Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) - AUT University

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The Creative Writing major provides students the opportunity to explore and develop their creative writing capabilities for the page and screen, from the level of refl ective portfolio work to the composition of sustained literary or multi-media text. Learning takes place in both classroom and mentored contexts. Students will gain an understanding of issues of style, genre, and the demands of editors and publishers. The degree prepares graduates for employment in the creative and professional writing industries.

Programme Code: AK3704
Level: 7
Points: 360
Duration: Three years full time / Equivalent part time
Venue: City Campus
Starting date: 3 March 2008 / 21 July 2008
Application deadline: 16 November 2007 / 27 June 2008

AUT encourages early application.
Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• University Entrance

Note: Entrance to university does not guarantee admission to a specific programme of study.

SPECIAL ADMISSION

Applicants over 20 years of age who do not hold a university entrance qualification (such as NCEA or CIE above) may qualify for university entrance via Special Admission.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for whom English or Māori is not their first language are required to provide proof of an acceptable pass/grade gained in an accepted English language test. 

THE KEY SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE

• Skilled in communication, problem solving, critical analysis
• Information literate and able to use relevant technologies
• Able to work collaboratively

Graduates will be able to:

• Recognise the importance of the local context to literary and media production in Aotearoa/New Zealand
• Analyse the language and generic features of a range of literary and multi-media genres
• Recognise the infl uence of a variety of texts and voices in the construction of their own literary and multi-media compositions
• Discuss literature and screen production in a way informed by relevant historical, social and theoretical concerns
• Draft literary and multi-media texts of potential interest and appeal to their intended audiences
• Recognise the criteria and constraints operating in the local and wider publishing industry in relation to their chosen genre(s) of composition.

Graduates will have developed a body of knowledge of the following areas in particular:

• Originality and literary infl uence
• Genre as a framework
• The Aotearoa/New Zealand literary media context
• The Pacific literary media context
• Mythic structure in narrative
• Three and four act structures
• Plot points/turning points
• Storylines and character development
• The editing process
• Submission of manuscripts for publication processes

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Writing for the creative and professional writing industries, including:

• Fiction writing
• Travel writing
• Script writing
• Screen writing
• Dramaturgy
• Performance arts
• Journalism
• Media writing

FURTHER STUDIES

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Language Studies
Master of Arts in Applied Language Studies
Master of Creative Writing
Master of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education
Master of Professional Language Studies in Language Teaching
Doctor of Philosophy

PAPERS

CORE PAPERS
165108 iWrite
166109 iRefl ect
166110 iCommunicate
167100 iResearch
287901 Co-operative Education Practicum

CREATIVE WRITING PAPERS
165107 A Pacific Reader: Literature, Culture and Text
165110 Reading New Zealand: Literature, Culture and Text
166101 Language in Literature
166104 Popular Genres
166501 Creative Writing I: Voices
166502 Creative Writing II: Storylines
167102 New Literatures
167500 Creative Writing Project
916407 Creative Writing: Nga Tuhituhi