GraduateCommunications & Media
Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma of Creative Writing teaches emerging writers to understand and develop their craft in a small community of writers. The focus is on developing creativity and writing skills, and providing expert training for those aiming for professional publication. Students are encouraged to experiment, hone their writing proficiency, and develop a technical vocabulary for critiquing their own work and the work of others. Specialist units engage with novel and short story writing, literary and popular fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction (memoir, writing about place, personal essay), and manuscript development. This is a Macquarie University (Sydney) course. This award is part of Macquarie's Master of Creative Writing course family, listed and administered together with the Master of Creative Writing on the university's official course page.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Full time: 1 year. See the official Macquarie course page for the full unit-by-unit structure
Admissions
AQF level 8 bachelor honours or graduate diploma qualification in a related field or recognised equivalent, or meet two of: an AQF level 7 bachelor's qualification in a related field, approved work experience or professional certification, or an AQF level 7 bachelor's qualification with a WAM of 65.
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