Creative writing

Overview

Gain expertise, practical experience and develop creative skills. In all units, the emphasis is on publication or the achievement of professional standards. Initially, you undertake various forms of constructive, descriptive and narrative writing, progressing to editing, non-fiction and fiction writing, script writing and poetry writing.

UniSetCode

MJ-A000062 (major)

MN-A000062 (minor)

Campuses

Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)

Career outcomes

You may find employment in freelance editing and writing, finance, health and manufacturing industries, government departments, media and entertainment industries, publishing companies, tourism, hospitality and service industries.

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Units

To complete a Major sequence in Creative Writing; select eight (8) credit points as outlined below;
To complete a Minor sequence in Creative Writing; select any four (4) units from below, including no more than two (2) credit points at level 3. It is highly recommended that students undertake level 1 units as part of their minor sequence.

Complete the following 2 units from level 1:

Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity ALW101

Writing Spaces: Paradigms and Provocations ALW102

Select any 3 units from the following level 2 units:

Writing for Games: Designing Quests and Characters ALW251

Poetry: Events in Language ALW242

Designing Fictions ALW225

Scriptwriting: Character, Event, Consequence ALW227

Creative Nonfiction: Inquiry, Integrity, Vulnerability ALW223

The Role of the Editor ALW205

Select any 3 units from the following level 3 units:

Studio Writing Project ALW394