Professional Writing (2022)

The Master of Professional Writing offers a research-led and strongly practice-based qualification in professional and creative writing. Students have the opportunity to include a writing internship and all MPW students will be offered an on-campus professional writing mentor, who will provide professional advice and direct students towards on-campus writing opportunities. Candidates for the Creative Writing Thesis are selected on the basis of assessment of a portfolio of work; students accepted for the Creative Writing Thesis complete a book-length manuscript of publishable standard.


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  • Prescriptions for the PGCert(ProfWrit), PGDip(ProfWrit) and MPW

    To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in the MPW, a student must have completed either:

    a) a bachelors degree (or equivalent) with at least a B grade average across the 300 level papers, or

    b) a bachelors degree with Honours (or equivalent) with at least second class honours (second division).

    Students must complete 180 points from approved 500 level papers, and either a 120 point thesis, a 90 point thesis, a 60 point dissertation, or a 30 point dissertation.

    Students who are ineligible to continue with the Degree may be eligible to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate.

  • 500 Level

    Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location
    APPLN501Research Methods in Applied Linguistics30.022A (Hamilton)
    The overall aim of this paper is to provide students with a critical awareness of a range of issues and skills associated with carrying out research in the area of applied linguistics.
    CWRIT594Creative Writing Thesis120.022X (Hamilton)
    This paper will provide students the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an independent and original creative writing manuscript, while receiving supervision and peer feedback within a creative workshop environment. Students are selected by portfolio assessment: application portfolios due by the first Friday in June.
    LCOMM583Leadership, Communication and Transformation30.022A (Hamilton)
    Our focus in this paper will be on leadership communication, or the ways leaders and followers interact and the ways leaders attempt to create and shape meanings through images and words. We will also explore a range of ideas about what it means to lead and the assumptions, beliefs, and values embedded and shaped in diverse leaders...
    MEDIA501Critical and Creative Approaches to Research30.022A (Hamilton), 22A (Online) & 22B (Online)
    This paper identifies the constraints and freedoms of research methods, and places a strong emphasis on research as an intellectual, theoretical, and processual activity as well as the roles of interdisciplinary projects in creating unique methodological and conceptual media research.
    MEDIA507Theory and Research in Action30.022B (Hamilton)
    Have you got a topic you are passionate about to research? This supervised paper provides students the opportunity to engage with primary texts in preparation for writing their dissertation. You will explore research design frameworks which will support the completion of a robust dissertation.
    WRITE501Writing for Publication30.022A (Hamilton)
    Writing for Publication will focus on writing for professional publication, examining the modes, standards and practices associated with different forms of published output. Students will read examples from a variety of fields, including fiction and creative non-fiction, writing for advertising and digital media, and scholarly/acad...
    WRITE503Professional Writing Internship30.022X (Hamilton)
    This paper allows students to gain professional writing experience in the workplace, under the guidance of an academic supervisor and the specialist supervision of a workplace mentor.
    WRITE590Directed Study30.022A (Hamilton) & 22B (Hamilton)
    This paper involves an independent but guided writing project on a topic of the student's choice.
    WRITE591Dissertation30.022X (Hamilton)
    This paper will provide graduate students with the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise a writing-focused dissertation, under appropriate supervision and guidance.
    WRITE592Dissertation60.022X (Hamilton)
    This paper will provide students with the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an extended writing-focused dissertation, under appropriate supervision and guidance.
    WRITE593Professional Writing Thesis90.022X (Hamilton)
    This paper will provide students the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an independent thesis focussed on a specialised field of writing studies, under appropriate supervision and guidance.
    WRITE594Professional Writing Thesis120.022X (Hamilton)
    This paper will provide students the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an extended and independent thesis focussed on a specialised field of writing studies, under appropriate supervision.
  • 900 Level

    Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location
    CWRIT900Creative Writing PhD Thesis120.022I (Hamilton), 22J (Hamilton), 22K (Hamilton) & 22X (Hamilton)
    No description available.

2022 Catalogue of Papers information current as of : 29 November 2023 7:52pm

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