Course summary
Immerse yourself in the world of words and become a confident and skilled creative writer. The Associate Degree of Creative Writing provides students with a broad range of skills spanning several writing genres. It enables students to focus on the practice and theory of writing, along with developing the attributes and skills needed for a professional career in writing.
The course offers a rich mix of creative writing and literary studies across a range of writing modes in fiction and non-fiction, including experimental writing, journalism, life writing, poetry, writing for stage and screen, and writing for young adults.
If you have a way with words, a passion for writing, or a story to tell, this degree will help build your confidence and provide professional feedback to assist in becoming published.
After completion of the Associate Degree, students may choose to apply to study a further eight units to gain a Bachelor of Arts degree.
The University is the education partner of the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival and the Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA), Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre and supports the Bellingen Writers’ Festival.
Immerse yourself in the world of words and become a confident and skilled creative writer. The Associate Degree of Creative Writing provides students with a broad range of skills spanning several writing genres. It enables students to focus on the practice and theory of writing, along with developing the attributes and skills needed for a professional career in writing.
The course offers a rich mix of creative writing and literary studies across a range of writing modes in fiction and non-fiction, including experimental writing, journalism, life writing, poetry, writing for stage and screen, and writing for young adults.
If you have a way with words, a passion for writing, or a story to tell, this degree will help build your confidence and provide professional feedback to assist in becoming published.
After completion of the Associate Degree, students may choose to apply to study a further eight units to gain a Bachelor of Arts degree.
The University is the education partner of the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival and the Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA), Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre and supports the Bellingen Writers’ Festival.
- experimental writing
- journalism
- life writing
- poetry
- writing for stage and screen
- writing for young adults.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intellectual rigour | Apply critical analysis, reasoning and reflexivity to creative writing practices. Demonstrate the ability to develop a creative written piece incorporating a range of writing techniques. |
| Creativity | Develop innovative and creative textual responses to explore contemporary and historical social and cultural issues. |
| Ethical practice | Investigate and evaluate issues with reference to principles of creativity, according to ethical conventions in the humanities. |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate a critical understanding of practices of creativity using a variety of conceptual frameworks. Demonstrate a command of at least one discipline within the range of writing genres. Apply theoretical ideas to understand and manage practical situations in creative writing. |
| Lifelong learning | Access, interpret and evaluate sources of information relevant to the study of creativity and the writing discipline. |
| Communication and social skills | Construct and present narratives in written text. Negotiate contested issues and work collaboratively with others to achieve mutually agreed outcomes. |
| Cultural competence | Demonstrate a cosmopolitan and multicultural commitment as well as a local perspective on social and cultural issues. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to interact in a culturally competent way with Indigenous communities. |
Opportunities exist for writing students to undertake internships or work placements with Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA), the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival, and the Bellingen Writers’ Festival. Students have gained valuable practical experience undertaking writing tasks and other event-related activities.
Graduates will be eligible for membership of the Australian Society of Authors, Australian Writers’ Guild, Australasian Association of Writing Programs and Copyright Agency Limited.
Course overview
Course code
2207005
Course abbreviation
AssocDegCreatWrite
Credit points
192
Equivalent units
16
Duration
2 years full-time; 4 years part-time
Duration
2 years full-time
Availability details
Domestic
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Session 1 | 333301 | 053301 |
| Online | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Fee information
International
| Location | Teaching period | Annual Fees | CRICOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Session 1 | $18,880 ($2,360 per unit) | 040061M |
Course requirements
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
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To be eligible for the award of Associate Degree of Creative Writing a candidate shall successfully complete not less than sixteen (16) units (192 credit points) comprising:
- all units listed in Part A; and
- eight (8) units from Part B; and
- three (3) units from Part C
- A candidate who while enrolled in the Associate Degree of Creative Writing has completed 8 units from either Part A or Part B may elect to be awarded a Diploma of Creative Writing following withdrawal from candidature for the Associate Degree.
- A candidate who while enrolled in the Associate Degree of Creative Writing has completed 4 units from either Part A or Part B may elect to be awarded a Certificate of Creative Writing following withdrawal from candidature for the Associate Degree.
Schedule of units
Course progressions
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. Assistance on how to enrol can be accessed here.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Browse uni-wide elective units by selecting Uni-wide elective in the advanced filter of the Unit search
Browse shared majors and their units at Shared majors
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||
| WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||
| ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||
| Plus one of the following Part C units: | |||
| CUL00210 - Australia, Asia and the World | Introductory | ||
| CUL00412 - Indigenous Ways of Cultural Expression | Introductory | ||
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||
| Plus two units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one of the following Part C units: | |||
| SOC10399 - Philosophy on Screen: Film and Television | Introductory | ||
| HUM00271 - Unruly Subjects: Citizenship | Introductory | ||
| COM10627 - Telling Tales: Introduction to Digital Storytelling | Introductory | ||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||
| 3 units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| 3 units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||
| WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| Two units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| One unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Year 4, Session 1 | |||
| One unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Year 4, Session 2 | |||
| One unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||
| WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||
| WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||
| Plus two units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| Three units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||
| Plus three units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||
| WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| Two units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 4, Session 1 | |||
| Two units from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Year 4, Session 2 | |||
| Two units from: | |||
| Part C | |||
| Year 5, Session 1 | |||
| One unit from: | |||
| Part B | |||
| Plus one unit from: | |||
| Part C | |||
Unit groups
Part B
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose any eight (8) of the following units: | |||
| ENG00411 - Writing Genre | Intermediate | ||
| ENG00401 - Issues and Themes in Contemporary Writing | Intermediate | ||
| ENG00407 - Writing for Performance | Intermediate | ||
| WRI20004 - Writing Lives | Intermediate | ||
| ENG00406 - Theories of Text and Culture | Advanced | ||
| ENG10022 - Writing from the Edge | Advanced | ||
| COM01402 - Act One: Screenwriting | Intermediate | ||
| WRI20002 - Introduction to Editing and Publishing | Advanced | ||
| WRI20001 - Writing for Young People | Intermediate | ||
| WRI20003 - Writing Poetry | Intermediate | ||
Part C
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose any three (3) of the following units: | |||
| COM00481 - The Fourth Estate: News Journalism | Intermediate | ||
| COM00482 - Hot Topics: Feature Journalism | Intermediate | ||
| CAR10503 - Arts Industry Studies | Intermediate | ||
| CUL00210 - Australia, Asia and the World | Introductory | ||
| SOC10399 - Critical Thinking for Digital Times | Introductory | ||
| CUL00412 - Indigenous Ways of Cultural Expression | Introductory | ||
| HIS10018 - Writing Place: Landscapes, Memory, History | Intermediate | ||
| ENG00408 - Writing Project | Advanced | ||
| COM00471 - Professional Placement | Advanced | ||
| COM10627 - Telling Tales: Introduction to Digital Storytelling | Introductory | ||
| HUM00271 - Unruly Subjects: Citizenship | Introductory | ||
| SOY10114 - Independent Project | Advanced | ||