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200pt Program
Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and EditingCourse Entry PointYear: 2019
200pt Program
Contact information
Coordinators
Creative Writing
Dr Radha O'Meara
Dr Grant Caldwell
Publishing and Editing
Dr Sybil Nolan
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/10-master-of-creative-writing-publishing-and-editing
Overview
The Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing is designed to provide students with a vocational qualification where students take Creative Writing and Publishing and Editing subjects as part of their professional development. The degree demonstrates the links and shared skills between writer, editor and publisher as well as between fiction and non-fiction writing. On completion of the two-year Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing program, students with a 75% average pass, who have taken CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 and CWRI90016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2, and completed MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices, will be eligible to apply for entry to a PhD.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
200 credit points
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
Students in the 200 Point Program must complete subjects from the First 100 points list of subjects prior to enrolling into subjects from the Second 100 points list of subjects:
First 100 Points
- Foundation Creative Writing subjects (50 points)
- 4 compulsory subjects (50 points)
Second 100 points:
- Core subjects (minimum of 50 points, maximum of 62.5 points)
- elective subjects from the Second 100 Point Elective Subjects list of the program (at least 12.5 points from the Creative Writing list and at least 12.5 points from the Publishing and Editing list) (total maximum 50 points or minimum 37.5 points)
Capstone requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one of the following capstone options:
Capstone 1: CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 and CWRI90016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 (50 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate research and writing skills in the development of a major creative project. Pathway to apply for PhD.
Capstone 2: CWRI90017 Advanced Writing Project Part 1 and CWRI90018 Advanced Writing Project Part 2 (50 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to plan and execute a substantial professionally focused creative project.
Subject Options
First 100 Points
Students in the 200 Point Program must complete subjects from the First 100 points list of subjects prior to enrolling into subjects from the Second 100 points list of subjects:
Foundation Creative Writing Subjects (50 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI20002 | Short Fiction | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI20005 | Creative Non Fiction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI20007 | Poetry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI20009 | Writing for Screen | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI20010 | Scripts for Contemporary Theatre | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI30001 | Novels | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI30006 | Poetry and Poetics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI30013 | Life Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI30014 | Advanced Screenwriting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI30015 | Writing Radical Performance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Subjects (50 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI90004 | Creative Writing Advanced Workshop | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90001 | Structural Editing |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90002 | Editorial English |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90003 | The Contemporary Publishing Industry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Second 100 Points
Core Subjects (minimum of 50 points; maximum of 62.5 points).
Students choose one of the capstone options:
Option 1:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI90015 | Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
CWRI90016 | Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
MULT50001 | Research Principles and Practices |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Option 2:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI90017 | Advanced Writing Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
CWRI90018 | Advanced Writing Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
Total maximum 50 points or minimum 37.5 points
Creative Writing (at least 12.5 points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI40004 | Thinking Writing: Theory and Creativity | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40009 | Genealogies of Place | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
CWRI40010 | Contemporary Eco-Fictions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40011 | Graphic Narratives | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40012 | Reading Dialogue | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
CWRI40013 | New Script | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
CWRI40014 | Writing Australia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40017 | Serial Storytelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI90009 | Young Adult Fiction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI90010 | Writing for Children | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Publishing and Editing (at least 12.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90007 | History of Books and Reading | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90009 | Advanced Editing for Digital Media | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90010 | Print Production and Design | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90013 | Writing and Editing for Magazines | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
PUBL90014 | Legal Issues in Media and Publishing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90015 | Publishing Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90016 | International Publishing Project | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
PUBL90020 | Advanced Book Publishing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
PUBL90021 | Editing Masterclass | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90018 | Internship I (Placement Only) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Capstone requirement
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one of the following capstone options:
Capstone 1: CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 and CWRI90016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 (50 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate research and writing skills in the development of a major creative project. Pathway to apply for PhD.
Capstone 2: CWRI90017 Advanced Writing Project Part 1 and CWRI90018 Advanced Writing Project Part 2 (50 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to plan and execute a substantial professionally focused creative project.
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 18 December 2020