Creative Writing

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1011 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus: 2011
Overview:

Creative Writing

The minimum entry requirement for creative writing honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with completion of a major in creative writing, and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%)

Objectives: see course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in creative writing must complete:

  • Creative Writing Thesis (50 points);
  • MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points); and
  • three honours subjects in creative writing from the list below (37.5 points).

Students undertaking combined honours in creative writing and another program must complete:

  • Creative Writing Thesis (50 points);
  • MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points); and
  • three honours subjects from the combining program (37.5 points).

or

  • honours thesis from the combining program (37.5 points);
  • two honours subject from the combining program (25 points); and
  • three honours subjects from the list below (37.5 points).
Total 100 points
Subject Options:

Creative writing honours subjects:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
25
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/creative-writing/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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