The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) requires three years of full-time study. The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the College being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Additionally, applicants will have to demonstrate their creative abilities through the submission of a portfolio, written statement, curriculum vitae and referee details.
The course aims to:
On completion of this course students will be able to:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing), a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University’s Policy on Student Progress.
22.5 units comprising:
CREA1001 Introduction to the Creative Arts (4.5 units)
CRWR1001 Ideas: Imitation and Originality (4.5 units)
CRWR1002 Story: Who, What, When, Where (4.5 units)
CRWR1100 Workshop: Reading and Writing (4.5 units)
VEED1003 Essential Multimedia (4.5 units)
plus 13.5 units of elective topics. Elective topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided topic prerequisites are met.
18 units comprising:
CREA2106 Creative Arts Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
CRWR2001 Editing and the Industry (4.5 units)
CRWR2002 Love and Death (4.5 units)
CRWR2100 Workshop: Craft and Critique (4.5 units)
Select 18 units from the following:
CREA2104 Writing for Performance (4.5 units)
ENGL2120 Shakespeare (4.5 units)
ENGL2121 Adaptations: Literature on Screen (4.5 units)
ENGL2130 Crime Fiction and Film: From Poe to the Postmodern (4.5 units)
ENGL2140 English Literature: Evolutions and Revolutions (4.5 units)
ENGL2141 Life Writing (4.5 units)
ENGL2146 Gothic: Terror, Horror and the Supernatural (4.5 units)
ENGL2147 Medieval Myths: the Origins of Modern Fantasy (4.5 units)
13.5 units comprising:
CRWR3001 The Epic (4.5 units)
CRWR3002 The Fantastic (4.5 units)
CRWR3100 Workshop: Stories and Submission (4.5 units)
Select 22.5 units from the following:
ENGL3110 Canon to Contemporary (4.5 units)
ENGL3111 Epic Literature: Medieval to Early Modern (4.5 units)
ENGL3113 Heroes, Monsters and Vikings: Early Medieval Language and Literature (4.5 units)
ENGL3114 Writing in the Twenty-First Century (4.5 units)
ENGL3211 Telling True Stories (4.5 units)
SCME2071 Introduction to Screenwriting (4.5 units)
SCME2106 Narrative and Storytelling (4.5 units)
SCME3074 Applied Screenwriting (4.5 units)
Refer to Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)
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