Creative Writing Thesis - 37.5

Subject CWRI40007 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 18.75
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Regular supervision on campus

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 0.5
Total Time Commitment: 240
Prerequisites: Admission to fourth year honours in creative writing.
Corequisites: Research Principles and Practices
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: Enrolment must be across two consecutive semesters. This subject is only available to students enrolled in honours in Creative Writing prior to 2009.

Coordinator

Prof Kevin Brophy

Contact

Kevin Brophy

kevinjb@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

The thesis project will provide individual supervision in designing, researching and creating a substantial creative writing project, which may be in any genre.
Objectives: Students completing this subject will:
  • be able to conceive and sustain the development of a substantial project of individual, research-based creative work;
  • be able to present material in draft form and to engage productively with a supervisor's constructive feedback;
  • be able to demonstrate strong editorial skills, in macro-structural control and in stylistic and grammatical detail; and
  • have a heightened recognition of the value of archival, scholarly and creative research, to enrich creative projects.
Assessment: The thesis of 12 000 words, of which 9500 can be an integrated creative writing project in any genre and a 2500-word essay contextualising the creative piece or the equivalent in Poetry (475 lines) or Script (40 minutes performance time) (100%) due at the end of the second semester of study. Individual projects are discussed and agreed upon by negotiation early in the first semester with the supervisor. In the first weeks of the first semester, under the supervisor's guidance and by completion of the subject: Research Principles and Practices, the student will prepare a detailed project proposal and bibliography. This mentoring process will guide the student through the research and writing process over the two semesters of the thesis enrolment.
Prescribed Texts:

An appropriate bibliography for each project will be established in consultation with the supervisor and in the compulsory subject: Research Principles and Practices.
Recommended Texts:

An appropriate bibliography for each project will be established by consultation with the supervisor.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: Students successfully completing this subject will:
  • be able to conceive and sustain the development of a substantial project of individual research-based creative work;
  • be able to present material in draft form and to engage productively with a supervisor's constructive feedback;
  • be able to consolidate and enhance established skills in generating and fuelling creative work from research;
  • be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and contextualise the contribution of the creative work to contemporary culture;
  • be able to demonstrate strong editorial skills, in macro-structural control and in stylistic and grammatical detail;
  • be able to manage time and study resources over a sustained period; and
  • be able to demonstrate an understanding of ethical and cultural issues pertaining to the extended piece of writing.

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