Overview

Throughout the Creative Arts - Creative Writing course from Adelaide University you’ll learn to write a beginning, middle and end – with a clear plot across multiple genres. Share your worldview with others to make connections and evoke empathy in readers.

Push the boundaries of imagination and create new worlds for your readers. Experiment with language, voice, structure and form. Play with themes and symbols and shine a light on important topics to prompt readers to think differently or take action. Incite informed conversation and thoughtful reflection as you contribute to social commentary.

Career opportunities:

Beyond writing as an author or novelist, there are so many places creative writing can take you. You could write scripts for film or theatrical performances. Perhaps you’ll help businesses create engaging content for their websites or maybe you’ll use your strong communication skills to write reports, user manuals, product guides and technical documents. If you love games, why not write for them? Create storylines, worlds, dialogue and scripts for video games.

Creative writers gain employment in all kinds of fields including:

Education
Entertainment and gaming
Media and marketing
Publishing.

Other potential careers might include:

Copywriter
Editor
Ghost writer
Grant writer.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Worlds: Industries, Identities and Opportunities
Creative Solutions: Reimagining Projects
Fiction: Theory and Practice
Experimental Forms: Theory and Practice
Creative Writing Essentials 3: The Writer as Researcher
Poetry: Theory and Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-23 00:00:00 , International

More details

International students can apply at any time, but should submit their applications at least three months before the intended program start date.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

144 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Gawler, Australia

Disciplines

Creative Writing Art and Craft View 51 other Bachelors in Creative Writing in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 115689F

To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

Secondary education (Year 12)

Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Completion of an award from a registered training organisation (RTO) at Certificate IV (AQF level 4) or higher.

Higher education study

Successful completion of at least 6 months full-time study (or equivalent part-time) in a higher education award program.

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Tuition Fees

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43400 AUD / year

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