The Master of Writing, Editing, and Publishing (MWEP) program addresses the escalating demand for specialist writing and editing skills in all fields, media and genres within traditional and new media. Graduates will develop the skills to make a meaningful contribution to Australia’s vibrant publishing culture.
Admissions criteria
Prerequisites
Approved bachelor honours degree in the same discipline.
Same discipline is defined as a degree in:
- English
- English literature
- writing
- journalism
- communication
- art history
- history
- law
- other relevant fields from the humanities and social sciences.
To satisfy the requirement for “same discipline” a minimum amount of content in that discipline is required – this would be at least a major, field of study, or approximately 30% of program content including a mix of introductory and advanced courses.
Applicants are required to submit a portfolio with their application for enrolment and demonstrate an appropriate standard to the satisfaction of the program director. The portfolio should include approximately 10 word processed pages of writing (e.g. assignments submitted in previous courses, workplace documents, creative writing manuscripts).
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT – Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
TOEFL PB – Overall 600, listening 59, reading 59, writing 64/6.
Pearsons – Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
CES – Overall 185, All sub bands minimum 185.
BEP and OET are not accepted.
