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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:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
CMN116 Japanese C
CMN117 In-country Japanese Studies A
CMN246 Japanese E
CMN247 Japanese F
CMN260 Community and Primary Healthcare
CMN266 Leadership in Clinical Practice

PLUS select 2 courses from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
CMN213 Independent Study
CMN320 Advanced Health Assessment
EGL201 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
EGL385 Playing with Genre

*Available to be studied online

Minor (4)

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

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
CMN116 Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN117 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN247 Writing the Short Story
CMN260 Writing Poetry