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Overview of Literature
Reading literature in a literature course allows you to further understand different types of texts within their specific history and context, studying them in detail and analysing their meaning.
Most literature courses are offered with other Arts degrees or as special interest certificates. Literature courses will open up diverse careers in fields related to writing, such as publishers or journalists, as well as teaching.
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Studying Literature
Literature courses are usually combined degrees, such as a four-year Bachelor of Arts with a literature unit. Literature degrees focus on analysing texts and placing them within a specific social context, dividing subjects into works in a particular period in time or from a particular region.
There is also a Graduate Certificate in Literary Classics, a one-year course available to those who have completed an undergraduate qualification, emphasising on reading literature and specific books or authors and their interpretations. This course entails studying particular texts and understanding the links between the works and their context.
Literature short courses are available for those who want to discuss and study literature for pleasure, with like-minded people.
Careers in Literature
A literature course can lead into careers as teachers either in primary, secondary or tertiary levels. A lot of literature students go on to become university lecturers. Literature degrees can also allow you pursue careers as publishers, librarians, writers, journalists or in other creative arts.
Skills needed in Literature
Reading literature is a very language-oriented study area and you should have a good command of language and strong reading skills. You will also need good writing skills, as you will be expected to analyse texts thoroughly and write long academic reviews of literature works.
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