ATS2200 Victorian literature
Faculty of Arts
ATS2200 Victorian literature is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2200
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2200
No unit lists ATS2200 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: ATS1903 and ATS1904
Overview
This unit will examine texts published during Queen Victoria's reign of Britain (1837-1901), such as fiction, poetry, drama and periodicals. You will encounter novels published by canonical authors (e.g. Charles Dickens and the Brontë sisters), but will also consider how the period was characterised by diverse voices (e.g. Christina Rossetti) and varied literary forms and genres (e.g. the dramatic monologue and the Gothic). Reading Victorian literature enables the exploration of seismic developments in science, empire, politics and gender relations. The Victorian can be also understood as a mindset: you will observe its continuing legacy in contemporary literature and culture.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- In-Class Participation ActivityExercise15%
- EssayWritten35%
- EssayWritten50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and analyse the major thematic paradigms of Victorian literature
- 2
Demonstrate broad knowledge of major Victorian authors, texts, and cultural developments;
- 3
Apply some of the theoretical perspectives developed in literary and cultural studies disciplines to the critical analysis of Victorian literature;
- 4
Recognise and interpret the historical perspectives and conventions within which Victorian literature was produced.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks)and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Where it fits
ATS2200 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Michelle Smith
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Michelle Smith
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2200?
ATS2200 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2200 offered?
In 2025, ATS2200 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2200?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2200 have an exam?
No. ATS2200 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2200?
ATS2200 is part of Literary studies.