Degree
Major
80 credit points
Major in Creative Writing
Overview
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looking to start my course in
Degree/s offering this major
Bachelor of Arts
Summary
Key features
- Turn your passion for creative writing into a profession
Explore your interests and hone your skills and knowledge through internships, practical application and expert teaching.
- Learn from teachers who are practicing writers
Learn from published writers as well as scriptwriting teachers from our media department.
- Showcase to employers your technical and transferable skills
Create a digital portfolio to demonstrate your writing abilities, and publish your final-year works in The Quarry journal.
- Join distinguished alumni
Join a cohort of students who have published their creative writing or who have had plays and films produced from their scripts.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.
See career outcomesAbout Creative Writing at Macquarie University
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is home to a passionate community of scholars committed to equipping you with skills for the future via transformative education and world-leading research. Through our interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research, you'll develop capabilities to address local, national and global challenges.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
Benefits of studying at Macquarie
Major structure
What you’ll study
A major allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Creative Writing, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Major requirements
80 credit points
Essential units
80 credit points
Complete each unit below.
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this major?
Creative Writing is available as a major as part of the below degree/s:
Further course details
For further details and specific course requirements, visit the Handbook >
Guide to University terminology
Use our handy guide to better understand common study terms.
Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Advertising copywriter
- Biographer
- Book, magazine or e-publisher
- Broadcaster
- Content specialist
- Corporate communications specialist
- Editor or publisher
- Feature writer
- Freelance writer
- Game designer
- Media buyer or producer
- Novelist
- Playwright
- Professional writer
- Reviewer
- Social media and digital marketing specialist
- Teacher (after further study)
- Web content producer
- Writer
Employers
- Arts organisations
- Community organisations
- Consulting firms
- Content agencies
- Educational institutions
- Government agencies and departments
- Health organisations
- Legal service providers
- Media, creative or communications agencies
- Museums
- NGOs
- Newspaper and magazine publishers
- Radio and television broadcasters
- Technology and telecommunications companies
- Trade unions
- Universities
Career information
Job and Skills Australia – an Australian Government initiative – provides accessible labour-market data, research and tools to help you understand Australia’s current and projected workforce-skills needs.
Multiply your employability
In-built internships
Study a degree with built-in practical experiences, and get an invaluable head start in your career.
Co-designed degrees
Study a degree co-designed with industry, and graduate with the knowledge and skills employers want.
Higher graduate earnings
Join the ranks of arts graduates whose mid-career earnings outstrip many specialist professions.
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