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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Creative Writing)

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Campus
Wollongong
Delivery ?
On Campus
Duration
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Starts
  • Autumn 2025
  • Spring 2025
  • Autumn 2026
  • Spring 2026
Codes
CRICOS: 000611F
UOW: 701

Overview

If you've enjoyed studying for your Bachelor of Arts degree, why not consider an honours year? This normally involves one additional year of study following the successful completion of a three-year undergraduate degree.

Your Bachelor of Arts studies would have introduced you to a wide range of topics and issues, and an honours project lets you explore one of these in much greater depth. Honours research topics are various and negotiable: if you are really interested in a topic and want to find answers, you'll be encouraged and supported to do so. The honours year has two functions at UOW; as an in-depth project at the end of undergraduate study, and as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research. Studying honours will:

  • Teach you research skills, navigation skills and how to use information systems (archives, the library, databases and electronic research networks)
  • Provide an opportunity to articulate complex ideas in both verbal and written format
  • Provide the experience of working closely with a supervisor on a project and preparing a major project to meet a deadline
  • Experience in devising, researching and delivering an individual topic of study in an extended thesis of approx. 15,000 to 18,000 words

See the course handbook for more information.

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) consists of 50% coursework and 50% research work. The research component of this degree takes the form of a research thesis of 15,000 words completed under the supervision of an academic employed in the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities.

From a potential employer's perspective, whatever your topic, being able to demonstrate your ability to achieve a complex goal, meet deadlines, investigate independently, use resources effectively and write coherently will be highly regarded.

You can specialise in a major by choosing from the following: 

Major 

Campus Availability 

Creative Writing 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

English Literatures 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

History 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Indigenous Studies 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Philosophy 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Politics 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Sociology 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

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Creative Writing (major)

The creative writing major equips you with skills and strategies to refine your writing, helping you express ideas in imaginative ways that will impact your readers. In the digital age, writing is becoming more central to the way we communicate with each other. This course is designed to teach you to think about image, scene and story.

Core subjects will teach you the foundation for editing, writing across borders, genre and form, contemporary theory and research practice and you will explore social justice and children's literature. Students will work on a major project allowing them to develop a significant piece of creative content on completion of their degree.

Various artist and writer-in-residence programs take place throughout your degree, and you will be encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities, facilitate public readings, perform your written work and pursue publication. There are opportunities to combine writing genres and explore the intersections between writing and other creative disciplines.

Creative writers work in a range of areas: poetry, editing, writing for multimedia, commercial and content writing, commercial theatre and performance, short stories and novels, or even in ways that combine or challenge these forms.

Careers

  • Archiving and Librarianship
  • Art & Design Arts
  • Business Development & Administration
  • Community & Social Services
  • Consultancy
  • Diplomacy
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Government Policy
  • Healthcare Policy & Management
  • Heritage Specialist
  • Historian
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology & Design
  • Journalism
  • Social Policy
  • Translation & Interpreting
  • Legal Work
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Media & Publishing
  • Politics
  • Production and Management
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Writing
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Admissions information

A range of admission options are available for future students. The procedures governing admission are defined in UOW's Admissions Procedures, and the UOW College Admissions Policy.

For specific advice or to ask any questions regarding an application, please contact the UOW Future Students Team.

Applicants must achieve the required score in a previous qualification, equivalent to completing at least 13 years of schooling in Australia.

To qualify for entry into Honours, students must have completed a bachelor’s degree with an average of at least 75% across the major (or majors) in which the Honours degree will be undertaken, with the additional requirement of a Distinction in two of the 300-level subjects required by the major.
Applicants are also required to complete a 500-word outline of the proposed thesis topic. The outline should indicate the topic the applicant wishes to research, as well as provide a justification for the significance of the research from a personal and/or intellectual point of view.
Students considering an Honours degree are encouraged to consult the Program Coordinator well in advance to seek approval for enrolment, discuss their program, and negotiate a thesis topic and supervisors.

More detail

International Course fees table
Campus Delivery method Session fee* Course fee*
WollongongOn Campus$16320 (2025)$32640 (2025)
WollongongOn Campus$16320 (2026)$32640 (2026)

* Session fees are for one session for the year shown. Total course tuition fees shown are indicative, and are based on normal course length and progression. These fees are subject to change from year to year. However, if you receive an offer to study at UOW, your fees will be fully confirmed at the time of your offer.

Tuition fees are reviewing annually: fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and are subject to increase during the period of study

Additional Fees

In addition to tuition, there are other fees and costs you will need to consider, including but not limited to:

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