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Short Fiction (CWRI20002)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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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: 11 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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Compare and contrast essay
| Week 10 | 30% |
A piece of original short fiction, with a brief (one paragraph) outline of aims and influences
| End of semester | 60% |
Tutorial and lecture attendance and participation, including presenting a draft of work in progress for workshopping Hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials. | During the teaching period | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
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
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Elizabeth MacFarlane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: A one-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week for seven weeks; a 2.5-hour tutorial per week for the remaining 5 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 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 Major Creative Writing Breadth Track Creative Writing - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024