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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 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts
CMN117 Teaching Senior Secondary English
CMN246 Diversity and Inclusion
CMN247 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
CMN260 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
CMN266 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN213 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
CMN320 The Psychology of Learning
EGL201 Using Data for Learning
EGL285 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged

Minor (4)

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

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN117 Playing with Genre
CMN247 Writing for Young Adults
CMN260 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book