Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing

Graduate Diploma

This course invites you to explore and develop your skills in fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, poetry and more. Fundamental to this degree are the core skills of writing, structuring and editing.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

1 year full-time

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Aug

Domestic Fees

$30,000 total

About this course

This course invites you to explore and develop your skills in fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, poetry and more. Fundamental to this degree are the core skills of writing, structuring and editing.

Entry requirements

Admission to candidature to the course requires:

a bachelor's degree with a minimum 60 percent average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification; or
completion of the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing with a minimum credit (65 percent) average, or an equivalent qualification.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Some Creative Writing students have become published writers during or after their candidature or have found careers in publishing and editing as well as teaching.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Communications courses at University of Sydney (USYD).

82.9%

Overall satisfaction

80.3%

Skill scale

78.6%

Teaching scale

64.7%

Employed full-time

$62.2k

Average salary

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