科廷科技大学

Employers across all sectors need people who can research, write, edit and publish a range of material.

In this major you will develop your skills and knowledge in many genres and styles of writing, while you explore your own creativity.

You’ll learn to produce and edit feature articles, speeches, reports, discussion papers, website content, creative nonfiction, media releases and other forms of content. You’ll learn about copyright, censorship, plagiarism and the ethics of writing in the public domain.

In your final semester of study, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake a professional placement with an industry employer.

Professional writing and publishing is offered as part of the Bachelor of Arts. You can enhance your studies with a secondary major or choose from a range of elective units to support your career goals.

Career information

Careers

Copywriter
Editor
Publisher
Media / communications advisor
Writer
Blogger

Industries

Media
Corporate communications
Publishing
Local government and public service

What you'll learn

Identify, explain and apply the key disciplinary concepts and principles in professional writing and publishing
Integrate theory and creative practice in the production and analysis of professional writing texts; conceive, develop and evaluate innovative modes of professional communication
Access and evaluate the sources, authority and relevance of information, and synthesise key facts, themes and ideas in professional writing and publishing
Effectively communicate ideas to a range of audiences, across a variety of media, genres, and purpose
Use and evaluate a range of appropriate technologies to access resources, communicate effectively, and develop writing and research skills
Use and reflect on disciplinary skills and knowledge to develop autonomous learning, and apply these insights to writing in a range of different professional contexts
Acknowledge the interrelationship between local, national and global perspectives and the impact of this on professional writing and publishing
Recognise and value the diversity of cultural knowledge and practices, taking care to represent these, where appropriate, in an ethical and professional manner
Work independently and/or collaboratively to produce innovative, creative and ethical professional writing that is appropriate to a variety of professional and cultural contexts.