C04109v4 Master of Arts in Creative Writing

Overview

The Master of Arts in Creative Writing, part of an articulated program, is designed for experienced writers who want to further develop their theoretical knowledge and skills, and to complete an individually supervised project.

Course aims

Students of this course study one genre in depth or explore the potential of a range of genres and media.

Graduates of this course will have developed:

• general and specific skills in writing across a range of genres
• an ability to develop and critically revise their own work
• an understanding of the relationships of writing practice and publication across a range of media and contemporary cultural forms
• a critical knowledge of cultural and aesthetic debates, and
• an ability to think creatively and critically about, and contribute to, developments in cultural industries.

Career options

Career options include freelance writing and editing, publishing, journalism, computing, scriptwriting and editing, advertising, creative writing or media research in community organisations or government departments.

Articulation

Additional admission requirements

Applicants must demonstrate a very strong level of education, background and capability. It is expected that applicants will have an undergraduate degree and/or professional or creative experience in the field and that they will have demonstrated a high level of ability in creative writing, or significant professional experience and a record of achievement in creative writing.

Additional recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is available across the program of articulated courses.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-and-a-half-year full-time, or equivalent part-time basis.

Course structure

The courses comprises 72 credit points, made up of three core subjects, three electives, and either a 16-credit-point Writing stream or a 16-credit-point Screenwriting stream.

The course is based on foundation subjects – one for the Writing stream and one for the Screenwriting stream – which should be undertaken in the first semester. Many of the subjects have prerequisites.

Students may select subjects beyond the lists of elective subjects with the approval of the Graduate Adviser. Not all subjects are available each semester.

Full-time students undertake 24 credit points per semester. Part-time students undertake at least 8 credit points per semester.

Course completion requirements

Course program

Example programs in both the Writing and Screenwriting streams are shown below.

Other information

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