Master of Arts (Writing and Literature)
Course summary for current students
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G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Burwood Campus, Off campus |
| Duration | 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 042687E |
| Deakin course code | A748 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Alternative exits
- Fees and charges
- Course rules
- Specialisations
- Details of specialisations
Course overview
Deakin’s Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) offers study in a unique combination of literary and creative writing options, together with the possibility for cross-disciplinary explorations and access to the more practical and applied areas of journalism, media and communications and public relations.
The course is delivered in both on and off-campus study modes, employing flexible, blended teaching and learning methodologies and offering you a broad range of options to design your own program to suit your interests.
The course is designed to provide career enhancement for those who wish to be employed in the fields of children’s literature, literary studies and professional writing.
Alternative exits
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
To qualify for the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature), a student must successfully complete 12 credit points of study comprising:- a minimum of 6 credit points to be taken from the following specialisations, including at least 4 credit points (including core units) from one specialisation:
- Children's Literature
- Literary Studies
- Professional Writing
- a further 6 credit points of electives selected from units offered in the specialisations and/or from units offered in the Master of Communication (A747)
See the Master of Communication (A747) for available units.
Note: Students who complete a specialisation of 4 credit points will have the specialisation indicated on their academic transcript.
Specialisations
Children's Literature
Literary Studies
Professional Writing
Note: Not all units in the specialisations are offered at Burwood and off campus. Please carefully check availability of units in the course structure and unit descriptions.
Research Pathway
Students may also choose to include a Research component within the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) to enable them to proceed to Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) Programs.
Normally, students must complete at least four credit points of course work with a distinction average before applying for the research pathway. Students interested in undertaking the research component should seek advice after completion of four credit points from the unit chair of ALX709 or the A748 course director. Students must complete ALX709 and four credit points of research units as part of the total 12 credit points required to complete the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature).
Research Preparation unit
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ALX709 | Writing a Thesis: Theory, Methodology and Practice (B, X) (2 credit points) |
Research units
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ALX711 | Research Project (B, X) (4 credit points) |
| ALX715 | Research Project A (B, X) (2 credit points) |
| ALX716 | Research Project B (B, X) (2 credit points) |
| ALX720 | Minor Research Project (X) (2 credit points) |
Details of specialisations
Children's Literature
Core units
Trimester 1
| ALL702 | Criticism of Literature for Children: A Variety of Approaches (B, X) |
Trimester 2
| ALL743 | Narrative Theory and Children's Literature (B, X) |
Electives
Trimester 1
| ALL701 | Retelling Myths and Tales: Classic to Contemporary (X) * |
| ALL721 | Driven to Write (X) |
Trimester 2
| ALL708 | The Picture Book: Reading and Writing (X) |
| ALL722 | Texts for Young Adults (X) |
* ALL701 was previously titled: Origins in Children's Literature
Literary Studies
Elective units
Trimester 1
| ALL721 | Driven to Write (X) |
| ALL727 | Contemporary Poetry (B, X) |
| ALL755 | The Other Side of the World: Literature of Sadness - The Body - Mind in Crisis (B, X) |
| ALR715 | New Ventures in Creative Enterprise (B, X) |
Trimester 2
| ALL705 | Short Stories: Writers and Readers (B, X) * |
| ALL706 | Histories, Fictions (B, X) |
| ALL722 | Texts for Young Adults (X) |
| ALL783 | Life Writing: Theory and Practice (B, X) |
| ALL784 | Writing and Film (X) |
* ALL705 also offered trimester 3.
Professional Writing
Electives
Trimester 1
| ALW730 | Creative Nonfiction: Telling It Slant (B, X) |
| ALW732 | Fiction Writing: Story, Structure and Starting Out (B, X) |
| ALW734 | Script Writing A (B, X) |
| ALW736 | Poetics of Writing A (B) |
| ALW738 | Editing (B, X) |
| ALR715 | New Ventures in Creative Enterprise (B, X) |
Trimester 2
| ACM733 | My Story: Autobiographical and Experimental Video Production (B) |
| ALL706 | Histories, Fictions (B, X) |
| ALW720 | Travel Writing * |
| ALW729 | Writing for Communication Media (B, X) |
| ALW731 | Creative Non-Fiction Writing B (B, X) |
| ALW733 | Fiction Writing: Ideas and Innovations (B, X) |
| ALW735 | Script Writing B (B, X) |
| ALW739 | Publishing (B, X) |
Trimester 1 and Trimester 3
| ALW749 | Crossing Borders - in Country Travel and Research Project (X) |
Trimester 2 and Trimester 3
| ALL705 | Short Stories: Writers and Readers (B, X) |
* ALW720 not offered 2014, re-offered 2015.
Note: Students may complete any combination of units, though they should be aware that B units require A units as prerequisites.
