Course AEN25S

English: Literature and Theory

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 36, 2025

On completion of the course students will be able to:

  • discuss, in a nuanced manner, theories that have had a shaping effect on the academic study of literature
  • reflect upon and problematise the assumptions and ambitions of those theories
  • describe a nuanced and careful critical reading of literary and theoretical texts in English, based on principles of literary and scientific analysis
  • present coherent interpretations of literary works in English, based on modern theories within the field
  • reflect upon disciplinary debates over literary theory and the state of the field
  • communicate and argue for their own interpretations of literary as well as critical and theoretical texts, in clear, correct and appropriate academic English, orally and in writing.
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2025 - week 45, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in English, including 30 credits in English III
Selection :
Higher education credits (30-285 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3MX2
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course room in Canvas

In the learning platform Canvas you can find more information about the course.

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Course Coordinator
Billy Gray

Starts week 36, 2026

On completion of the course students will be able to:

  • discuss, in a nuanced manner, theories that have had a shaping effect on the academic study of literature
  • reflect upon and problematise the assumptions and ambitions of those theories
  • describe a nuanced and careful critical reading of literary and theoretical texts in English, based on principles of literary and scientific analysis
  • present coherent interpretations of literary works in English, based on modern theories within the field
  • reflect upon disciplinary debates over literary theory and the state of the field
  • communicate and argue for their own interpretations of literary as well as critical and theoretical texts, in clear, correct and appropriate academic English, orally and in writing.
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2026 - week 45, 2026
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in English, including 30 credits in English III
Selection :
Higher education credits (30-285 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3QV2
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
-
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Billy Gray