School of Culture & Communication Creative Writing

Creative Writing undergraduate courses

Information for current students

Courses

Creative Writing subjects can be undertaken as part of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. A major in Creative Writing is offered. Creative Writing students enrolled in a Bachelor of Creative Arts (pre-2008) should contact the School of Culture and Communication with any questions about their enrolment.

Subjects

Please note: not all subjects are offered every year.

Full subject descriptions are available on the University of Melbourne Handbook.

Subject title and code Coordinator

First year

106-105 Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice Assoc Prof Kevin Brophy, Grant Caldwell and Assoc Prof Robyn Ferrell
   

Second year

106-202 Short Fiction Assoc Prof Kevin Brophy and Grant Caldwell
106-225 Writing for Real Assoc Prof Robyn Ferrell
106-235 Creative Non Fiction Dr Tony Birch
106-236 Script for Performance Karen Corbett
760-237 Poetry Assoc Prof Kevin Brophy and Grant Caldwell
106-238 Experimental Fiction To be advised
   

Third year

 
106-310 Novels  
106-311 Travel, Landscape and Place Dr Tony Birch
106-312 Thinking Writing Assoc Prof Robyn Ferrell
106-362 Encounters with Writing Assoc Prof Kevin Brophy and Assoc Prof Robyn Ferrell
106-363 Writing For Theatre Karen Corbett
106-364 Poetry and Poetics Assoc Prof Kevin Brophy and Philip Salom
106-365 Diaries/Journals and Autobiography To be advised
106-366 Writing Through Character Philip Salom
   

Third year optional subjects
760-302 Text and Editor: Practice and Theory Philip Salom
760-253 Theory and Practice of Fiction Grant Caldwell
760-320 Advanced Scriptwriting for Theatre Karen Corbett
760-328 Advanced Screen Writing Assoc Prof Kevin Brophy
760-330 Poetry, Poetics and Poetic Forms Philip Salom
106-366 Writing through Character Philip Salom
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