Overview

The Diploma in Letters (Creative Writing) - Exit Only is only available as an exit award.Subject to meeting the specific requirements of the Program of Study below and on completion of at least 36 units in the Bachelor of Letters (Creative Writing) students may exit with the Diploma in Letters … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study overview
Program of study notes

Program of study
36 Units

Year 136 Units

Aims

The course specialisation aims to:

  • Equip students with a thorough grounding in the major content and concerns of literature and writing practice throughout the epochs
  • Produce graduates who are able to analyse critically different texts in a range of situations and contexts
  • Provide students with the skills required to assist them in developing and publishing works of creative writing and to identify the range of fields and professions within the creative writing industry
  • Provide students with an appreciation of the role of the writer in the working community

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Apply writing skills across a range of professions
2.
Extend your knowledge of literature and creative writing throughout the epochs
3.
Assess the cultural and literary merit of literature and other creative works
4.
Compare interpretations of literary texts
5.
Appraise the professional pathways available to creative writers, and understand the role of the writer in the community

Associations

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