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- Location:
Joondalup
Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
- Location:
Joondalup
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y43 - CRICOS:
060866G - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Communications
Major In Writing
Students with a passion for writing will be offered the opportunity to develop skills in a range of genres of writing, as well as to nurture a capacity for creativity.
They will be able to study several areas of writing, such as autobiography, biography, poetry, drama, fiction, writing therapy and community writing.
Related careers
Editor, Publisher, Reviewer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Speechwriter, Dramaturge, Copywriter, Community Writing Facilitator
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.
Students with a passion for writing will be offered the opportunity to develop skills in a range of genres, as well as to nurture a capacity for creativity. Students will be able to study several areas of writing, such as autobiography and biography, poetry, drama, fiction, writing therapy and community writing.
The Major in Writing comprises 120 credit points (eight (8) units) selected from the units listed below, with no more than 30 credit points (two (2) units) at Level One.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEL ONE | |||
| WRT1101 | Language and Writing | 15 | |
| WRT1103 | Creativity and Writing | 15 | |
Select 6 units (90 credit points) from the following list:
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEL TWO/THREE | |||
| ICS3201 | Arts Practicum | 15 | |
| WRT3105 | Writing Drama | 15 | |
| WRT3106 | Writing Therapy | 15 | |
| WRT3107 | Writing Poetry | 15 | |
| WRT3212 | Community Writing | 15 | |
| WRT3213 | Creative Writing | 15 | |
| WRT3114 | Writing and Editing | 15 | |
| WRT3215 | Authorship and Publication | 15 | |
| WRT3116 | Writing: Special Area Study | 15 | |
| WRT3217 | Independent Study | 15 | |
| WRT3120 | Biographical and Autobiographical Writing | 15 | |
Note: Students may substitute one (1) unit from the English Major or the Children's Literature, Professional Writing or Editing and Publishing minors. Further substitutions require coordinator permission.
This major can also be studied in the following courses: