MJRP-PROWR v.1 Professional Writing and Publishing Major (MMedCom)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
The Major in Professional Writing and Publishing (PWP) will equip students with the skills, understanding and discipline to work in corporate communications and media in state, federal and local government, business and industry, the not-for-profit sector, arts organisations, and the magazine and book industries. These areas continue to demonstrate a significant growth nationally and internationally. It is expected that the degree will attract students with a strong command of the English language from a range of undergraduate disciplines from not only Humanities but also science and health sciences. Students will learn to convey information, issues and debate to colleagues, clients, constituents, and stake-holders by creating narratives that are rhetorically effective, ethically aware, well-researched, and cogently argued, in a range of media, genres and forms including print and online media, features and profiles, speeches, reports, discussion papers, creative non-fiction, and promotion writing. Uniquely, the Curtin PWP program integrates creative practice and academic inquiry with training and experience in real-world technical and professional skills and competencies. It aims to foster its students’ creative non-fiction-writing talents, developing their skills in storytelling whilst training them in the specialised genres and conventions of professional communication and delivering advanced instruction in research, writing, editing and publishing. This equips students to contribute to and influence public discourse which is increasing being driven by narrative: stories that capture an organisation’s identity, aspirations, and endeavours.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
Course Organisation Note
Your choice of option units should be informed by your intended progression through the Master's program, which will culminate in the development of your final research project. It is recommended that you select your option units in consultation with the postgraduate coordinator in Professional Writing and Publishing.
Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
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Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
50.0 | |||||
Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
50.0 | |||||
Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
AUVS5001 | v.1 | Interdisciplinary Practice | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
COMS6001 | v.1 | Advanced Critical Reflection | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
OR | |||||
ISYS5001 | v.1 | Business Project Management | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
50.0 | |||||
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
PWRP5015 | v.1 | Writing Creative Non-Fiction | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
PWRP5000 | v.1 | Writing and Research for Professional Contexts | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
PWRP5019 | v.1 | Writing the Zeitgeist | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
PWRP5003 | v.1 | Writing, Editing and Publishing | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
PWRP5001 | v.2 | Tricks of Truth and Authenticity | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
PWRP5006 | v.1 | Advanced Editing and Publishing | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
PWRP5018 | v.1 | Writing Magazine Features | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
PWRP5020 | v.1 | Portfolio Development for Writers | 3.0 | 25.0 |
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