EnglishSubject regulations

English is about language, history and culture. It is about art and aesthetics, meaning and value. At the University of Waikato, papers are drawn from literatures written in English since Medieval times, and from all major English-speaking cultures, especially from the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, the Pacific and New Zealand. English is the home of the University's programme in Writing

English is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Arts (BA). English may also be taken as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.

To complete English as a single major for the BA, students must gain 135 points in papers listed for English, including at least 45 points at 200 level and at least 60 points at 300 level. At least 105 points must be gained from ENGLI-coded papers.

To complete English as part of a double major for the BA and other undergraduate degrees, students must gain 120 points including 90 points above 100 level, and 45 points above 200 level.

To complete a minor in English, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for the English major, including at least 30 points above 100 level.

Students considering graduate study in English are advised to include a range of modern and historical papers in English in their undergraduate programme of study.

Note:

Normally, candidates must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in English papers above 100 level, and at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level before enrolling in English papers above 200 level.

Other qualifications

Prescriptions for:

A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included English at an advanced level in their first degree.
For further details, contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office.
To complete a BA(Hons) in English, students must gain 120 points at 500 level, including at least 30 points in research and at least 30 points from papers listed for English.
The qualification regulations define the admission requirements for enrolment into the MA in English.
Completion requirements for the MA in English vary according to admission criteria:
Students admitted under a) above must complete 180 points from approved 500 level papers, including ALPSS500 and at least 45 points from the papers listed for the subject in List A: Advanced Study of the regulations for the MA.
Students admitted under b) above must complete 120 points from approved 500-level papers, including at least 45 points from the papers listed for the subject in List A: Advanced Study of the regulations for the MA.
The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

English papers

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ENGLI100Telling the Story This paper examines the deep stories which are at the core of the English literary tradition and the wider Western canon, using picturebooks...	15	25A (Hamilton)
ENGLI101Adapting Stories This paper explores the art of adaptation, examining the process of transformation that occurs when creative artists reimagine and retell stories in...	15	25B (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ENGLI200Global Fictions This paper examines literary responses to the contemporary world. We will study international writing that grapples with issues associated with...	15	25A (Hamilton)
ENGLI201Utopias and Dystopias This paper provides an introduction to utopian and dystopian writing and the way in which literature gives voice to the dreams and fears of humanity.	15	25B (Hamilton)
ENGLI202Shakespeare's Worlds This paper explores Shakespeare's worlds in performance and in print, examining his plays and poems in the context of the dynamic cultural outputs...	15	25C (Hamilton)
WRITE201Food Writing This paper uses writing about food, including recipes, memoirs, restaurant reviews and researched food writing, as the primary materials in a...	15	25A (Hamilton)
WRITE202Creative Writing: Voice and Image This course explores the basic elements of imaginative writing - image and voice - concentrating the student’s attention on the central writing...	15	25B (Hamilton)
WRITE203Creative Writing: Inspiring Work This intensive, workshop-based paper, taught by award-winning novelist Catherine Chidgey, examines the concept of inspiration as it applies to...	15	25G (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ALPSS390Directed Study This paper allows students from the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology, and Social Sciences to undertake research on a specific topic related to their...	15	25X (Hamilton)
ENGLI300Theory Matters This paper reads primary literary texts through a range of theories of literature, for example, historicist approaches...	15	25B (Hamilton)
ENGLI301Genre Studies: Challenging Forms This paper is an intensive study of specific literary forms such as tragedy, poetry, travel writing, autobiography, and crime writing. The focus will...	15	25B (Hamilton)
ENGLI302Modernisms This paper explores canonical modernist texts of Europe and North America. It also examines exciting new developments in transnational modernisms...	15	25A (Hamilton)
ENGLI303Looking Back: Reading Now This paper explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary readers and the reception of historical literary texts.	15	25A (Hamilton)
WRITE300Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction This course explores the key elements of creative non-fiction writing, engaging with a variety of non-fiction texts including memoir, biography, the...	15	25A (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ALPSS500Academic & Professional Research & Writing In this course, students will gain the skills and confidence to seamlessly transition from study to work. This course works to enhance the 'skills...	30	25A (Online) & 25B (Online)
ALPSS590Directed Study This paper allows students from the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences to undertake research on a specific topic related to their...	30	25X (Hamilton)
ALPSS591Research Project A research report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical or practice-led investigation (up to 12,500 words maximum).	30	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
ALPSS592Dissertation A research report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical or practice-led investigation (up to 25,000 words maximum).	60	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
ENGLI503Looking Back: Reading Now This advanced paper explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary readers and the reception of historical literary texts. It focuses on five...	30	25A (Hamilton)
ENGLI509The Literature of Trauma This paper explores the relationship between memory, suffering and writing in the literature of war, the Holocaust, physical trauma and mental...	30	25A (Hamilton)
ENGLI531Literature and Medicine This paper explores literature's engagement with the body and mind, mapping out the arts’ responses to medical advances from the 1850s to the...	30	25B (Hamilton)
ENGLI593English Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	90	25X (Hamilton)
WRITE501Writing for Publication This paper explores different forms of published output, including poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction, writing for advertising, digital and...	30	25A (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ENGLI800English MPhil Thesis	120	25X (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ENGLI900English PhD Thesis	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25J (Hamilton) & 25K (Hamilton) & 25X (Hamilton)
ENGLI901Creative Practice Thesis This model is an option for students who intend to integrate a creative practice component such as a literary production or creative written work...	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25J (Hamilton) & 25K (Hamilton) & 25X (Hamilton)

2025 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 7 Apr 2025 01:00am

EnglishSubject regulations

Other qualifications

GradCert(Engl) and GradDip(Engl)

PGCert(Engl), PGDip(Engl), BA(Hons) and MA

MPhil

PhD

English papers