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Program Overview
ECU's Master of Creative Writing Online program nurtures writers through immersive learning experiences, enhancing their writing skills, cultivating a deep understanding of writing principles, and providing opportunities to showcase their advanced writing prowess. The program consists of 12 units covering various aspects of creative writing, including fiction, writing for performance, and editing and publishing. Graduates emerge as confident and well-rounded writers, ready to pursue careers in writing, editing, and other creative fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Master of Creative Writing Online | ECU Online
Overview:
ECU's Master of Creative Writing is designed to nurture writers and fuel their creativity. Through immersive learning experiences, graduates undergo significant professional development to emerge as confident and well-rounded writers, ready to make their mark in a range of creative pursuits.
Objectives:
- Enhance writing skills with a focus on contemporary practice and published forms.
- Cultivate a deeper understanding of writing principles and practices.
- Provide opportunities to showcase advanced writing prowess.
Program Description:
The program consists of 12 units, covering various aspects of creative writing, including fiction, writing realities, writing for performance, writing and audience, editing and publishing, writing for the planet's future, writing and empathy, writing fiction that scares and unsettles, writing project research and development, and writing project resolve and reflect.
Outline:
Foundation Units:
- Writing Fiction
- Writing Realities
- Writing for Performance
- Writing and Audience
- Editing and Publishing
Advanced Units:
- Writing for the Planet's Future
- Writing and Empathy
- Writing Fiction that Scares and Unsettles
Capstone Units (Double-Weighted):
- Writing Project Research and Development
Teaching:
Teaching Methods:
- Online learning environment
- Interaction with learning facilitators and course coordinators
- Support from Learning Advisors
Faculty:
- Donna Mazza, Associate Professor
- Dr. Aksel Dadswell, Lecturer
Unique Approaches:
- 100% online delivery for flexibility
- Industry experts and engaged academics as course developers
- Focus on contemporary writing practices and published forms
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
- Published author
- Literary agent
- Content Manager
- Senior Content Writer
- Editor
- English Coordinator
- Chief Editor
- Magazine Editor
- Creative Lead
- Editorial Consultant
- Content Strategist
- Brand Content Manager
- Storyteller
Opportunities:
- Elevated roles in writing and editing
- Personal growth and fulfillment
- Versatile skills for diverse career and personal objectives
Entry criteria
Master of Creative Writing admission requirements: To gain entry to the online Master of Creative Writing, applicants must have: A bachelor’s degree in any discipline; OR Equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience or students must submit a piece of published work. Fast-track your Master of Creative Writing: Eligible students can fast-track their Master of Creative Writing and complete their degree in only nine units . To gain entry to the fast-tracked master's degree, applicants must have: A bachelor’s degree or higher in English, Journalism, Communications, Writing or Creative Writing, Secondary English Teaching or similar (as assessed by ECU)^.
- To gain entry to the fast-track master’s, students must apply after they accept the offer for the 12-unit master's. Applications for the fast-tracked master degree are subject to ECU’s assessment.
