Creative Writing
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2020
Creative Writing
Contact information
Coordinator
Tom Doig
Email: thomas.doig@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
A major in Creative Writing with an average of at least H2A (75%), or equivalent.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure honours in creative writing must complete:
- CWRI40015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1, and CWRI40016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points); and
- three honours subjects in creative writing from the list below (37.5 points).
Students undertaking combined honours in creative writing and another program must complete:
- CWRI40015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1, and CWRI40016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points); and
- three honours subjects from the combining program (37.5 points).
or
- honours thesis from the combining program (50 points);
- research methodology subject from the combining program (12.5 points); and
- three honours subjects from the list below (37.5 points).
Total 100 points
*Note: Students must undertake MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices in the first semester of their Creative Writing Thesis enrolment.
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects:
Note: Creative Writing Thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI40015 | Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
CWRI40016 | Creative Writing Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
MULT50001 | Research Principles and Practices |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Creative writing honours subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CWRI40004 | Thinking Writing: Theory and Creativity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40011 | Graphic Narratives | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40010 | Contemporary Eco-Fictions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40017 | Serial Storytelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI90009 | Young Adult Fiction | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
CWRI40012 | Reading Dialogue | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40009 | Genealogies of Place | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40014 | Writing Australia | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
CWRI40013 | New Script | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/creative-writing
Last updated: 18 December 2020