Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
Course code/s: ACCW Melbourne
This course is intended for graduates who wish to develop their skills in the art and craft of writing. For further details see below under Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing.
Details of fees for the course are provided with the application kit.
Duration
The course is one semester full-time or equivalent part-time.
Admission requirements
Applicants must hold either a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma from a tertiary institution of at least three years’ full-time duration (or an equivalent qualification).
Course structure
The course consists of at least 60 credit points from the list of subjects below. No more than 30 credit points may be at first year level and at least 40 credit points must be from List A.
Subject to approval of students’ enrolment by the Course Coordinator, normal prerequisites for the listed subjects will be waived for students in this course.
For further information about creative writing, please contact the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry by email at CACE@latrobe.edu.au or by telephone on (03) 9479 2321.
LIST A
First year subjects (15 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing your own life | ENG1WYL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing for the Media | MST1WFM |
Second year subjects (15 credit points unless otherwise stated)
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Screenwriting Project | CST2ADS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing for Video Non-fiction | MST2WFV |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing for Radio | MST2WFR |
Third year subjects (15 credit points unless otherwise stated)
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Creating Non-fiction | HUS3CNF |
| TE-SEM-1 | Publishing and Editing | MST3PAE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Screenwriting Project | CST3ADS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Theatre Spaces | DRA3TSS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing Fiction | ENG3WFI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing for Video Non-fiction | MST3WFV |
| TE-SEM-2 | English: a User’s Guide | LIN3EUG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Script Development | CST3SED |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing Autobiography | ENG3WAB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing for Radio | MST3WFR |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing Poetry | ENG3WRP |
Subjects not available in 2012
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Persuasion and Public Speech | DRA2PPS |
LIST B
First year subjects (15 credit points)
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | PHI1CRT |
| Professional Writing: words in action | HUS1PWR |
| The Nature of Language and Communication B | LIN1NLB |
Second year subjects (15 credit points unless otherwise stated)
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Modern Drama A | DRA2MOA |
| Narrative Analysis A | ENG2NAA |
| Researching the Media | MST2RTM |
Third year subjects (15 credit points unless otherwise stated)
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Reading Course A | ENG3RCA |
| Reading Course B | ENG3RCB |
| Researching Media Audiences | MST3RMA |
| Semantics and Pragmatics: the Relationship between Meaning and Use | LIN3SEM |
| Syntax: the Relationship between Meaning and Structure | LIN3SYN |
Subjects not available in 2012
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Language, Meaning and Understanding | PHI3LMU |
| Reading Course A | CST3RCA |
| Reading Course B | CST3RCB |
| Screen Criticism | CST2FCR |
| Screenplay as Narrative Form | CST2SCN |
| Storytelling and the Cinema | CST2SAC |
| Writing Internet, Performance | DRA3WIP |
Other List B subjects
With the permission of the coordinator, appropriately qualified students may be permitted to enrol in ENG5WRF - Writing Fiction.