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ENGL6120: Dissertation Part 2: Creative Writing
Completion and submission of a 12-15,000 word dissertation comprising of a larger creative and smaller critical/exegetical component. This is a capstone unit of the Master of Creative Writing degree. Candidates must have formulated a topic and consulted with the Unit Coordinator in advance of enrollment in the preceding unit, ENGL6119 Dissertation Part 1: Creative Writing, in order to have been assigned appropriate supervision by an academic staff member.
| Code | ENGL6120 |
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| Academic unit | English |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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ENGL6119 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ENGL6908 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop and complete an original piece of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or hybrid work for the creative part of the dissertation
- LO2. apply critical research skills towards developing and completing the exegesis/critical essay part of the dissertation
- LO3. deploy advanced creative writing skills and techniques as advised by your supervisor, and productively engage with and apply feedback from the supervision process to your creative and critical work
- LO4. recognize and understand the relationship between your creative and critical work through research and application of a theoretical framework and/or analysis of model texts and contexts
- LO5. respectfully and usefully critique your own and others’ work in the seminars, contributing to a productive, engaged and respectful workshop and learning environment as a form of teamwork
- LO6. demonstrate understanding of the principles of editing and re-drafting towards the production of the final dissertation.
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 1, 2024 [Supervision] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2024 [Supervision] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2020 [Supervision] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2020 [Supervision] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2021 [Supervision] - Remote
- Semester 2, 2021 [Supervision] - Remote
- Semester 1, 2022 [Supervision] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2022 [Supervision] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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