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Creative Writing and Publishing

The Creative Writing major gives you hands-on experience in writing, editing and publishing.

You’ll study the fundamentals of creative writing craft, explore your own writing style and learn the tools of the publishing industry. With a choice of electives, you can specialise in writing for youth, writing for the illustrated book, or online publication.

Career opportunities

Author, editor, publisher, educator, professional writer, journalist

Major (8)

For a major in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Numerical Analysis
CMN117 Individual Learner Needs
CMN246 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
CMN247 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
CMN260 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
CMN266 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN213 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
CMN320 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
EGL201 Diversity and Inclusion
EGL285 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum

Minor (4)

For a minor in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
CMN117 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
CMN247 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
CMN260 The Psychology of Learning