English Language Requirements
IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from La Trobe Melbourne; or Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
An Australian Bachelors degree or approved international equivalent.
Additional information
Please note this course will not be offered in 2013.
Course details
Humanities and Social Sciences (Graduate Diploma)Melbourne

How to apply?

Enquire now about any course for international students or find out how to apply.

 

Fees and scholarships

Estimated fees for international students are indicated for each course above. Fees are indicative only and set at 120 credit points per course, unless otherwise stated, and may vary depending on the number of credit points in which students enrol. Some courses may vary in credit point load and fees will be adjusted accordingly.

There is also a range of scholarships available for international students to assist students.

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Overseas study opportunities

There are many opportunities for La Trobe students to study overseas. Students from overseas can come to La Trobe and do a short term Study Abroad program. Some short courses are also available to international students.  Short courses are also available to international students. Visit International Students for more information.

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