Narrative Nonfiction
UndergraduateCUR-PWP2102025
Reflect the spirit of the times in your creative writing. Play with non-fiction, opinion and magazine forms. Use your writing to address cultural touchstones like music, television, cinema and sports. Build an awareness of changing genres and issues.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 24 Aug 2025
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 1 Sept 2025
- Price from
- $2,346
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Narrative Nonfiction
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- identify and describe the characteristics of selected narrative nonfiction genres, forms and styles
- experiment with a variety of writing techniques, genres and forms
- critically analyse the writing techniques, genres and forms used in contemporary narrative nonfiction, including your own work
- evaluate the role and significance of narrative nonfiction genres and styles in reflecting contemporary issues
- Introduction to narrative nonfiction, which is a genre that uses styles and techniques from fiction in order to create factual narratives. Narrative nonfiction can include feature writing, personal essays, memoir, biography and more.
This subject was previously known as Writing the Zeitgeist.
This subject introduces you to narrative nonfiction, including its role and significance in telling true stories and reflecting contemporary issues. You will explore, analyse, and experiment with a range of written narrative nonfiction forms including feature articles and flash nonfiction. The aim of the subject is to provide you with a critical understanding of the influence of narrative nonfiction in contemporary life, to provide practice in writing in a variety of forms, and to enhance awareness of changing genres, styles, and issues.
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- Presentation (30%)
- Short artefact (short nonfiction) (30%)
- Long artefact (feature article) (40%)
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Entry requirements
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Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Arts (Digital and Social Media) (Professional Writing and Publishing)
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Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Professional Writing and Publishing)
UndergraduateCUR-FAP-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing and Publishing)
UndergraduateCUR-PWP-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) (Professional Writing and Publishing)
UndergraduateCUR-CWP-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing and Publishing) (Visual Culture)
UndergraduateCUR-PVC-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Digital and Social Media)
UndergraduateCUR-NET-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (English and Cultural Studies)
UndergraduateCUR-ENG-DEG
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