Major Project Studio (11120.1)

This unit is the culmination of the work done throughout the writing major. Here, students conceive, research and begin writing a major work. This could take the form of a novel, a feature-length screenplay, a collection of poetry or short stories, a work of creative nonfiction, or any other long-form project. The unit will incorporate ongoing workshops on the developing project, writing studio time, and seminar discussions on industry-related issues including broader context of their field of practice, approaches to working with editors, planning long-form projects, and proposing major works for publication. The focus of this unit is on the production of the student's own work, a major assessment being an extract of that work.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and evaluate a range of forms that a major written work might take;
2. Develop practices informed by an understanding of larger frameworks in which writing is produced, consumed and circulated; and
3. Begin to plan and develop a major work evolving from self-reflection and peer review of their own writing practice.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings

Prerequisites

Students must have completed 48 credit points including two units from SM0001 Specialist Major in Creative Writing.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

8298 Creative Project

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.