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 APPLN501 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 30.0 22A (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. CWRIT594 Creative Writing Thesis 120.0 22X (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. LCOMM583 Leadership, Communication and Transformation 30.0 22A (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... MEDIA501 Critical and Creative Approaches to Research 30.0 22A (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. MEDIA507 Theory and Research in Action 30.0 22B (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. WRITE501 Writing for Publication 30.0 22A (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... WRITE503 Professional Writing Internship 30.0 22X (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. WRITE590 Directed Study 30.0 22A (Hamilton) & 22B (Hamilton) This paper involves an independent but guided writing project on a topic of the student's choice. WRITE591 Dissertation 30.0 22X (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. WRITE592 Dissertation 60.0 22X (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. WRITE593 Professional Writing Thesis 90.0 22X (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. WRITE594 Professional Writing Thesis 120.0 22X (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 CWRIT900 Creative Writing PhD Thesis 120.0 22I (Hamilton), 22J (Hamilton), 22K (Hamilton) & 22X (Hamilton) No description available.
2022 Catalogue of Papers information current as of : 29 November 2023 7:52pm