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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 writing for the internet, in writing
performance, in scripting/scoring sound texts and in hypertexts
and electronic writing. 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.
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: |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Second Year |
| 24 credit points of Writing
Techniques and Genres: |
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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 |
| 12 credit points of Theory for Practising
Writers |
| 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 |
| 24 credit points of Writing
Techniques and Genres: |
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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 |
| 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 |
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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