Creative Writing Practice
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
COMM 3042
Undergraduate
No
100370
9
No
School of Creative Industries
The aim of this course is to provide students with insights into individual writing practices. Students will seek to understand and develop advanced writing practices through the exploration of practice and theory. Students of this course will explore new levels of textual understanding and practise them as individuals and in groups.
Students will consolidate their creative writing knowledge and skills through detailed exploration of creative writing techniques, discussion and reflection on the techniques articulated by other writers, an intensive study of the psychological and artistic necessities of text, and will apply their knowledge through writing and editing.
Disher, G 2001, Writing fiction: an introduction to the craft, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW (Seminal)
Students need to have completed 18 units in Writing and Creative Communication, of which at least one should be a Level 2/3 course in creative writing or a course with a strong creative writing component or by negotiation with the Course Coordinator. Not available to students who have successfully completed COMM 3042 Creative and Professional Communication.
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
Workshop | 3 hours x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Project, Writer's workbook
EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.