BAWRT3002 Writing Creative Nonfiction
This advanced-level course aims to enhance students¿ awareness of the possibilities of creative nonfiction. This topic has a creative writing focus with a special interest in literary nonfiction as a form that engages with emerging and established genres, overlapping and intermingling genres, tests the boundaries, is experimental and marginal, and that enhances the possibilities for original and engaging writing practices. Through developing their own nonfiction writing, studying course materials, engaging in class discussions and workshop sessions, students will gain experience and confidence as practising writers and scholars of the form. Teaching and learning strategies combine mini online lectures, readings and discussion, writing exercises and writing workshops. Specific nonfiction sub-genres covered may include, personal essay, lyric essay, creative nonfiction (CNF), reviewing, memoir, literary journalism, and ecocriticism.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $1,164
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $997
Grandfathered contribution amount - if you are a continuing student, who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
* For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.
