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Overview

THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016. The minor in Creative Writing provides you with a strong disciplinary base in creative writing and literary studies, with a focus on poetics, fiction writing, narratology and ficto-criticism. Through workshop-based core courses at each level of the minor you will acquire skills … For more content click the Read More button below. By completing a minor in Creative Writing, you will develop critical and analytical strengths through your engagement with literature, while the workshop-based courses will encourage you to test your knowledge creatively. You will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of different styles and genres. The minor will challenge you to develop formal and technical skills through the production of imaginative work in the area of poetics, narratology, and more specialist modes of production.

Learning Outcomes

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Collaborate effectively with others
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Exhibit initiative and self-direction
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Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly
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Demonstrate an understanding of how to compose, draft and revise a piece of creative writing
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Identify the significance of existing creative genres and movements in the production and development of original work
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Recognise the value of self-reflection in the writing process
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Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis
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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media
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Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship
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Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts
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Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship
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Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment
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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3438 - Media (Screen and Sound Production)
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

Specialisation Structure

Students must complete 24 UOC.

Arts/Education (Secondary) Students

Level 1 Core Course6 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Core Course6 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Core Course6 Units of Credit:

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

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