Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Writing

includes:

Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Writing
AQF level 5

Awards

Academic Senate has approved the following awards for conferral at graduation on a testamur:

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Availability

Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Writing (1022CR)

Online - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Writing

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) OR

A completed AQF Certificate III (or higher) qualification OR

A completed Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies OR

Work experience, within the same industry as the course profile, of at least two years full time or equivalent, evidenced by a detailed resume

AND

Standard English Language Proficiency requirements

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Standard credit policy applies.

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Students must complete two compulsory subjects, and select two subjects from the restricted electives list. There are no Intensive Schools for subjects in this course.

Compulsory Subjects:

Plus two electives:

  • COM120 Reasoning and Writing
  • LIT101 Language and Text
  • COM132 Writing and Producing for the Digital Age
  • IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
  • LIT124 Childrens Literature
  • LIT220 Writing for Stage and Screen
  • WRT301 Life Writing

Enrolment Pattern

Compulsory Subjects:

LIT111 Texts and Meaning (30)
LIT221 Creative Writing (60)

Plus two electives from this list:

LIT124 Childrens Literature (30)
LIT220 Writing for Stage and Screen (30)
COM132 Writing and Producing for the Digital Age (30)
COM120 Reasoning and Writing (30, 60, 90)
LIT101 Language and Text (30, 90)
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country (30, 60, 90)
WRT301 Life Writing (60)

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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