This course is a major within the Graduate Diploma of Arts, focusing on the discipline of creative writing.

 

In this course you will gain the knowledge and techniques that writers need in the age of digital communication and entertainment. You'll develop skills across various writing styles, including fiction, poetry and experimental and emerging genres. You’ll benefit from the advice of Curtin’s experienced tutors – many are acclaimed authors – and through critical engagement with your creative peer group.

 

Creative writing develops transferrable skills that are important to a range of language and communication-focused careers. You’ll learn how to consider and communicate issues from various perspectives, and, under the supervision of an experienced academic staff member, undertake a major project that can serve as a key piece in your portfolio of creative work.

 

This graduate diploma is part of a tiered postgraduate program, which means that you can choose to exit the program at the graduate certificate level (after completing the units required for that qualification). After completing this course, you can apply to study for your Master of Arts in Creative Writing.