Foundations in Narrative
PostgraduateMAQ-ENGX80102026
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 15 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $3,195
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Foundations in Narrative
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Develop and demonstrate creative writing and close reading skills in relation to concepts, craft and technique.
- Plan, write, edit and rewrite creative works in the genre of short story.
- Analyse and evaluate the work of others in writing communities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Australian and international literature and creative writing.
- Evaluate their learning in relation to their reading and writing of creative texts.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics will be provided in the study materials.
In this unit students develop their creative writing practice across one or more writing genres, drafting new creative work in the genres of the short story or novel chapter. Students extend their skills both in the crafting and the analysis of the craft of writing, and practice close reading skills. New approaches to craft and technique or genre are explored, and students reflect upon and interrogate their writing and writing process. Analysis and evaluation of published creative works and contemporary narrative studies inform and enlarge students’ writing skills and technical vocabularies. At the end of the unit students will have drafted, workshopped and written a new creative work in their chosen genre.
- Potfolio (40%)
- Creative work (minor) (20%)
- Creative Work (Major) (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Others
Admission to Master of Creative Writing
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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