Master of Creative Writing |
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Students complete 72 credit points, comprising: |
(a) 18 credit points from core units of study; |
(b) a minimum of 18 credit points and a maximum of 36 credit points from workshop selective units; |
(c) a minimum of 6 credit points and a maximum of 12 credit points from capstone units of study; |
(d) a minimum of 6 credit points and a maximum of 30 credit points from elective units of study. |
Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing |
Students complete 48 credit points, including: |
(a) 18 credit points from core units of study; |
(b) a minimum of 18 credit points and a maximum of 24 credit points from workshop selective units of study; |
(c) where required, a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study. |
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing |
Students complete 24 credit points, including: |
(a) 6 credit points from core units of study; and |
(b) 12 credit points from workshop selective unit of study; |
(c) a maximum of 6 credit points from 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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ENGL6117 Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing |
6 | |
ENGL6914 Research Methods for Creative Writing |
6 | |
ENGL6936 Writers at Work |
6 | |
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 |
Workshop selective units of study |
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ENGL6122 Writing Workshop 1: Life Writing |
12 | |
ENGL6986 Writing Workshop 2: Experiments in Form |
12 | |
ENGL6987 Writing Workshop 3: Narrative |
12 | |
ENGL6993 Creative Writing Workshop |
6 | |
Elective units of study |
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ENGL6040 Introduction to Old English |
6 | |
ENGL6100 Approaches to Literary History |
6 | |
ENGL6101 Approaches to Genre |
6 | |
ENGL6103 Approaches to Global English Literatures |
6 | |
ENGL6106 The Idea of the South: Faulkner's Legacy |
6 | |
ENGL6107 Sentiment and Sensation |
6 | |
ENGL6110 The Secret History of the Novel |
6 | |
ENGL6114 Language and Subject |
6 | |
ENGL6917 Literary Culture: Sydney |
6 | |
ENGL6937 Literary Movements |
6 | |
ENGL6982 Shakespeare and Modernity |
6 | |
ENGL6985 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries |
6 | |
ENGL6992 Henry James and the Art of Fiction |
6 | |
MECO6920 Reading Magazines |
6 | N ENGL6970 |
MECO6916 Editing and Proofreading |
6 | |
MECO6944 Manuscript Acquisition and Development |
6 | P MECO6916 |
FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | |
WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | |
WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
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. |