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Creative and Professional Writing Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2024 : Code MAAAJQ

This major fosters creative and professional writing skills for a variety of audiences to prepare students for a highly rewarding career in writing. Students are engaged in the writing industry and develop their own voice and style across genres, including drama, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. The major supports new writers to expand industry knowledge, prepare their writing to professional standard and build confidence to seek publishing opportunities. Writing students also gain valuable professional skills, including editing, developing an online author platform and understanding the publishing industry, ethical and legal elements of contemporary authorship.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at South West (Bunbury), Mount Lawley
Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Aksel DADSWELL

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of literary, authorship and publishing context.
  2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and synthesise complex themes and strategies for written communication.
  3. Think creatively to generate original written works.
  4. Use digital, editing and author platform technologies and to access information and function as a contemporary writing professional.
  5. Communicate diverse concepts and ideas clearly, coherently and in a variety of forms with autonomy.
  6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
  7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to highlight social, environmental, and ethical issues through writing.
  8. Use reflective practice to demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.

Related Careers

Writer, Editor, Content Writer, Reviewer, Communications specialist, Publisher, Speech Writer, Non-fiction writer, Researcher, Biographer, Commentator, Proofreader, Editorial Assistant, Content Editor, Scriptwriter, Journalist, Publishing Assistant, Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Author, Advertising copywriter, Digital copywriter, Magazine Journalist, Publishing copy-editor, Web Content Manager, Social Media Manager, Travel Writer, Email Marketing Specialist, Columnist

Employment Opportunities

Graduates are able to seek employment in the expanding communications sector and in traditional and online publishing. Creative and Professional Writing provides a valuable skill-set for a portfolio career and there are abundant opportunities for freelance and content writing.

Major Structure

Students must complete eight (8) units totalling 120 credit points:

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
WRT1101Language and Writing15
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
WRT1103Creativity and Writing15
Year 2 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
WRT2213Creative Writing15
Year 2 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
WRT2110Introduction to Editing15
Year 3 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CCC3102 ^Writing the Real15
Year 3 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
WRT3215 ^Authorship and Publication15
Plus complete two of the following units in second or third year:
WRT3107Writing Poetry15
CCC3109Speculative Fiction15
WRT3105Writing Drama15
WRT3120Biographical and Autobiographical Writing15

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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