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Undergraduate Certificate in Critical Reading and Writing Skills | 2020
Testamur Title of Degree: | Undergraduate Certificate in Critical Reading and Writing Skills |
Abbreviation: | UGCertCritReadWritSkills |
UOW Course Code: | 3077 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Total Credit Points: | 24 |
Duration: | 6 months full-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities |
Intake Session(s): | Spring |
Delivery Mode: | Distance |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Overview
This course is one of a number of online short courses available to students between July and December 2020 to support school leavers and workers looking to up-skill or future-proof their careers. Each course comprises four subjects that impart new skills and knowledge that can be applied to existing or future job roles, or as a basis for further study towards a UOW undergraduate or postgraduate degree. This course is aligned to the Bachelor of Arts and you will receive full credit towards that degree on completion of this course.
Learn the key skills which underpin a variety of professional careers including Journalism, Publicity, Copywriting, Marketing, Editing and Publishing. In the Undergraduate Certificate in Critical Reading and Writing Skills you will study four subjects including ‘Introduction to Creative Writing’ and ‘Effective Written Communication’. The federal government’s 2020 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) ranked UOW number one in Australia for Creative Arts and in the 2020 Good Universities Guide, UOW received a five-star rating for learning resources in the study area of Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences.
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available here.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge required to upskill professionally | ||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate lifelong learning | ||||||
| 3 | Apply knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas | ||||||
| 4 | Demonstrate an appropriate depth of integrated knowledge of the specialisation area. | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the degree, Undergraduate Certificate in Critical Reading and Writing Skills, a candidate must successfully complete at least 24 credit points as outlined below:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENG131 | Australian Film and Fiction | 6 | Spring |
| HCAC104 | Text and Context | 6 | Spring |
| HCAC100 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 6 | Spring |
| HBCM111 | Global Media and Culture | 6 | Spring |
Other Information
For further information email: askuow@uow.edu.au