C04109v7 Master of Arts in Creative Writing
Award(s): Master of Arts in Creative Writing (MA)UAC code: 942512 (Autumn semester), 945512 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 032331E
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
The Master of Arts in Creative Writing is designed for experienced writers who want to further develop their theoretical knowledge and skills. Students learn valuable skills and work towards developing a major project under the guidance of an academic faculty member with expertise in creative writing.
Students study one genre in depth or explore a range of genres and media.
Course aims
Graduates of this course develop:
- 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 advertising, computing, creative writing, freelance writing and editing, journalism, media research, publishing or scriptwriting, and editing in community organisations or government departments.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants who have completed a bachelor's, graduate diploma or master's in any field of study or a graduate certificate in a related field of study can apply. Applicants who do not possess the relevant qualification must submit a CV and personal statement outlining their educational and professional achievements. To be eligible to articulate into the Master of Arts in Creative Writing (C04109) from the Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting (C11066), the Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing (C11071), or the Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing (C06041), students must complete at least two postgraduate writing subjects with a distinction grade or higher.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Applications
All applicants are required to:
- explain what writing experience they have
- list their publications, if any
- attach one example of their creative writing
- supply written references from people who are familiar with their ability and potential (if the applicant does not have academic or professional qualifications).
Credit recognition
Students who have successfully completed one of the graduate certificates or the graduate diploma in the articulated program and who are admitted to this course are eligible for credit recognition for completed subjects.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-and-a-half-year, full-time or equivalent part-time basis.
Course structure
The course comprises 72 credit points, made up of five core subjects and three electives.
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 are required to undertake 24 credit points a semester. Part-time students should undertake 8 or 16 credit points a semester.
Course completion requirements
| CBK90528 Electives | 24cp | |
| STM90815 Core subjects | 24cp | |
| STM90816 Core subjects (Creative Writing) | 24cp | |
| Total | 72cp |
Course program
Example programs are shown below.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57031 Non-fiction Writing | 8cp | |
| 57041 Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57134 Theory and Creative Writing | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57188 Writing Project 1 | 8cp | |
| Select 16 credit points of electives | 16cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57190 Writing Seminar | 8cp | |
| 57189 Writing Project 2 | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Spring commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring semester | ||
| 57134 Theory and Creative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57031 Non-fiction Writing | 8cp | |
| 57041 Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57188 Writing Project 1 | 8cp | |
| Select 16 credit points of electives | 16cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57190 Writing Seminar | 8cp | |
| 57189 Writing Project 2 | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57041 Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57134 Theory and Creative Writing | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57031 Non-fiction Writing | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57188 Writing Project 1 | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57190 Writing Seminar | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57189 Writing Project 2 | 8cp | |
| Spring commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring semester | ||
| 57041 Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57134 Theory and Creative Writing | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57031 Non-fiction Writing | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57188 Writing Project 1 | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57190 Writing Seminar | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points of electives | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57189 Writing Project 2 | 8cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting (C11066), the Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing (C11071), the Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing (C06041) and the Master of Arts in Creative Writing.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
