Master of Writing MWrit

at University of Canterbury

Within the MWRIT you will complete 180 points of coursework, including one 60-point project.
 

This can be completed in 1 year or up to 18 months of full-time study, or up to 3 years part-time.
 

MWRIT requires 180 points of coursework, with two compulsory courses:

• WRIT401 Advanced Reading and Writing

• WRIT680 Extended Writing Project

And a choice of:

• WRIT402 Professional Writing and/or WRIT403 Creative Writing, and

• 30 points (or 60 if only doing one of WRIT402 or WRIT403) from 400 or 600-level English courses, or another subject approved by the Head of Department

You should have achieved at least a B Grade Point Average in 300-level courses in your undergraduate degree, which should have also had a strong written component.
 

English language competency requirements for teaching qualifications
 

You must provide evidence of your English language skills with equivalent or better results in one of the following approved tests within the past three years:
 

FEES (NZD) 2022    180pt    Special (Set) Programme Fee    $42,300

Graduates of this applied Master’s degree will be able to:
 

• apply advanced skills in writing to a range of professional, technical, organisational, community, and creative contexts;

• write effectively within a range of registers and genres, and for a range of purposes;

• respond to the requirements of different audiences and media;

• engage the creative dimensions of professional writing and the professional dimensions of creative writing;

• undertake research relevant to their writing tasks;

• analyse critically the writing of others and apply what they discover to their own writing;

• provide editorial advice for other writers;

• understand and articulate the implications of being a writer in Aotearoa New Zealand/Niu Sila, especially in regard to te ao me te reo Māori, and the Pasifika philosophy of teu le va.