OpenBachelor degreeCreative Arts

Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing

ProviderCurtin University
Course code: TISCCUCWHUniversityStudy area: Creative ArtsData JSON
AttendanceOn campus
Intakes & start datesAugust 2026 · Bentley · WA

Course overview

If you like to express yourself creatively through writing, this major will help enhance your skills across a range of writing styles, such as fiction, poetry, and writing for performance, as well as a range of emerging and experimental genres. You will be encouraged to improve your critical awareness and develop all relevant professional skills required of an author in the digital age.

Course record

Career Opportunities
Publisher, copywriter, writer, editor, media writer, author, editor, poet, editor, publisher, speech writer, teacher
Majors
Creative Writing

Entry requirements

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IB Diploma

24.2-24.8

Admission is assessed against the qualification, prerequisite and English requirements for the course.

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English requirement
IELTS 6.5, no band below 6TOEFL iBT 79, no band below 20PTE Academic 58-64, no band below 50Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 176-184, no band below 169

If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.

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Student profile

Total students286
#2024
Higher education entry214 · 74.83%
74.83%
School leavers (ATAR)27 · 9.44%
9.44%
Secondary education30 · 10.49%
10.49%
Vocational pathway6 · 2.10%
2.10%
Other entry pathways<5 · <5%
<5%
International students7 · 2.45%
2.45%

Campuses & intake dates

Upcoming intakes

  • BentleyWAAugust 2026
  • BentleyWAFebruary 2026
  • BentleyWA