Overview

To enable students to explore a genre of choice, compose original text, examine and identify the business skills necessary for a self-employed writer and to collaborate on a small project.

Content
Graduates will be able to:

• Compose a publishable piece of writing in the language of their choice (English or Te Reo Mäori) and in a genre of their choice
• Demonstrate a high level of editing skills
• Apply research skills in a variety of ways using a range of resources including books, internet and human and other networks
• Apply research skills in a variety of ways using a range of resources including books, internet and human and other networks
• Prepare and present manuscripts to an acceptable industry standard using a word processing programme
• Use database and spreadsheet programmes at a basic level
• Identify basic business skills for management as a self-employed writer
• Have empathy for and awareness of bicultural issues.

Papers offered include:

   - Business and the Writer
   - Personal Career Plan
   - Project - Planning
   - Project - Execution
   - Editing for Writers
   - Poetry 2
   - Novel 2
   - Feature Writing
   - Contextual Studies
   - Research for Writing
   - Professional Editing
   - Practice of selected genres

Career Options

• Published author
• Children’s writer
• Reviewer
• Journalist
• Editor and Proof-reader
• Personal Writer
• Biographer
• Internet Writer

Admission Information
Northland Polytechnic Diploma in Applied Writing (Level 5) or similar

Level 5 certificate or diploma

Qualification Gained:
Northland Polytechnic Diploma in Applied Writing (Level 6)