Creative Writing (Graduate Diploma)
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing
Length
1 year
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This course is designed for graduates who wish to develop or extend their skills in the area of creative writing, and for those interested in pursuing creative writing for the first time. Within the course, creative writing is regarded as a craft practised professionally in many domains - writing directly for publication, the stage, electronic media, desktop publishing, and specialised forms of communication including professional non-fiction. It also encompasses editing, and may include writing media releases and brochures for official or commercial purposes. Creative writing is also an area for personal satisfaction, encompassing fiction, memoir and verse.
Course structure
Students select from a range of practical and theoretical electives totalling 120 credit points. Practical subjects can include Screenwriting Project, Writing for Radio, Writing Fiction, Script Development and Publishing and Editing; theoretical subjects can include Researching the Media and Screen Criticism.
Contact hours
Approximately 9 contact hours per week, if studying full-time.
Subject details
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)
19 860
Scholarships
A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduatesSelection
IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or
TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or
TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or
TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or
Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from La Trobe Melbourne; or
Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
An Australian Bachelor's degree or approved international equivalent.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
Graduates have diverse opportunities in professional writing, administration and teaching.