University of Canberra
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing)
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationCreative Writing is staffed by award-winning, industry-active novelists, poets, screenwriters, editors and publishers who’ll help you emerge from your degree with an impressive portfolio of dynamic, creative and professional work. You will employ narrative and the crafting of language to solve problems, engage with communities, and invent new ways of navigating professional and cultural environments, compose imaginative fiction, non-fiction, poetic and screen-based works and, work individually, collaboratively and ethically while building professional relationships in the creative and cultural sectors.
You’ll have the opportunity to experiment in different modes of creative writing, including prose fiction, poetry, writing for young people, screenwriting and narrative non-fiction. You’ll learn to build narratives, craft language and hone your critical skills, and will graduate with a broad and flexible set of skills and knowledge.
Delivery mode
University of Canberra offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- 20 Telita St, Bruce
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
There are non-standard English language requirements for this course. To be eligible, you must have an overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 6.0, a score of not less than 7.0 in both reading and writing, and no band score below 6.0.
If you have certain qualifications from either Australia or New Zealand, you automatically satisfy the UC English language requirements for most undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees.
Examples of qualifications that meet our English language requirements include:
- Australian Year 12 qualifications or comparable
- New Zealand National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) or comparable senior secondary qualifications
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma or Advanced Diploma or comparable post-secondary qualifications
- One full year of Australian tertiary preparation course studies or comparable (e.g. foundation course)
- One full year of Australian tertiary studies at AQF Level 7 or above, including bachelor’s degrees and postgraduate studies, or comparable
If you don’t meet the English language requirements through your previous studies, you’ll need to take an approved English language test and provide the required results to UC before you can enroll:
- (IELTS) score: 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 60
- Pearson Test of Academic English: 50 with no skill score below 50
- Cambridge English Scale: 169 with no sub-score below 169
- OET: No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests
For international students studying an Australian Year 12 qualification, your selection rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors you may be eligible for.
If you’re an international student who has not completed an Australian Year 12, we also recognize a range of other international qualifications for direct entry. These include the NCEA Level 3, the International Baccalaureate (IB), and GCE A Levels, plus other country-specific qualifications.
Admissions and pathways programs:
- English language courses
- International Foundation Studies
- Special consideration
- UC diplomas
Qualifications that can help you automatically meet UC’s English language requirements include:
- ACT Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) or New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) or comparable senior secondary qualifications
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma or Advanced Diploma or comparable post-secondary qualifications
- One full year of Australian tertiary preparation course studies or comparable
- One full year of Australian tertiary studies of AQF Level 7 or above, including bachelor’s degrees and postgraduate studies or comparable
If you don’t meet the English language requirements through your previous studies, you’ll need to take an approved English language test and provide the required results to UC before you can enroll:
- (IELTS) score: 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 60
- Pearson Test of Academic English: 50 with no skill score below 50
- Cambridge English Scale: 169 with no sub-score below 169
- OET: No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests
Course fees
$93,000
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) will prepare you for the following roles.
Author
Authors are professional writers who write books for publication and sale, either fiction or non-fiction. They develop their original ideas into a ...
Editor
An Editor makes changes to written work before it is published. You might correct errors, check facts or reduce the size of a written piece. Editor...
Novelist
Novelists are professional writers who specialise in fictional works of literature. They develop story ideas for novels, then write up the manuscri...
Playwright
Playwrights are specialist writers who write the scripts for plays that are performed at theatre houses, festivals, and live events. They write bot...
Screenwriter
Screenwriters are professional writers who write the scripts for movies, television programs, streaming shows, and video games. They may write thei...
Writer
A Writer writes fiction and nonfiction pieces for a range of purposes. You might specialise in a particular type of writing such as poetry, short s...
Scriptwriter
Scriptwriters are specialist writers who write scripts for movies, TV programs, online games, streaming shows, and corporate video. They may develo...
About University of Canberra
Dynamic and vibrant, the University of Canberra (UC) is embedded deep in the soul of Canberra, the Australian capital. Canberra is a place where ideas are born, creativity is explored and opportunity is created.
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