Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
2 years full-time; 4 years part-time
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Location
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Placements
NA
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ATAR
63 / 15
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Inherent Requirements
NA
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Language Requirements
IELTS Overall Score
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
AssocDegCreatWrite
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Course code
2207005
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Credit points
192
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Equivalent units
16
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Indicative Fee
Overview
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.
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.
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.
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 Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA), and supports the Bellingen Writers’ Festival.
Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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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 work placements with Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA), the Byron Bay Writers Festival, and the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. Students can choose a professional placement unit during which they can spend 70 - 100 hours in an appropriate organisation using their knowledge and skills.
- experimental writing
- journalism
- life writing
- poetry
- writing for stage and screen
- writing for young adults
Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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Lismore | Session 1 , Session 2 | 333301 | 053301 |
Online | Session 1 , Session 2 | N/A | N/A |
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Course requirements
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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.
Entry requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
Language requirements
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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.
Course structure
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. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.
Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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Year 1, Session 1 |
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COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||||
WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||||
ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||||
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CUL00210 - Australia, Asia and the World | Introductory | ||||
CUL00412 - Indigenous Ways of Cultural Expression | Introductory | ||||
Year 1, Session 2 |
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WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||||
Plus two units from: | |||||
Part B | |||||
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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 |
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WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||||
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Part B | |||||
Year 2, Session 2 |
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Part C |
Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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Year 1, Session 1 |
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COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||||
WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||||
Year 1, Session 2 |
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WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||||
Plus one unit from: | |||||
Part B | |||||
Year 2, Session 1 |
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ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||||
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Part B | |||||
Year 2, Session 2 |
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Part B | |||||
Year 3, Session 1 |
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WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||||
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Part B | |||||
Year 3, Session 2 |
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Year 4, Session 1 |
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Part C |
Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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Year 1, Session 2 |
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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 |
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ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||||
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Part B | |||||
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Part C | |||||
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Year 3, Session 1 |
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WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||||
Plus three units from: | |||||
Part B |
Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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Year 1, Session 2 |
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COM10295 - Written Communication | Introductory | ||||
WRI10001 - Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices | Introductory | ||||
Year 2, Session 1 |
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ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | ||||
Plus one unit from: | |||||
Part B | |||||
Year 2, Session 2 |
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WRI10003 - Short Story Writing | Intermediate | ||||
Plus one unit from: | |||||
Part B | |||||
Year 3, Session 1 |
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WRI10002 - The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | ||||
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Part B | |||||
Year 3, Session 2 |
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Year 4, Session 1 |
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Part C |
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ENG00400 | Introduction to Written Texts | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WRI10003 | Short Story Writing | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WRI10001 | Introduction to Creative Writing | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WRI10002 | The Nature of Narrative: Self, Time, Place and the Environment | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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