Creative Writing
Master
Overview
About this course
Prioritise your development as a creative writer, reader, and thinker. Learn core skills of creative writing, structuring, and editing in our multi-genre writing workshops, while gaining a deep understanding of practice-based research methods and industry practices for creative writers.
Who is it for?
Those seeking creative writing skills, knowledge of literature and the literary world, and expert guidance to develop your writing practices and creative projects towards publication or further study. Also, for teachers seeking professional development to enhance your workshop skills and pedagogy.
Structure
What you’ll study
The Master of Creative Writing is a postgraduate coursework degree that focuses on developing your core skills in creative writing, structuring, and editing of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and other forms of writing.
You will complete core units in the fundamentals of creative writing research and practice, specialist writing workshop units, and your selection of elective units from across the University.
Finally, you will complete a capstone unit where you will undertake a creative dissertation or project.
Costs
Tuition
HK$237,298.99
(international)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Entry in the 1 year or 1.5 year degree program is determined by the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) criteria below:
Admission to candidature for the Master of Creative Writing (1.5 years full-time) requires:
- a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification; or
- completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
Admission to candidature for the Master of Creative Writing (1 year full-time) requires:
- an Honours degree in a relevant discipline; or
- relevant professional work experience and a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average or an equivalent qualification.
If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master’s degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master’s after successful completion of the shorter course with the relevant minimum average mark.
International qualifications
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.
Language requirements
IELTS
7.0
A minimum result of 7.0 overall including a minimum result of 6.0 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 7.0 in Writing
TOEFL
96
A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing
PTE
68
A minimum result of 68 overall including a minimum result of 54 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 68 in Writing