Children's Literature: Writing for Young People
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
LANG 3025
Undergraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
101038
4.5
No
School of Creative Industries
To develop students' advanced writing skills and critical analyses of prose intended for children and young adults, within the context of contemporary Australian publishing.
Students will undertake In-depth exploration of contemporary fiction and non-fiction for young people and write, workshop and edit manuscript drafts to publishable standard. They will develop high level practical skills in prose writing for the various audiences within the children’s and young adult age groups and investigate the complex aspects of the Australian publishing sector which affect the creation, publication and reception of writing for young people.
Nil
Three 4.5 unit courses (at least one at Level 2) from EITHER the Children's Literature OR the Writing and Creative Communication Major/ Sub-major/Minor OR a mixture of both.
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION | |||
External | 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.
Creative writing x 2 (eg, excerpts from novel or information book, short fiction, picture book texts), Essay, Workshop participation and collaborative skills
EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.