ENGL2405 Thinking about Literature: Criticism and Theory (University of Queensland): rated 2.3/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.0/5 across 1 review collected on UQ Wall.
ENGL2405 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in English. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 文学思考：批评与理论
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: English
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
ENGL2405 builds on the introduction to literary texts and the skills of close reading that you've received in the first-year course, ENGL1800. In ENGL2405 we start to explore some more general ideas about how literary texts work: how they're constructed, what they do, the questions they raise, how they circulate and function, and the ways in which they're cultural and social phenomena.
ENGL2405 has 1 scored review: overall 2.3/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (2.3/5 overall).
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ENGL2405 hard?
A: Students rate ENGL2405's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is ENGL2405 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: would-recommend 2.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 2.3/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGL2405, and when is it offered?
A: ENGL2405 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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