Professional Writing (2023)

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

• 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
  ALPSS590	Directed Study	30.0	23X (Hamilton)
  This paper allows students from the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences to undertake research on a specific topic related to their major under the guidance of academic staff.
  APPLN501	Research Methods in Applied Linguistics	30.0	23A (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	23X (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.
  LLTED522	Teaching Writers	30.0	23A (Online)
  This paper provides an opportunity for participants to build a professional community in which they critically consider theories, discourses, and experiences that influence writers and teachers of writing. This class layers conceptual and practical elements of writing and teaching writers, and participants are expected to develop d...
  LLTED523	The Joy and Disruption of Children's Literature	30.0	23B (Online)
  In this paper we engage with the depth and traditions of current scholarship in the field of children's literature using texts from a wide range of contexts. The course begins by covering a wide scope of current issues in children's literature and ends with an opportunity for students to gain deep knowledge of a topic of their choi...
  MEDIA501	Critical and Creative Approaches to Research	30.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23B (Hamilton)
  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	23A (Hamilton) & 23B (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.
  MEDIA508	Creative Practice Research	30.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23B (Hamilton)
  Are you a creative practitioner that wants to experiment with practice-led research? This supervised paper offers a site for experimentation and development of a practical project to be included in a final dissertation.
  WRITE501	Writing for Publication	30.0	23A (Hamilton)
  This paper explores different forms of published output, including poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction, writing for advertising, digital and print media, and essays/features. WRITE501 addresses research, drafting, editing and proof-reading, and issues such as privacy, defamation and informed consent.
  WRITE503	Professional Writing Internship	30.0	23X (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.
  WRITE546	Creative Writing: Writing and Embodiment	30.0	23A (Hamilton)
  A writing-intensive paper focused on the ways in which 'embodiment' is key in generating vital characters, shaping dramatic narratives, and crafting resonant sentences aware of the sensory impact of language.
  WRITE591	Dissertation	30.0	23X (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	23X (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	23X (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	23X (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	23I (Hamilton), 23J (Hamilton), 23K (Hamilton) & 23X (Hamilton)
  No description available.