University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2006

50122 Writing: Style and Structure1

6cp
Professional Strand – Writing – 100 level

This subject combines practical writing exercises, workshopping, and the reading and discussion of a range of examples and critical material relating to the process of writing. Craft skills are developed with attention being paid to imagery, voice, characterisation, elements of narrative, dramatic and lyric form. A variety of genres are explored, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and performance forms. As its main objective, the subject provides students with both a workshop environment for producing new creative work as well as a space for criticism and reflection on the writing process. The aim of the course is to provide a number of foundational techniques and ideas in developing skills as creative and professional writers. The subject also situates students' writing within the context of a practical and critical engagement with a variety of genres and styles in contemporary and modern literature. Students are asked to read extensively in the class reader, to comment on some of that reading, to read widely in their own time and, where they are specified, to read and comment on their tutorial's specially designated books.


For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50122_50242.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Footnote(s)

1. Students completing this subject as an 8cp elective enrol in 50242 Writing: Style and Structure.

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $612.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,040.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.