Writing
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Introduction
The School of Arts offers distinctive programs in Writing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These programs are relevant to many employment areas and provide a constructive framework for pursuing both professional and creative interests in the art and craft of writing.
In Writing programs at UNE, you can explore:
- Reading and writing popular genres (eg travel writing)
- Reading and writing non-fiction
- Literary creative writing
- Children’s literature and media
- Media-based writing
- Writing for radio
- Research and writing for audiovisual media (eg documentary)
- Reviewing and arts-based writing
- News and advertising
- Rhetoric and public affairs
- Professional and industry-oriented writing
- Reports, proposals and other organisational communications
- Publishing and editing
- Academic and scholarly writing
- Convergences of print, audiovisual and electronic media
- Writing for the web
Students may also take an internship – through the UNE ‘Workready’ unit (WORK 300/500) – in a relevant field and have it count towards their qualification.
Undergraduate
If you are interested in pursuing a major in Writing, you may do so either in the Bachelor of Media and Communications or in the Bachelor of Arts.
Details of these courses and the majors within them are provided in the Course and Unit Catalogue.
The Bachelor of Media and Communications has a major in ‘Writing and Publishing’. This major represents just over half the number of units needed to complete the degree, that is 78 out of a total of 144 credit points.
The Bachelor of Arts has a major called ‘Writing’, which is 48 credit points in the degree of 144 credit points.
These majors develop knowledge of a range of genres and help students become skilled and versatile writers.
Postgraduate Coursework
Studies in Writing are part of several UNE postgraduate coursework programs.
- For the Graduate Certificate in Writing, please see the Course and Unit Catalogue.
- Writing units in this field contribute to the Graduate Certificate in Arts and the Graduate Diploma in Humanities.
- In the coursework Master of Arts, there is a ‘Writing’ major. Writing units may also be taken as electives if you are studying a different major.
Higher Degree Research
Higher degree research may be undertaken in Media and Communications at UNE, either by traditional thesis or in ‘Creative Practice’, with supervision, in the Master of Arts (Honours) and PhD programs. Please see our postgraduate information pages for more details.
Courses
Bachelor degrees
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Media and Communications
Postgraduate
Graduate Certificate of Writing
Master of Arts (Writing Major)
Master of Arts (Honours) and PhD
Units
(Some new or amended units pending approval)
The following is a general list of the units from the School of Arts that contribute to the Writing area. Please note that more specific information about
the unit requirements for particular courses and majors is available on the Course and Unit Catalogue.
Introductory level units
These units are offered every year:
COMM 120 Media Studies: An Introduction
COMM 121 Internet Studies
ENCO 100 Communication Skills: Composition
ENCO 102 Introduction to Writing in Genres
Advanced level units
Undergraduate units here are at the 300 level; coursework postgraduate units are at the 500 level.
Normally, each unit on this list is offered once every two years. This arrangement allows us to offer a wider range of units overall.
COMM 315/COMM 515 Children's Media
COMM 321/COMM 521 Advertising and Information
COMM 323/COMM 523 Digital Media and Interactive Entertainment
COMM 332/COMM 532 News: Content and Practice
COMM 381/COMM 581 Documentary: Australian and International
ECT 303/ECT 503 Research in Writing
ENCO 306/ENCO 506 Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts
ENCO 309/ENCO 509 Writing Non-Fiction: Interpreting the Truth
ENCO 310/ENCO 510 Children's Literature: Picture Books and Fantasy
ENCO 328/528 Journalism and Literature
ENCO 329/ENCO 529 Publishing and Editing
ENGL 304/ENGL 504 Critical and Creative Writing through Literature
THEA 321 Scriptwriting for the Theatre
Project-based units that may count towards media and communications, with staff approval
ARTS 301 Research and Professional Practice
ARTS 302 Creative Work and Reflection?
ARTS 502 Dissertation Unit
WORK 300/500 Professional Skills Development
Careers
Advertising/Copywriting
Public relations
Journalism (with appropriate related qualifications)
Professional and organisational writing in both the private and public sectors
Media-based writing
Scriptwriting - political/theatrical (TV; drama)
Research positions in cultural institutions (eg, museums, art galleries)
Teaching (with appropriate related qualification)
Professional communication consultancy
Ghostwriting
Partnerships, Networks and Industry Links
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Austlit: The Resource for Australian Literature
Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Australian Publishers Association
Australia Council for the Arts
Australian Association of Writing Programs
Australian Postgraduate Writers Network
Australian Horror Writers Association
Australian Speculative Fiction
Australian Society of Travel Writers
Institute of Professional Editors
Contacts
Several staff members in the School of Arts teach into the Writing Program, depending which particular program is offered. Staff members who can be contacted for information relating to Writing are:
Dr Jeremy Fisher
Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Writing and the Writing Major in the Master of Arts
jfishe23@une.edu.au
Tel 02 6773 2600
Helena Davies
Administrative Assistant for Writing
hdavies@une.edu.au Tel (02) 6773 2534