This course offers students an overview of a significant period in English Literature, with a strong emphasis on social and cultural developments reflected in fiction, poetry, nonfiction and drama texts. The study of specific themes such as child labour, poverty and class structure, the `Woman Question,¿ the rise of democracy, and the rise of the novel, are used to show how Victorian literature can help us to understand not only modern Australian literature and society, but also some aspects of social and political change in the developing world. Literary genres and topics include Romantic and Victorian poetry, serialised fiction, and the concept of `Victorianism.¿ Connections with the visual arts are explored. Authors studied may include Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte, Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$555
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$555
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.