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Bachelor of Creative Arts - Creative Writing
Course Description
A major study in Creative Writing in the Bachelor of Creative
Arts (BCA) degree at the University of Wollongong offers both
a practical and theoretical understanding of writing practice.
Following an introductory subject on writing fundamentals,
students specialise in one or more of the following areas:
poetry, prose fiction, and scripting for either film and television
or for the theatre. From second year additional subjects are
offered in non-fiction forms (Arts journalism), in editing,
in scripting/scoring sound texts, in performance and in writing
for the Internet. Third year subjects are geared towards the
refinement of writing technique and allow for the development
of larger scale writing projects. Throughout the course students
are involved in the critical examination of developments in
the poetics of writing and writing theory. In general, class
activities are based around a combination of lectures, intensive
workshops, writing exercises, group discussions and individual
student presentations. The course regularly makes use of various
artist and writer-in-residence schemes. Students are encouraged
to participate in public readings and performances of their
work as well as in the active pursuit of publication. For
outstanding students, a fourth year is available at honours
level.
It is expected that applicants for a major study in Creative
Writing will have developed a body of work in either prose
fiction (short story or novel), poetry or some form of dramatic
writing, and be able to demonstrate an ongoing and independent
commitment to writing.
Students enrolling in the BCA and BCA double degrees are required
to complete:
1. A Major Area of Study in the BCA
The major study is comprised of compulsory subjects which
focus on practice and includes compulsory history and theory
subjects.
and for students enrolled in a BCA double degree only:
A major area of study in the second degree (for information,
please refer to the other Faculty from which the second degree
will be taken).
2. Elective Subjects
In addition to subjects required for their major study area/s,
students choose elective subjects which make up the total
credit point requirement for the degree/s. A limited range
of electives are offered by the Faculty of Creative Arts.
However, students are encouraged to take advantage of the
full range of subjects offered within the University. Please
note that elective subjects may be limited in double degree
programs.
Degree Structure
Each subject is allocated a credit point value. Generally,
subjects that take a full year to complete (annual subjects)
are valued at 12 credit points, while subjects undertaken
for one session (sessional subjects) are, on average, valued
at 6 credit points. Normally a full-time student undertakes
48 credit points per year. Thus a degree requiring 144 credit
points, such as the BCA, will normally take three years to
complete (3 x 48 credit points).
Below is a sample course structure (totalling 108 credit points)
for a major study in Creative Writing:
| First Year |
| 24 credit points of Writing Techniques
and Genres:
- Fiction, Poetry, Scriptwriting
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| WRIT111 |
Writing Overview |
6 |
| and any 3 of the following |
| WRIT121 |
Writing for Stage and Screen |
6 |
| WRIT122 |
Writing Prose Fiction 100 |
6 |
| WRIT123 |
Poetry 100: Introduction to Writing Poetry |
6 |
| ENGL--- |
Any 100 level English subject |
6 |
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12 credit points of Theory for Practising Writers |
| WRIT119 |
Theory for Practising Writers: Classicism
to the Gothic |
6 |
| WRIT129 |
Theory for Practising Writers: Realism to
Modernism |
6 |
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| Second Year |
|
| 24 credit points of Writing Techniques
and Genres:
- Fiction, Poetry, Sound, Theatre, Film and TV,
Performance, Internet, Arts Journalism
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| Any 4 of the following |
| WRIT210 |
Writing for the Internet |
6 |
| WRIT211 |
Writing/Performing |
6 |
| WRIT212 |
Writing Prose Fiction 200 |
6 |
| WRIT213 |
Poetry 200: Poetic Forms |
6 |
| WRIT214 |
Writing for Theatre 200 |
6 |
| WRIT215 |
Writing for Film and Television 200 |
6 |
| WRIT217 |
Arts Journalism 200 |
6 |
| WRIT222 |
Writing Extended Prose Fiction |
6 |
| WRIT228 |
Writing for Sound 200 |
6 |
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12 credit points of Theory for Practising Writers
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| WRIT219 |
Theory for Practising Writers: Modernism
to Structuralism |
6 |
| WRIT229 |
Theory for Practising Writers: Structuralism
to the Postmodern |
6 |
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| Third Year |
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| 24 credit points of Writing Techniques
and Genres:
- Specialist Writing Techniques
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| Any 4 of the following |
| WRIT312 |
Advanced Prose Fiction A |
6 |
| WRIT313 |
Advanced Poetry A |
6 |
| WRIT314 |
Writing for Theatre 300 |
6 |
| WRIT315 |
Writing for Film and Television 300 |
6 |
| WRIT316 |
Editing 300 |
6 |
| WRIT317 |
Writing for the Media |
6 |
| WRIT322 |
Advanced Prose Fiction B |
6 |
| WRIT323 |
Advanced Poetry B |
6 |
| WRIT328 |
Writing for Sound 300 - Scoring and Production |
6 |
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12 credit points of Theory for Practising Writers |
| WRIT319 |
Contemporary Theory and the Practising Writer:
Poststructuralism |
6 |
| WRIT329 |
Contemporary Theory and the Practising Writer:
Case Studies |
6 |
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| Note: check subject details for session
on offer and pre-requisites and co-requisites. |
Single degree BCA students must also include 36 credit points
of electives in their degree of which no more than 18 credit
points should be at 100 level.
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