Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

• an undergraduate degree in any discipline with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent.

Meeting this requirement does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

• prior academic performance; and
• relevance of previous studies.

Months of entry

February, July

Course content

The Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing is designed to provide students with a vocational qualification where students take Creative Writing and Publishing and Editing subjects as part of their professional development. The degree demonstrates the links and shared skills between writer, editor and publisher as well as between fiction and non-fiction writing.

On completion of the two-year Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing program, students with a 75% average pass, that have completed CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1 and CWRI90016 Creative Writing Thesis Part 2, and completed ARTS90032 Research Principles and Practices Graduate, will be eligible to apply for entry to a PhD.