Courses Handbook 2009

308837 (v.2) Creative Writing 393-6 - Long Fiction


Area: Department of Communication and Cultural Studies
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: This unit examines the techniques and problems involved in writing long fiction - specifically the long story, the novella and the novel. Students look at the work of a variety of fiction writers from the point of view of the writer who wants to learn how the authors of particular works succeeded. A diversity of narrative techniques and styles is examined, and students have the opportunity to devise and carry out their own writing projects in long fiction.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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