Commencing semesters, 2020

Semester 1
Semester 2

Program level

Undergraduate

Program code

2443

Faculty

Business, Economics & Law Fac
Humanities and Social Sciences

School

School of Communication and Arts

Teaching Location

St Lucia

Delivery mode

Internal

Courses and requirements

View the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Writing extended major.

Enquiries

Australian/domestic students

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Email: bel@uq.edu.au

Phone: 07 3365 7111

International students

International Student Advisor

Email: study@uq.edu.au

Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
Within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980

Enquire online

Why study Writing?

There's a knack to producing writing worth reading, and that's what this major will help you to achieve. You will develop a fundamental and substantial understanding of how language works at the word, sentence, paragraph, and document level. You will learn strategies for designing, structuring and writing, and revising on paper and online. Whether you are aiming to be a creative or a corporate writer, this major will train you to produce compelling, career-enhancing writing in a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres.

Courses and requirements

View the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Writing extended major.

Employment opportunities

Graduates of the BA go on to many areas of employment. It will depend on the area of study undertaken, since some are specialised areas that lead in specific directions - such as Psychology, Journalism, or Languages. Other fields are general training for professional or semi-professional careers in business, government or teaching - for example. Computer Science, Criminology, Economics, English, History and Industrial Relations. Others lead to broad intellectual and skills development - Asian Studies, Mathematics, Music, Political Science, Studies in Religion and so on.

What it costs

Please view the Bachelors of Commerce / Arts for indicative fees.

How to apply

Please view the Bachelors of Commerce / Arts for information on key dates and how to apply.