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LITCI3305 Fantasy and Science Fiction

This course engages students in a critical exploration of fantasy and science fiction. The fantasy works to be studied include examples of secondary world, urban fantasy, and portal fantasy texts. The science fiction texts relate to a number of key themes which may include time travel, alien encounters, artificial intelligence and posthuman life, computers and virtual reality, utopia and dystopia, and gender and sexuality. Drawing on critical genre theory, the course explores definitions of fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction, and key theoretical concepts such as fantasy¿s sense of wonder and science fiction¿s engagement with speculation, extrapolation, and thought experiments. Critical theories of fantasy and science fiction situate the selected texts in their historical contexts and address a range of social issues including gender and race.

Credit points
15
EFTSL
0.125
Band
Band 1

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee

A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.

The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).   

2025 student contribution amount: $578


2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $578

* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways 

For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands, the student contribution amount is determined by the accredited course. Visit our CSP page for further information, including a list of accredited courses. Students not studying in an accredited course will pay the fees listed above. 

Domestic full fee–paying places

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