Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 (CWRI90015)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)

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The student will negotiate a suitable project with a supervisor, and attend meetings and supervision sessions as required. Enrolment in the thesis 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.

To be eligible to enrol in the minor thesis, all students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal on a relevant topic for approval by the course coordinator at least 2 weeks prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis. 

Students admitted into the minor thesis must be in the final 100 points of their degree, with an average of H2A (75%) prior to enrolment in the thesis.

Thesis students must also enrol in the subject MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices concurrently with CWRI90015.

 

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:



  • demonstrate a capacity to work consistently and independently at an advanced level on a self-devised project;
  • demonstrate a well-developed ability to solve problems in the field of creative arts;
  • show an appreciation of the design, conduct and completion of a major creative project;
  • demonstrate a capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society; and
  • show have a conceptually rich understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and implications of their creative work.

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;
  • recognise the relevance of research to society;
  • access resources and organise material;
  • possess critical evaluation skills; and
  • make use of research to conceptually enrich projects.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Students must be admitted into the 

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
No longer available
 to enrol in this subject.

To be eligible to enrol in the minor thesis, all students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal on a relevant topic for approval by the course coordinator at least 2 weeks prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis. 

Students admitted into the minor thesis must be in the final 100 points of their degree, with a weighted average mark of H2A (75%) across the previous 50 points of study (or equivalent) prior to enrolment in the thesis. 

Corequisites

Students must enrol in the subject MULT50001  

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
No longer available
 concurrently with CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1.

Non-allowed subjects

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
CWRI90008 Minor Thesis - Creative Writing No longer available
CWRI90011 Advanced Writing Project No longer available
CWRI90017 Advanced Writing Project Part 1 No longer available
CWRI90018 Advanced Writing Project Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 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

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

DescriptionTimingPercentage

An equal balance between creative writing and analytic-theoretical thesis on an approved topic written over two consecutive semesters, due at the end of the second semester of enrolment

  • 15,000 words (equivalent)
due at the end of the second semester of enrolment100%
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of supervision meetings in order to qualify to have their written work assessed.Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Additional details

Please note: This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. CWRI90015 and CWRI90016 together).

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorGrant Caldwell
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 25 hours: Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor as arranged. Meetings should normally occur fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration.
    Total time commitment680 hours
    Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020
    Last self-enrol date13 March 2020
    Census date30 April 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020
    Assessment period ends 3 July 2020

    Semester 1 contact information

    cal@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorGrant Caldwell
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 25 hours: Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor as arranged. Meetings should normally occur fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration.
    Total time commitment680 hours
    Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020
    Last self-enrol date14 August 2020
    Census date21 September 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail16 October 2020
    Assessment period ends27 November 2020

    Semester 2 contact information

    cal@unimelb.edu.au

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 CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in CWRI90016 Creative Writing Thesis 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.

 

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 (CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 and CWRI90016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2).

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing
  • Links to additional information

    http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication

  • 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: 3 November 2022