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K28 Bachelor of Writing

The Bachelor of Writing will provide a common identity for students sharing a passion for writing. It will enable students to develop skills in many diverse genres of writing as well as nurture a capacity for creativity. The degree is both flexible and diverse.  Students will be able to study several areas of writing and publishing including autobiography and biography, poetry, drama, fiction, writing therapy, community writing, scriptwriting as well as technical, scientific and business report writing. There is also the opportunity to work in additional complementary fields such as Journalism, Editing, Literature including Children's Literature, History, Politics and the Environment.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University Admission requirements apply.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE
 
YEAR ONE
Students must complete the following core units:
WRT1101 Language and Writing 15
WRT1103 Creativity and Writing 15
 
Plus 60 credit points selected from:
CMM1104 Writing for the Media * 15
CMM1108 Communications and Digital Technology * 15
FAV1101 Introduction to Digital Video * 15
IMM1122 Publishing on the World Wide Web * 15
WRT1110 Introduction to Editing 15
 
* denotes a unit serving multiple majors.

Students must choose TWO first-year electives or TWO units from their second major (or minor where applicable) if their second major (or minor) is in a different degree.

YEAR TWO / YEAR THREE UNITS
Students must choose a minimum of SIX units from the following majors and may supplement with TWO electives.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 4/30/2009 VET: 4/30/2009