Creative Writing (Graduate Diploma)
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing
Length
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
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
Application
Apply directly to the university by 11 February. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)
Indicative (2012): $12,520 per 120 credit points.
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/postgraduatesPrerequisites
Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)
Additional information
Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
Career opportunities
Graduates have diverse opportunities in professional writing, administration and teaching.