100-level

ENGL102
Great Works
Description
This course introduces students to university-level English by exploring in depth a sequence of works that have earned the label 'great' for some or all of the following reasons: because of their enduring, wide and deep cultural influence; because of the originality of their creative conception; because of the power of their language; because of the power and appeal of the stories they tell or the characters or images they contain.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Points
15 points
ENGL107
Shakespeare
Description
This course is designed to introduce first year students to a range of Shakespeare’s plays as well as to develop their understanding of the different ways in which his plays have been received in recent literary criticism.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Points
15 points
ENGL110
Maori Storytelling
Description
This course introduces students to a wide range of texts by Maori authors writing in English, and situates these works within a vast and vibrant whakapapa of Maori creative production in Aotearoa and beyond. Key themes within the course include: purakau and their contemporary retellings, representations of nonhuman perspectives, the relationship between writing and other forms of narrative, and Maori futurism.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)
Points
15 points
ENGL118
Creative Writing: Skills, Techniques and Practice
Description
This course provides a grounding in the skills, techniques and tricks a writer needs to transform ideas and material into art. Guided exercises will develop students’ creative practice of observation, play and experiment; the study of selected poetry, short prose and dramatic texts will introduce diverse forms and approaches. Students will also develop a feedback and revision practice at the weekly workshops; closely and sensitively engage with both published and peer texts.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Points
15 points
Restrictions
WRIT118

Not Offered Courses in 2026

100-level

ENGL103
The Outsider
Description
However you think about the outsider - as artist, as outlaw or anarchist, as hero or scapegoat, as criminal or critic - it is clear that this figure is a constant in the study of literature. In this course we shall investigate the way the figure of the outsider has been represented in the traditions of American and New Zealand literature. Furthermore, we will bring to bear on this figure three key critical contexts: romanticism, modernism and post-colonialism.
Occurrences
Not offered 2026, offered in 2018 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2023
For further information see ENGL103 course details
Points
15 points
ENGL115
Childhood in Children's Literature
Description
An introduction to the changing representations of the child and childhood in children's literature form the late 18th century to the present.
Occurrences
Not offered 2026, offered in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017
For further information see ENGL115 course details
Points
15 points
ENGL132
Cultural Studies: Reading Culture
Description
This course is an introduction to Cultural Studies, emphasising aspects of the field that are most pertinent to English Studies. Drawing from a wide range of examples, it demonstrates how our everyday life is a constant exercise in encoding and decoding our cultural environment through an exploration of the textuality and 'readability' of cultural forms and practices.
Occurrences
Not offered 2026
For further information see ENGL132 course details
Points
15 points