50225 Independent Writing Project

8cp
Professional Strand – Writing – 300 level

This subject is designed for students who have substantial experience in writing and are ready to work independently. Students meet as a group at the beginning of the semester, when projects are discussed and goals set, and again at the end of the semester. Each student meets with a supervisor for one-to-one discussion of the work in progress and, where appropriate, the readings connected with the project. Small groups are set up to meet informally and provide an opportunity to share work in progress and to discuss problems. Projects normally fall within the following:

Students undertake a major creative project under supervision. The project can be in any form (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, script, sound, performance, new media).
Students produce the UTS Writers' Anthology, taking it through all stages of production, including soliciting and selection of manuscripts, editing, working with authors, proofreading, layout and design, desktop production, printing and distribution.
Students may carry out an approved professional attachment.

Note: Project proposals and a brief sample of work in the relevant genre are to be submitted in advance. Students are notified of acceptance before the beginning of the semester.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50225.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported 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. Domestic fee-paying 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.