Bachelor of Arts (Creative and Critical Writing)
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
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Campus location
Toowoomba, Australia
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
AUD 19,520 / per year *
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Introduction
Become the writer you’d love to read
Want to become a professional writer? Through the Bachelor of Arts (Creative and Critical Writing) you can develop and refine your ability to write engaging works for different audiences and markets. Learn to act creatively and think critically about writing, and produce compelling, professional narratives in fiction and non-fiction. You will experiment with diverse forms, genres, and styles of writing and learn how to conceive, write, edit and proofread your work to a publishable standard.
Industry collaboration
You will work collaboratively with other emerging writers, editors and publishers to produce online and print publications. This major will provide you with an understanding of the art of creative writing, as well as introduce you to the theories and philosophies that inform professional writers and the writing industry.
Further your study
You can extend your study in Creative and Critical Writing, or Editing and Publishing, in our postgraduate programmes: Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing, Master of Arts (Editing and Publishing), or Doctor of Creative Arts.
Admissions
Curriculum
Programme structure
Courses to be studied
- Core courses (4 units)
- plus 2 x 8-unit majors (16 units)
- plus 1 x 4-unit minor or 4 x approved courses (4 units)
Scholarships and Funding
Career Opportunities
Career outcomes
Graduates are equipped for roles across the creative arts and communications sectors, the corporate and community sectors, and as freelancers. You can work as professional writers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, as editors and publishers, journalists, travel writers, scriptwriters, reviewers, corporate writers, workshop facilitators/teachers, media workers, digital copywriters, and more. In addition, the skills you gain - most notably your skills as an expert communicator - are highly sought after across a range of related careers in the arts, business, communications, law, education and the media.