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This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.

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Professional Writing Placement

Undergraduate | CUR-PWP323 | 2019

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Put your writing voice to the test in a real-world workplace. Generate content to fit the public or private sector. Reflect on your work with staff and your fellow students. Expose yourself to challenges unique to the professional writing world.

Study method
Online & on-campus
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Professional Writing Placement

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. apply professional writing and editing skills in a workplace context
    2. work independently and collaboratively to develop ideas and policies and manage practical workplace issues
    3. critically reflect on and evaluate professional writing and associated work placement tasks and issues.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Others

Professional practice is available to final year students in a degree with a Professional Writing and Publishing major. You must have written subject coordinator approval prior to enrolling in this subject.

Additional requirements

  • Placement requirements - Includes Placement

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

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