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Creative Writing

Unit of study table

Master of Creative Writing

Students complete 72 credit points, comprising:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study;
(b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 42 credit points of selective units of study;
(c) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study;
(d) a maximum of 18 credit points of elective units of study.
With prior written approval, it is possible for Master of Creative Writing students to count a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units from outside the Creative Writing table towards their degree requirements. Students wishing to do so should consult in the first instance with the Master of Creative Writing degree director to determine a suitable option, and then gain written approval from the relevant delegate in advance of enrolment.

Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing

Students complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study;
(b) a minimum of 18 credit points of selective units of study;
(c) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing

Students complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of selective units of study;
(c) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study.
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

ENGL6914
Research Methods for Creative Writing
6Ìý
ENGL6936
Writers at Work
6Ìý
ENGL6987
Writing Workshop 3: Narrative
12Ìý

Capstone

ENGL6119
Dissertation Part 1: Creative Writing
6P Minimum 24 credit points of 6000-level Master of Creative Writing units (minimum 12 credit points core and workshop units)
N ENGL6908
ENGL6120
Dissertation Part 2: Creative Writing
6P ENGL6119
N ENGL6908
ENGL6908
Creative Writing: Supervised Project
6N ENGL6907 or ENGL6929 or ENGL6930 or ENGL6935 or ENGL6119 or ENGL6120

Selectives

ENGL6100
Approaches to Literary History
6Ìý
ENGL6101
Approaches to Genre
6Ìý
ENGL6103
Approaches to Global English Literatures
6Ìý
ENGL6117
Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing
6Ìý
ENGL6122
Writing Workshop 1: Life Writing
12Ìý
ENGL6986
Writing Workshop 2: Experiments in Form
12Ìý
ENGL6993
Creative Writing Workshop
6Ìý
ENGL6917
Literary Culture: Sydney
6Ìý
ENGL6937
Literary Movements
6Ìý
MECO6916
Editing and Proofreading
6Ìý
MECO6943
Book Marketing and Sales
6Ìý

Electives

ARIN6904
Games and Mixed Realities
6Ìý
ARIN6905
Digital Audiences and Creators
6Ìý
CAEL5043
Screenwriting and Directing
6Ìý
CAMI5001
Narrative Elements
6C CAMI5002
MECO6915
Writing Feature Stories
6Ìý
MECO6917
Book Publishing Business
6Ìý
MECO6941
Podcasting
6Ìý
MECO6944
Manuscript Acquisition and Development
6P MECO6916
WRIT6000
Professional Writing

6Ìý
WRIT6001
Professional Editing

6Ìý
WRIT6002
Writing for the Digital World
6Ìý