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University of Sydney (USYD)

  • 36% international / 64% domestic

Graduate Diploma in English Studies

  • Graduate Diploma

This program brings together contemporary critical theory with literary narratives and investigates how and why literature still enjoys particular resonance in the 21st century. The program focuses on four core approaches: critical reading, literary history, genre, and English as a world literature.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Aug
Domestic Fees
$30,000 total

About this course

This program brings together contemporary critical theory with literary narratives and investigates how and why literature still enjoys particular resonance in the 21st century. The program focuses on four core approaches: critical reading, literary history, genre, and English as a world literature.

Entry requirements

 

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in English Studies requires:

  • a bachelor's degree with a major in English Literature and a minimum 60% average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
  • completion of the Graduate Certificate in English Studies with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Employers value our English graduates because the program is designed to promote qualities of personal and intellectual autonomy, skills in research and enquiry, and a capacity for both information literacy and effective communication.

This course provides you with the option of pursuing a career as a:

  • secondary-level English teacher
  • journalist
  • writer or literary critic
  • various roles in the media, public and community service and academia

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at University of Sydney (USYD).
81%
Overall satisfaction
77.9%
Skill scale
70.3%
Teaching scale
89.4%
Employed full-time
$81k
Average salary