ENGL1002 Literary Classics (University of Western Australia): rated 3.9/5 overall across 9 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ENGL1002 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Humanities in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 文学经典
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Humanities
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Austen, Woolf: what makes a literary classic? In this unit students study a number of literary classics, partly to become acquainted with some of the greatest works of literature, but also to try and understand the value judgements that underpin the status of these works.
ENGL1002 has 9 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 3.9 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 8 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "ENGL 1002: Literary Classics, I’m doing it currently and you only have two ‘big’ essays which are combined 3000 words. There’s two annotated references you have to submit but they’re only around 200 words each. There isn’t really much content either. Although there’s lots of boo…"
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Q: Is ENGL1002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGL1002, and when is it offered?
A: ENGL1002 is taught by the School of Humanities. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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