Develop your enjoyment of reading and refine your analytical skills by examining some of the world's major English-language novels and works.
Discover the different ways that people from different times have lived, thought, argued, felt and imagined.
Career paths lead to opportunities in education, government and arts administration, arts policy, communications, festivals and marketing.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- English teacher
- English as an additional language teacher
- Arts administrator
- Festival coordinator
- Book editor
- Literacy and numeracy coach
- Content writer
Events
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Institute of Modern Languages High School Enrichment Program
30 June
Queensland Biology Winter School, Year 11
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Why choose UQ for your Bachelor of Arts?
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Why choose UQ for your Bachelor of Arts?
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This Major is available as:
- Major
- Extended Major
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Online study
- Overseas study
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions
- Contemporary Literature: Reading & Writing
- Thinking about Literature: Criticism and Theory
- Gothic Fiction
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