Master of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing

Western Sydney University

About

The Writing and Society Research Centre offers a challenging, rigorous degree combining criticism and creativity leading to a Master of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing.

The Master of Arts (MA) takes advantage of the unique strengths of the Centre which includes internationally renowned literary scholars, novelists, poets and translators, an important literary publishing house (Giramondo), the preeminent literary review in Australia (the Sydney Review of Books), and access to the vibrant literary culture currently emerging from Western Sydney and gaining national attention.

The MA links theory and practice, and students can either concentrate on critical or creative work, or work with both forms.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended sequence

Full-time Start year Intake

One unit from the pool units below

Code	Name
102220	Applied Methods in Literary Studies and Creative Writing

One unit from the pool units below

Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Literature and Creative Writing after the successful completion of 40 credit points of study.

1833 - Graduate Certificate in Literature and Creative Writing

One unit from the pool units below

Code	Name
102222	Applied Practice in Literary Studies and Creative Writing

One unit from the pool units below

Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Diploma in Literature and Creative Writing after the successful completion of 80 credit points of study.

1832 - Graduate Diploma in Literature and Creative Writing

Students who wish to pursue higher study at a doctoral level can apply for entry into the Masters of Research and apply for up to 80 credit points of advanced standing after successfully completing the Year 1 units.

Code	Name
102255	Masters Project

Full-time Mid year Intake

Recommended sequence

One unit from the pool units below

Code	Name
102222	Applied Practice in Literary Studies and Creative Writing

One unit from the pool units below

Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Literature and Creative Writing after the successful completion of 40 credit points of study.

1833 - Graduate Certificate in Literature and Creative Writing

One unit from the pool units below

Code	Name
102220	Applied Methods in Literary Studies and Creative Writing

One unit from the pool units below

Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Diploma in Literature and Creative Writing after the successful completion of 80 credit points of study.

1832 - Graduate Diploma in Literature and Creative Writing

Code	Name
102255	Masters Project

Pool Units

Four of the five pool units will be offered each year on a rotating basis.

Code	Name
102602	Gender and Genre

Code	Name
102581	Literary Theory

Code	Name
102500	Writing and Form

Code	Name
102497	Writing and Ideas

Code	Name
102498	Writing Practice and Tradition

Code	Name
102499	Writing Process

Code	Name
102501	Writing, Sounds, Images, Texts

The timeline for part-time students over four years will involve all coursework units listed above to be completed prior to the commencement of the Masters Project. In normal circumstances the coursework units will be completed by the end of the second year of a part time degree, although this can be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Institution