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Major Availability:
- Location:
Bunbury - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
- Location:
Bunbury - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Regional Professional Studies - School:
Regional Professional Studies - Code:
Y40 - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts
Major In Literature and Writing
Prepares students to enter the world of employment as a critical reader, a critical thinker and as a skilled writer in a variety of styles and forms. These are marketable skills for leadership in many organisations. Students with a passion for writing will be able to explore the work of other authors while nurturing their capacity for creativity.
Related careers
Writer, Communications Officer, Cultural Development Officer, Researcher
Major location
This major is available on Bunbury campuses
Major delivery modes
This major is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus
Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
This 8 unit (120 credit points) major will prepare students to enter the world of work as a critical reader and thinker and a skilled writer in a variety of styles and forms. These are marketable skills for leadership in many organisations. Students with a passion for writing will be able to explore the work of other authors while nurturing their capacity for creativity.
Careers
Writer, Communications Officer, Cultural Development Officer, Researcher
Foundation
Students undertaking a major in Literature and Writing must complete at least two (30 credit points) of the following units from the first year foundation programme:
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCC1101 | Texts and Meanings | 15 | |
| CCI1102 | Visual and Graphic Fundamentals | 15 | |
| CMM1101 | Reading Media Texts | 15 | |
| SST1210 | Event Management | 15 | |
| VIS1305 | Materials and Methods: Approaches to Studio | 15 | |
| WRT1103 | Creativity and Writing | 15 | |
Year Two / Year Three Units
Students undertaking a major in Literature and Writing must complete the following eight units (120 credit points):
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCC3103 | Literature and Social Change | 15 | |
| CCC3106 | Contemporary Australian Literature | 15 | |
| CCC3108 | Ecology and Literature | 15 | |
| CCC3109 | Speculative Fiction | 15 | |
| CCC3210 | Creative Writing | 15 | |
| CCC3211 | Narrative and Film | 15 | |
| CCC3217 | Writing for Publication | 15 | |
| WRT3120 | Biographical and Autobiographical Writing | 15 | |
Please note that all level 2 and 3 units are available on a two year rotation. Students may commence major units in their first year of study.
Elective Units
Students may use one of the following units as a substitute with the approval of the Course Coordinator:
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCC3310 | News Writing | 15 | |
| CCC3311 | Feature Writing | 15 | |
| RPS3106 | Professional Placement | 15 | |
| RPS3107 | Independent Study | 15 | |
| WRT3212 | Community Writing | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: