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Advanced Writing Project Part 1 (CWRI90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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Students will negotiate a suitable creative project in any genre with a supervisor, attend meetings and supervision sessions as required and present work in progress to appropriate seminars or workshop groups during the year. Enrolment in the Advanced Writing Project is across two consecutive semesters and students must enrol in the subject in each semester to ensure they are meeting the full 50-point requirement for the year-long subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- work consistently and independently at an advanced level on a self-devised project;
- communicate concepts and ideas effectively through writing and discussion;
- demonstrate specialised knowledge of creative techniques in relation to a chosen genre;
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of contemporary writing through directed and self-directed reading;
- design, conduct and complete a major creative project;
- set appropriate goals and work to a deadline;
- understand ethical issues in the writing profession such as defamation and contempt, legal issues, codes of conduct pertaining to print and digital publishing, and practice of laws pertaining to intellectual property, privacy, and respecting cultural differences; and
- revise and edit a written manuscript.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- structure an extended writing project;
- undertake independent research;
- demonstrate a capacity to structure and complete an independent project;
- problem solve; and
- access resources and organise material.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must be admitted to the
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Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CWRI90008 | Minor Thesis - Creative Writing | No longer available | |
CWRI90011 | Advanced Writing Project | No longer available | |
CWRI90015 | Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 |
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Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
CWRI90016 | Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Please note: This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. CWRI90017 and CWRI90018 together).
- Creative writing in any genre: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, script, screenplay or graphic narrative written over two consecutive semesters totalling or equivalent to 15,000 words (100%), due at the end of the second semester of enrolment.
- Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of supervision meetings in order to qualify to have their written work assessed.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Odette Kelada Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total (across both semesters of enrolment) 25 hours: Regular, documented consultations as arranged. Meetings should normally occur fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. Total time commitment 680 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 - Semester 2
Coordinator Odette Kelada Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total (across both semesters of enrolment) 25 hours: Regular, documented consultations as arranged. Meetings should normally occur fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. Total time commitment 680 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
Time commitment details
680 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (thesis Part 1 and Part 2)
Additional delivery details
This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in CWRI90017 Advanced Writing Project Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in CWRI90018 Advanced Writing Project Part 2, for a total enrolment of 50 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Please note:
- Information in this Handbook entry refers to both Part 1 and Part 2 of this subject (CWRI90017 and CWRI90018).
- Students who wish to proceed to the PhD are required to undertake the Creative Writing Thesis (CWRI90015 and CWRI90016) and enrol in the subject MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices. The Advanced Writing Project is not a pathway to the PhD.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing - Links to additional information
- 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.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022