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MJRU-CRWR1

Creative Writing Major (BA)

Undergraduate major

Course outline
  • Qualification
    Creative Writing Major (BA)
  • Credit

    Credit

    200
Course outline

You can study this course as part of the following degrees

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Course outline

Overview

Overview

This major allows students the opportunity to develop skills in a variety of creative writing forms and styles. Students also have the opportunity to give public readings of their works and to be published in a regularly produced magazine written and edited by students. The students of this course have been the recipients of many national and international awards.

What you'll learn

  • identify, explain and apply the key disciplinary concepts in Creative Writing
  • integrate theory and creative practice; conceive, develop and evaluate innovative new writing
  • access and evaluate the sources, authority and relevance of information and synthesise key facts, themes and ideas in writing
  • communicate ideas to a range of audiences and in a variety of media and genres
  • use technologies to access resources, communicate effectively and develop writing and research skills
  • use disciplinary skills and knowledge to learn how to learn, and apply these insights to new writing and to the different intellectual and professional roles required of a writer in the broader community
  • acknowledge the interrelationship between local, national and global perspectives and the impact of this on writing and the creative industries
  • value a range of cultural knowledge and take care to represent these, where appropriate, in an ethical and professional manner
  • work independently and/or collaboratively to produce innovative and informed creative writing that contributes meaningfully to contemporary culture
Credit for recognised learning (CRL)

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Fees and scholarships

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  • Curtin course code: MJRU-CRWR1
  • Last updated on: 22 September 2025

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