Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing

at Deakin University

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing, students must complete 8 credit points of study comprising:
 

• 1 core unit
• 4 course electives from list A
• 3 credit points of electives chosen from units within the specialisations of the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or the Master of Communication or the core or electives of the Master of Creative Arts including ACC700 Communication and Creative Arts Internship
• Academic Integrity AAI018
• Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

Admission Requirements Specific Entry will be based on performance in:
 

• a Bachelor Degree in any discipline OR
• a Graduate Certificate in any discipline OR
• at least two years of relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent)

IELTS / English language requirements
Please note that English language requirements exist for entry to this course and you will be required to meet the English language level requirement that is applicable in the year of your commencement of studies.

Estimated tuition fee - full-fee paying place
$33,800 for 1 yr full-time AUD

The 'Estimated tuition fee' is provided as a guide only based on a typical enrolment of students completing this course in the same year they started. The cost will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the length of your course and any approved Recognition of Prior Learning.

Graduates develop their writing skills through exposure to a range of different forms and genres. They consider how their own writing sits alongside other similar forms and can articulate the similarities and differences. They develop high-level creative and critical writing skills and the capacity to undertake independent and collaborative research. Writing and literature graduates have gone on to win awards like the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award Melbourne Prize for Literature for their published works.