Creative Writing
Unit of study table
Master of Creative Writing |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, comprising: |
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; |
| (b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 42 credit points of selective units of study; |
| (c) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study; |
| (d) a maximum of 18 credit points of elective units of study. |
| With prior written approval, it is possible for Master of Creative Writing students to count a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units from outside the Creative Writing table towards their degree requirements. Students wishing to do so should consult in the first instance with the Master of Creative Writing degree director to determine a suitable option, and then gain written approval from the relevant delegate in advance of enrolment. |
Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing |
| Students complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; |
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points of selective units of study; |
| (c) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study. |
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing |
| Students complete 24 credit points, including: |
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points of selective units of study; |
| (c) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units of study
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| ENGL6914 Research Methods for Creative Writing |
6 | |
| ENGL6936 Writers at Work |
6 | |
| ENGL6987 Writing Workshop 3: Narrative |
12 | |
Capstone |
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| ENGL6119 Dissertation Part 1: Creative Writing |
6 | P Minimum 24 credit points of 6000-level Master of Creative Writing units (minimum 12 credit points core and workshop units) N ENGL6908 |
| ENGL6120 Dissertation Part 2: Creative Writing |
6 | P ENGL6119 N ENGL6908 |
| ENGL6908 Creative Writing: Supervised Project |
6 | N ENGL6907 or ENGL6929 or ENGL6930 or ENGL6935 or ENGL6119 or ENGL6120 |
Selectives |
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| ENGL6100 Approaches to Literary History |
6 | |
| ENGL6101 Approaches to Genre |
6 | |
| ENGL6103 Approaches to Global English Literatures |
6 | |
| ENGL6117 Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing |
6 | |
| ENGL6122 Writing Workshop 1: Life Writing |
12 | |
| ENGL6986 Writing Workshop 2: Experiments in Form |
12 | |
| ENGL6993 Creative Writing Workshop |
6 | |
| ENGL6917 Literary Culture: Sydney |
6 | |
| ENGL6937 Literary Movements |
6 | |
| MECO6916 Editing and Proofreading |
6 | |
| MECO6943 Book Marketing and Sales |
6 | |
Electives |
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| ARIN6904 Games and Mixed Realities |
6 | |
| ARIN6905 Digital Audiences and Creators |
6 | |
| CAEL5043 Screenwriting and Directing |
6 | |
| CAMI5001 Narrative Elements |
6 | C CAMI5002 |
| MECO6915 Writing Feature Stories |
6 | |
| MECO6917 Book Publishing Business |
6 | |
| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | |
| MECO6944 Manuscript Acquisition and Development |
6 | P MECO6916 |
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
| WRIT6002 Writing for the Digital World |
6 | |
