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Creative Writing and Publishing

The Creative Writing major gives you hands-on experience in writing, editing and publishing.

You’ll study the fundamentals of creative writing craft, explore your own writing style and learn the tools of the publishing industry. With a choice of electives, you can specialise in writing for youth, writing for the illustrated book, or online publication.

Career opportunities

Author, editor, publisher, educator, professional writer, journalist

Major (8)

For a major in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Education Research an Introduction
CMN117 Research Methods in Education
CMN246 Professional Learning
CMN247 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
CMN260 Leadership for Learning Communities
CMN266 Assessment: Principles and Practices

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN213 Interlanguage Phonology
CMN320 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
EGL201 Designing an Education Research Proposal
EGL285 Professional Learning

Minor (4)

For a minor in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
CMN117 Pedagogies for Engagement
CMN247 Contemporary Issues in Education
CMN260 Second Language Acquisition and Learning