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Creative Writing Major

The Creative Writing major is an excellent way to explore writing in a critical and historical context. You will be able to produce new work in poetry, drama and short stories and reflect on these practices in relation to the history and politics of writing. Graduates will be flexible, independent thinkers capable of analysing problems from different perspectives. These core skills, accompanied by the skills and knowledge acquired in a second major in a related field, will broaden career options within the arts and communication industries. Creative Writing would pair well with a major in English Literatures, Cultural Studies, Languages, Indigenous Studies or Philosophy.

Major Study

A major study in Creative Writing consists of 56 credit points comprised of the subjects outlined in the program of study below.

Minor Study

A minor study in Creative Writing consists of 24 credit points of Creative Writing subjects, as outlined on the Creative Arts Minor Studies page

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
CACW101	Writing Foundation: Poetic, Dramatic, Narrative	Autumn	6
CACW103	Editing Foundations	Autumn	6
Plus two of:
CACW201	Poetic Studio	Autumn	6
CACW202	Dramatic Studio	Autumn	6
CACW203	Narrative Studio	Spring	6
Plus one of:
CACW231	Writing, Representation and Power	Autumn	6
CACW232	Writing and Critical Theory	Spring	6
Plus:
CACW301	Writing Across Borders: Imagining and Re-imagining	Autumn	6
CACW303	Genre and Form	Spring	6
CACW331	Contemporary Theory and the Practising Writer	Autumn	6
ENGL337	Social Justice and Children's Literature	Autumn	8

Other Information

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Last reviewed: 8 April, 2014