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Master of Writing

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Master's Degree

Campus

Main Campus

Summary

Introduction

For anyone with an interest in professional, academic, creative, and technical writing, this coursework-based Master’s degree allows you to specialise and deepen your expertise.

You will apply skills of advanced textual analysis and written communication to a wide range of contexts, audiences, and styles, and also connect your studies to the community and the workplace. By bringing together a diverse range of writing modes, graduates of the Master of Writing degree will be set up for diverse careers, from creative industries to business and government.

Students of this highly versatile degree will study, produce, and be assessed on their professional, technical, and fiction and non-fiction writing.

Entry criteria

Entry requirements

You should have achieved at least a B Grade Point Average in 300-level courses in your undergraduate degree, which should have also had a strong written component.

If English is not your first language, you will also need to provide evidence of your English language ability as IELTS (Academic) 6.5, with no individual score below 6.5. Preference will be given to those with a score of 7 or over. If you need help meeting these requirements, UC offers an English for Academic Purposes (EAP 2) course.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Writing or use the admission requirements checker.

How to apply

You can enrol online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

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