University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of English / Creative Writing / Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing 2010

Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing GradDipCW
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 055324C
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or up to 3 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English or Australian Literature, or equivalent.
Candidates are required to submit a portfolio of 1500 - 3000 words of prose or 10 - 15 pages of poetry with their application.

Completion Requirements

 
6 units of study (totalling 36 credit points) of which a minimum of 4 units must be taken from the Creative Writing program.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
ENGL 6027 M Litt Treatise Part 1 1, 2 12
ENGL 6028 M Litt Treatise Part 2 1, 2 12
ENGL 6907 Essay (English) 1, 2 6
ENGL 6901 Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop 2 6
ENGL 6902 Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop 1 6
ENGL 6959 Children's Writing Workshop 1 6
ENGL 6936 Writers at Work: Fiction 2 6
ENGL 6944 Writers at Work: Poetry 1 6
ENGL 6969 Writers at Work: Screenwriters 2 6
ENGL 6975 Translators at Work 1 6
ENGL 6908 Creative Writing: Supervised Project 1,2 6
ENGL 6940 English Exchange 1 1,2 6
ENGL 6941 English Exchange 2 1,2 6
ENGL 6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop 1 6
ENGL 6986 Advanced Workshop: Poetry 2 6
ENGL 6987 Advanced Workshop: Novel 2 6
ENGL 6988 Advanced Workshop: Scriptwriting 2 6
ENGL 6990 The Art of the Screenplay 1,11 6
MECO 6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism 2 6
ENGL 6929 Dissertation Part 1 1, 2 6
ENGL 6930 Dissertation Part 2 1, 2 6
ENGL 6933 Twentieth Century Confessional Writing 2 6
ENGL 6935 Research Essay 1, 2 6
ENGL 6937 Major Movements in Contemporary Prose 1 6
ENGL 6945 Major Movements in Contemporary Poetry 2 6
ICLS 6901 Literary Comparison: History and Methods 1 6
ICLS 6902 Comparative Studies and Literary Debates 2 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
1
Semester 1
01 Mar
26 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
26 Jul
20 Nov
2010
11
Winter Main
28 Jun
18 Jul
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information

Further Study

 
Candidates in the Graduate Diploma program may choose to transfer to the Masters program with full credit once they have passed the required units.