Writing the Natural World: Bodies and Landscapes, Art and Science

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subjects, students will be able to:

  1. Analyse and evaluate different readerships and audiences within the creative nonfiction market
  2. Identify and analyse practices and techniques of producing creative nonfiction
  3. Conduct research appropriate to nonfiction writing
  4. Apply practical and conceptual knowledge to creative written work
  5. Critique and evaluate your own research and creative writing processes
  6. Provide constructive feedback on students’ writing in a workshop context

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Prior study

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

• MAQ-ENGX233 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-ENGX2033-Concepts and Practice in Fiction and Poetry

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-ENGX332 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

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.