This practical, industry-focused program allows you to explore your creative potential while gaining the skills you need to work as a professional writer and/or editor. This program is built around the need for writers and editors to be versatile and proficient across different writing forms in print and electronic media. With an emphasis on your own practice, you will study the craft of writing fiction and non-fiction and the fundamentals of effective communication and editing. You will also work with text and image, using industry-standard software to develop advanced word processing and design skills for print and web-based products. As your studies progress, you can specialise in a particular field of interest or continue working across a range of areas. From there, the focus will be on developing projects that reflect your interests and goals.

Employers include: publishers advertising agencies the technical, education and scientific industries government organisations private consultancies theatre and community groups. Graduates also work as freelance writers and editors, using the industry networks developed during the program. Careers Graduates work in book, magazine, newspaper and digital publishing in roles such as: online editor magazine journalist broadcaster publicity and public relations scriptwriter copywriter administrator project manager.