Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing)
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing)
Overview The Creative Writing major provides you with an understanding of the practice of creative writing, as well as introduce you to the ideas, theories, and philosophies that inform professional writers and the writing industry. Experiment with diverse forms, genres, and styles of writing and learn how to conceive, write,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
- The Creative Writing major provides you with an understanding of the practice of creative writing, as well as introduce you to the ideas, theories, and philosophies that inform professional writers and the writing industry.
- Experiment with diverse forms, genres, and styles of writing and learn how to conceive, write, edit, and proofread your work to a publishable standard.
- Learn to think critically about how, why, where and when we write about experiences, landscapes or people; how to write creatively and critically; and how to produce compelling, professional narratives in both fiction and non-fiction.
- You will join a vibrant and active online and on-campus community that will connect you with local and national writing communities.
Further study
Extend your study in Creative Writing in UniSQ’s Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing, the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Master of Research.
Career outcomes
- Graduates are equipped for various roles across the creative and communications industries, as freelancers, or in corporate and community sectors such as arts, business, communications, law, education, and the media.
- Careers may include professional writer (fiction, non-fiction, or poetry), editor, publisher, travel writer, script writer, reviewer, corporate writer, game writer, workshop facilitator/teaches, media worker, digital copywriter, and the like.
Other majors
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Archaeology (Extended)
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Criminology & Criminal Justice (Extended)
- English Literature
- First Nations Australia
- History
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Legal Studies
- Social Justice & Entrepreneurship
You can also choose from cross-degree majors, such as
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Counselling
- Drama
- Environment and Sustainability
- Music
- Physiology and Human Movement
- Psychology (12-unit)
- Visual Arts Curation
- or from a list of 4-unit minors to create your unique degree.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have Australian year 12 level or equivalent.
Students from different country must have qualifications equivalent to Australia.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.0 and no individual band score of less than 5.5; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 80 and no individual skills score of less than 19; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 50 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 169 with no less than 162 in each skill.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1         QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242         Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243         Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
