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Creative Non Fiction (CWRI20005)
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 1
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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In this subject, students will be exposed to a rich and thrilling range of Creative Nonfiction – music, science, sport, technology, trauma, family, politics, more – on the road to developing and fine-tuning their own writing skills. Class discussions will tackle ethics and research/narrative techniques. Students will workshop their own writing and be asked to respond to other students’ written work. They will finish the course with an insight into top-class writers’ minds and techniques, and ideas on how to take their own writing to a higher plane.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Devise, develop, draft and present substantial pieces of Creative Nonfiction;
- Engage critically with a wide array of Creative Nonfiction literature;
- Provide detailed and constructive feedback on other students’ creative work through the writing workshop approach to learning and practice;
- Do extensive and multimodal research, including interviews and observation, as part of developing their Creative Nonfiction work;
- Engage, as both readers and writers, with Creative Nonfiction narrative practices and ethical questions.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- the ability to use a range of techniques to tap creative ideas;
- the ability to plan feasible creative projects for a given time-frame and word length; and
- the ability to use structure and style with economy and power across a range of genres.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
106-235 Creative Non 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: 19 March 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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A primary Creative Nonfiction essay (60%, due end of the semester) and a shorter secondary piece (10%, due mid-semester)*
| Throughout the teaching period | 70% |
A critical piece on at least two key themes/ideas/readings discussed within the subject*
| 20% | |
Regular attendance and effective participation in class discussions and workshopping sessions | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance and regular participation in tutorials. 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.
*These assessment items are part of a larger Writing Folio, totalling 4000 words and worth 90% of the total marks for this subject.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Maria Tumarkin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 2.5-hour workshop per week throughout semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
- Subject notes
This subject is not available to students who have completed 760-207 Non-Fiction or 106-062 Writing Literary Non-Fiction. 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 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: 19 March 2024