Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))

As of 2012, Honours entry will be a forth-year add-on only. If you show promise in your undergraduate papers, you will be invited to participate in intending honours events, including special advising sessions. Full regulations for entry to the BA(Hons) are available on the University website.

Applications for Honours are due by 10 December of the year prior to which you wish to begin the degree.

 

Overview

Language is power. We use language for the whole range of activities that make us human, from passion to politics; we negotiate through language in every waking moment of our lives. Literature is language at its most effective.

English at Otago is designed to fulfil three main aims: opening up the vast and delightful range of literatures written in English; providing a grasp of the concepts and techniques for analysing texts; and improving communication skills of every kind.

By taking English you will find your perceptions sharpened, your understanding deepened and your enjoyment enhanced - for life. Above all, you will equip yourself for a career in almost any sector of society.

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Contact details

Website: http://www.otago.ac.nz/english

Email: english@otago.ac.nz

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Qualifications

Papers

See the full list of English (ENGL) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in English

Level Papers Points
100-level

ENGL 121  English Literature: A Survey; and

One of
ENGL 127  Effective Writing,
ENGL 128  Effective Communication,
ENGL 131  Controversial Classics,
LING 111  Language and its Structure.

18

18
200-level

Three 200-level ENGL  papers

 EURO 202  The Culture of the European City may be substitued for one 200-level ENGL paper

 54
300-level

Four 300-level ENGL papers 

EURO 302  The Culture of the European City may be substitued for one 300-level ENGL paper

 72
Plus

198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts

 198
Total   360