Creative Writing minor // Structure
Creative Writing minor
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Maria Tumarkin
Email: m.tumarkin@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
75 credit points
This minor requires the completion of:
- 25 credit points of Level 1 electives and Arts Discovery subjects including:
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
Level 1 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWRI10001 | Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI10003 | Creative Nonfiction & Multimodal Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWRI20002 | Short Fiction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI20005 | Creative Non Fiction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI20007 | Poetry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI20009 | Writing for Screen | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI20010 | Scripts for Contemporary Theatre | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI20012 | Writing Identity and Difference | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Level 3 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWRI30001 | Novels | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI30006 | Poetry and Poetics of Writing Back | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI30013 | Life Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI30014 | Advanced Screenwriting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CWRI30015 | Writing Videogames and Live Performance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/creative-writing
Last updated: 4 March 2025