BACHELOR DEGREES
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing)
Domestic,International
Plan code:
BP257
Duration:
3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
3 years full-time
Campus:
City Campus
CRICOS Code:
065130G
Program Structure
To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
Year One of Program
Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:
ANDComplete Two (2) Courses from the Minor Streams. The list of Minor Streams can be found after the Year Three course list. ANDSelect and Complete Two (2) Courses from the School Options list that you have not taken or passed already. Please refer to the list of School Option courses at the end of this program structure document.
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Studio: Foundations | 24 | COMM2646 | City Campus |
| Creative Writing Studio: Craft | 24 | COMM2648 | City Campus |
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:
ANDComplete One (1) Course from the Minor Streams. If you are completing a single Minor Stream, this course must be from the same Minor Stream taken in Year One. The list of Minor Streams can be found after the Year Three course list. ANDSelect and Complete Two (2) Courses from the School Options list that you have not taken or passed already. Please refer to the list of School Option courses at the end of this program structure document. ANDSelect and Complete One (1) Course from:University Elective
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Studio: Specialisation | 24 | COMM2649 | City Campus |
| Creative Writing Studio: Collaborations | 24 | COMM2650 | City Campus |
AND
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Core Courses:
ANDComplete One (1) Course from the Minor Streams. If you are completing a single Minor Stream, you must select the capstone course from the same Minor Stream taken in Years One & Two. The list of Minor Streams can be found after the Year Three course list. ANDSelect and Complete One (1) Course from:University Elective
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Studio: Horizons | 24 | COMM2651 | City Campus |
| Creative Writing: Approaches to Theories and Ideas | 12 | COMM2645 | City Campus |
| Essay Project | 12 | COMM2647 | City Campus |
| Creative Writing Studio: Project | 24 | COMM2652 | City Campus |
AND
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Minor: Approaches to Popular Culture
Select and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
ANDComplete the following One (1) Course:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Culture in Everyday Life | 12 | COMM2633 | City Campus |
| TV and Screen Cultures | 12 | COMM1073 | City Campus |
| Music in Popular Culture | 12 | COMM1081 | City Campus |
| Speculative Futures | 12 | COMM2874 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Culture Now | 12 | COMM2631 | City Campus |
OR
Minor: Asian Media and Culture
Select and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
ANDComplete the following One (1) Course:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Asian Modernities | 12 | COMM2878 | City Campus |
| Asian Media and Communication | 12 | COMM2871 | City Campus |
| Asian Mobilities: Practices, Experiences and Impacts | 12 | COMM2873 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, Politics & Social Change in Asia | 12 | COMM2253 | City Campus |
OR
Minor: Cinema Studies
Select and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
ANDComplete the following One (1) Course:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Cinema Studies | 12 | COMM1031 | City Campus |
| Film Criticism: From Early Cinema to the Digital Age | 12 | COMM2880 | City Campus |
| Cinema and Nation | 12 | COMM2876 | City Campus |
| Beyond the Frame: Technologies, Industries and Audiences | 12 | COMM2875 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uses of Film Theory | 12 | COMM1036 | City Campus |
OR
Minor: Literary Studies
Select and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
ANDComplete the following One (1) Course:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Decolonisation | 12 | LANG1375 | City Campus |
| Reading Space and Place | 12 | COMM2635 | City Campus |
| Literary Environments | 12 | LANG1374 | City Campus |
| Narrating the Self | 12 | COMM2638 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature's Ethics | 12 | COMM2630 | City Campus |
OR
Minor: Contemporary Politics and Communication
Select and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
ANDComplete the following One (1) Course:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhetorics & Politics of the Contemporary World | 12 | COMM2402 | City Campus |
| Politics and Communication | 12 | COMM2409 | City Campus |
| Changing Economies and Communication | 12 | COMM2408 | City Campus |
| Screening Politics and Technologies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work, Politics and Technology | 12 | COMM2407 | City Campus |
)
AND
School Options
School Options:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising Media | 12 | GRAP2369 | City Campus |
| GRAP2597 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Asian Media and Communication | 12 | COMM2871 | City Campus |
| Asian Mobilities: Practices, Experiences and Impacts | 12 | COMM2873 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Beyond the Frame: Technologies, Industries and Audiences | 12 | COMM2875 | City Campus |
| Creating a Communication Business | 12 | COMM2337 | City Campus |
| COMM2610 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Changing Economies and Communication | 12 | COMM2408 | City Campus |
| Cinema and Nation | 12 | COMM2876 | City Campus |
| Client Management | 12 | COMM2333 | City Campus |
| COMM2554 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Communicating Brand Narrative | 12 | COMM2684 | City Campus |
| Communicating the Environment | 12 | COMM2877 | City Campus |
| Contemporary Australian Writing | 12 | COMM2392 | City Campus |
| Contemporary Asian Modernities | 12 | COMM2878 | City Campus |
| Creative Advertising | 12 | GRAP2311 | City Campus |
| GRAP2566 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| DJs, Digital Rhythms and Dance Cultures | 12 | PERF2061 | City Campus |
| Fact Checking and Verification | 12 | COMM2803 | City Campus |
| Feminist and Queer Perspectives | 12 | COMM2879 | City Campus |
| Film Criticism: From Early Cinema to the Digital Age | 12 | COMM2880 | City Campus |
| Film Genre | 12 | COMM2881 | City Campus |
| Foundations of Public Relations | 12 | COMM1161 | City Campus |
| COMM2549 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| COMM2553 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| General News Reporting | 12 | COMM2148 | City Campus |
| Interdisciplinary Communication Project | 12 | COMM2324 | City Campus |
| COMM2555 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Introduction to Advertising | 12 | MKTG1208 | City Campus |
| MKTG1358 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Introduction to Cinema Studies | 12 | COMM1031 | City Campus |
| Literary Environments | 12 | LANG1374 | City Campus |
| Literature and Decolonisation | 12 | LANG1375 | City Campus |
| Live Media | 12 | COMM2220 | City Campus |
| Media and Communication Internship | 12 | COMM2639 | City Campus |
| COMM2867 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Music in Popular Culture | 12 | COMM1081 | City Campus |
| Narrating the Self | 12 | COMM2638 | City Campus |
| Networked Media | 12 | COMM2219 | City Campus |
| People and Data | 12 | COMM2868 | City Campus |
| Persuasive Communication | 12 | COMM2112 | City Campus |
| COMM2544 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Photojournalism | 12 | COMM2640 | City Campus |
| Playful Media and Everyday Creativities | 12 | COMM2869 | City Campus |
| Podcasting | 12 | COMM2870 | City Campus |
| Politics and Communication | 12 | COMM2409 | City Campus |
| Pop Culture in Everyday Life | 12 | COMM2633 | City Campus |
| Professional Writing | 12 | COMM2147 | City Campus |
| COMM2608 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Reading Space and Place | 12 | COMM2635 | City Campus |
| Rhetorics & Politics of the Contemporary World | 12 | COMM2402 | City Campus |
| Screening Politics and Technologies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
| Social Media Communication | 12 | COMM2872 | City Campus |
| Speculative Futures | 12 | COMM2874 | City Campus |
| Understanding Sports Media | 12 | COMM2325 | City Campus |
| Storytelling | 12 | GRAP2317 | City Campus |
| The Spectacle of Music Video: From MTV to YouTube | 12 | PERF2062 | City Campus |
| TV and Screen Cultures | 12 | COMM1073 | City Campus |
| Wicked problems: innovative solutions | 12 | SOCU2276 | City Campus |
