Master of Arts (Creative Writing) (10710)

UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.

In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.

Contact Future Students for more information.This research degree is designed for published creative writers in any genre who wish to advance their academic and creative skills.

Extracted from Master of Arts (Creative Writing) rules

3. The field of study for the Master of Arts (Creative Writing) is creative writing in English in any genre approved by the Board.

4.(1) A full-time student must submit to the Board for approval the details of the thesis and the literary form of the creative writing within four months of the date of first enrolment in the course or, if the enrolment is part-time or a mixture of full- and part-time, the equivalent as determined by the Board.

(2) The approval of the Board is required for any significant changes to the details submitted under (1).

5. A student must present for examination—

(a) a piece or pieces of creative writing of prose, poetry or drama, the word limit of which is determined by the Head of the School of Humanities and approved by the Board, which demonstrates technical accomplishment and imaginative resource;

and

(b) a thesis of at least 15,000 words on a topic related to one or more aspects of the work presented under (a).

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.