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Writing Creative Non-Fiction

Undergraduate | CUR-PWP310 | 2018

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Enter genres including the memoir and the personal essay. Question where character, story and style intersect when writing creative non-fiction. Shape your own creative non-fiction piece. Draw on what you’ve learnt about the genre and its conventions.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
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Writing Creative Non-Fiction

About this subject

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

    1. identify and describe the generic characteristics and conventions of creative non-fiction
    2. apply the generic characteristics and conventions of creative non-fiction to the design and creation of a new work of creative non-fiction
    3. critique and evaluate creative non-fiction texts, peer creative production and personal creative practice
    4. analyse the range of ethical and cross-cultural issues involved in writing creatively about real people.

Entry requirements

Prior study

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

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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