Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing)

The Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) offers you a practice-based arts degree focused on the production of creative work within a range of theoretical frameworks.

It is a degree where upon graduation, you will be confident practising your particular writing craft within a context of research and scholarship, in order to undertake professional work as well as further learning.This program uses a variety of learning and teaching approaches including guest lectures, face-to-face learning, case studies, reflective learning, workshops and opportunities for participating in, and leading seminars.

You will develop your skills and expertise as a creative writer, immersed in a community of creative writers and thinkers.

You will be surrounded by writers of different levels and experience, led by skilled industry practitioners and published authors.

You will learn to employ and stretch your imagination, exercise critical thinking and creative judgment, develop intellectual independence, all within a sound understanding of the field in order to further your own writing practice.

You will become an adaptable creative professional able to adjust to constantly changing environments.In your third year you will have the opportunity to write and develop a major piece of writing in your chosen form under the guidance of experienced staff and in the company of your colleague student writers.

During this final year, you will also have the opportunity to do an internship to develop your career path, make connections with industry, further your own artistic and professional ambitions, establish networks of professional relationships to maximise employment opportunities upon graduation.Successful completion of this degree is a pathway for further learning such as an honours degree.

Typically, employment opportunities exist in three broad areas:

writing for publication in print and new media;

writing for screenplay and script development;

writing for and about education and other research fields.

There are increasing opportunities arising in convergent media platforms through interactivity, games and apps as well as emerging opportunities for self-employment and publication through ebooks, zines and the net.

There are also career opportunities resulting from emerging trends such as boutique publishing, and the potential for you to be self-employed as creative writers and freelance practitioners.Graduates of this program have won prizes, become published authors of novels, screenplays, short works, articles, reviews and poetry.

They have become event managers, editors, been employed by various forms of print media and the net, and have become journalists working in the creative arts, as well as professional writers.

Some have gone on to do further study, including Honours, Graduate Diplomas, or coursework Masters.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:

Complete two (2) courses in the first block of the Contextual Study area of your choice. Please refer to the list of Contextual Studies options and their courses, which can be found after the Year Three course list.

Complete two (2) courses in 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.

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:

Complete one (1) course in the second block of the Contextual Study area of your choice. Please refer to the list of Contextual Studies options and their courses, which can be found after the Year Three course list.

Complete two (2) course in 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.

Select and Complete One (1) Course from:

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete the following Four (4) Core Courses:

Complete the only one (1) course in the last block of the Contextual Study area of your choice. Please refer to the list of Contextual Studies options and their courses, which can be found after the Year Three course list.

Select and Complete One (1) Course from:

AND (

Contextual Studies: Approaches to Popular Culture

Year One:Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:

Year Two: Select and Complete One (1) of the following Course:

Year Three: Complete the following One (1) Course:

OR

Contextual Studies: Asian Media and Culture

Year One: Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Year Two: Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Year Three: Complete the following One (1) Course:

OR

Contextual Studies: Cinema Studies

Year One: Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Year Two: Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Year Three: Complete the following One (1) Course:

OR

Contextual Studies: Literary Studies

Year One: Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Year Two: Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Year Three: Complete the following One (1) Course:

OR

Contextual Studies: Politics, Economies and Communication

Year One: Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Year Two: Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Year Three: Complete the following One (1) Course:

) AND

School Options:

School Options:

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school) qualification.

For equivalents to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country Equivalency web page on the RMIT website.

Prerequisites

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 32 in any English.

International English language requirement

A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.

Selection task

All applicants must complete and submit the selection task.

This program has been designed to prepare you for work in the creative writing field and discipline in an international context, able to adapt and adjust to constantly changing environments. As a graduate of this program you will demonstrate a collaborative and professionally informed approach to your work.

On successful completion of the program you will be able to:

• create, develop and produce new creative writing to reflect intention and ideas within a range of theoretical frameworks and contexts relevant to a variety of media and genres
• synthesize and apply learned skills of writing, reading, revising and researching to inform, improve and position your creative writing effectively
• critically read and analyse a range of theoretical, historical, cultural and contemporary texts in order to inform and develop your professional practice
• critically respond to and communicate ideas as a creative writer in a global context, analysing and reflecting on your own and others’ writing
• demonstrate creativity, critical thinking and innovation when identifying and solving problems in diverse contexts within the discipline of creative writing
• communicate and interact effectively in professional contexts using diverse formats and strategies to a range of audiences
• develop and extend your leadership ability through constructive collaboration and teamwork, demonstrating cultural and social awareness and ethical and reflective practice
• apply initiative and critical and creative judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in your professional practice.
• identify, evaluate and critically analyse cultural, historical and theoretical practices which contextualise your professional practice and further study