Diploma of Creative and Indigenous Writing

The Diploma of Creative and Indigenous Writing will strengthen your skills in using writing to express yourself creatively and is an opportunity to learn something new without committing to a full degree.

In this course you will develop your writing style in a variety of genres, and strengthen your knowledge of Indigenous expressive culture through an understanding of Indigenous and non-Indigenous writing traditions.

The course introduces you to creative literature in key areas, such as short story writing, poetry, writing for stage and short film, and personal narratives.

You will focus on how Indigenous peoples in Australia and elsewhere use these genres as tools to share stories about their history, and how the modern world impacts the culture in a dominant non-Indigenous society.

Common Units(2 units) - 20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC107

CUC100

(new title from 2016)

CUC106

Common Units

Core Units(4 units) - 40cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points as detailed below.

CIW100 Foundations of Creative Writing CIW210 Short Story Writing (replaces CIW110 from 2016) CIW260 Critical Indigenous Writing (replaces CIW160 from 2016) CIW270 Writing Project (replaces CIW170 from 2016) (no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit)

Specialist Elective(2 units) - 20cp

Units totalling 20 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below.

CIW220 Personal Narratives (replaces CIW120 from 2016) (no longer available from 2020) CIW230 Writing Poetry (replaces CIW130 from 2016) (no longer available from 2020) CIW240 Writing for Stage (replaces CIW140 from 2016) (no longer available from 2020) CIW250 Writing for Short Film (replaces CIW150 from 2016) (no longer available from 2020) CIW270 Writing Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020)

- 80cp

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.