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Short Fiction (CWRI20002)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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In this subject students will explore principles of the craft and theory of writing short fiction including graphic narrative. Students will read a variety of fiction texts from the beginning of the modernist era to contemporary fiction, ranging from Gogol to Chekhov, Hemingway, Faulkner, Munro, Garner, Keret and others.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a sophisticated and substantive understanding of recent developments and changes in published short fiction;
- make independent and discerning application of the poetics of fiction-writing in producing their own pieces of short fiction;
- understand through self-reflection and application of skills the context for influences, aims and aesthetic decisions underlying their own creative work; and
- interact effectively with peers in a semi-structured group in order to achieve group goals.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- be able to apply analytic, independent, and critical skills to written texts;
- apply problem-solving skills to creative and critical tasks;
- complete written tasks to a high level of literacy and communication;
- tackle unfamiliar problems with confidence and develop cognitive skills;
- plan and develop their own work; and
- work effectively with others while respecting individual differences.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
106-202 Short Fiction
Recommended background knowledge
106-105/CWRI10001 Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CWRI10001 | Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Written responses to video lectures, lectures, and questions relating to the lectures, (totalling 1,000 words) 20%, due each week
- Compare and contrast two short stories using skills and knowledge from the course, 1,000 words (20%), due at the end of semester
- A piece of original short fiction, 2,000 words, with a brief (half-page) outline of aims and influences (50%), due at the end of semester
- Participation, including presenting a draft of work in progress for workshopping, during semester (10%)
- Hurdle: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials (10 out of 12). Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day (50% per week). In-class and online tasks submitted late without approval will not receive feedback. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Elizabeth MacFarlane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 2.5-hour tutorial-workshop per week, for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available for purchase.
- Subject notes
Students who have completed 760-202 Short Fiction or 760-104 Writing Fiction are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is available to Bachelor of Arts (Continuing) and Bachelor of Creative Arts students and may be credited towards a major in Creative Writing in either course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Creative Writing Informal specialisation Graduate Certificate in Arts - Creative Writing Major Creative Writing Breadth Track Creative Writing - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024