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Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 (CWRI90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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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
Admission into the D01LF Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing
Note: the following subject/s can also be taken concurrently (at the same time)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARTS90032 | Research Principles & Practices Graduate |
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
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12.5 |
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.
This subject is a capstone in the Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing program and is not available to Community Access Program (CAP), Inbound Exchange/Study Abroad or Incoming Cross-institutional students.
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 | |
CWRI90017 | Advanced Writing Project Part 1 | No longer available | |
CWRI90018 | Advanced Writing Project Part 2 | No longer available |
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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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
| due at the end of the second semester of enrolment | 100% |
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 period | N/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 coordinator Grant Caldwell Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 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 commitment 680 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Grant Caldwell Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 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 commitment 680 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
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:
Type Name Course Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022