Applies to all Student Groups

• Applications and changes of preference, to include this course for the first time, will not be accepted after 29 October, 2010. Applicants must submit a written assessment. A Written Exercise Information Pack will be sent to applicants by AC Arts following course application to SATAC.

Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency within this Qualification will receive a Statement of Attainment.

TAFESA Code	National Code	Qualification	Estimated time to complete
MEM	40507SA	Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing)	36 months Part Time
MEL	40506SA	Advanced Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing)	48 months Part Time

Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing)
Students will gain skills in a variety of styles and writing genres including articles, reviews, short and long fiction, and scriptwriting. Editing skills and techniques is a component of the training.

Advanced Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing)
Writing fiction and articles, television and film scripts, reviews, editing, running a small business, PR, self promotion, and law. Electives in writing for children, fantasy, poetry, stage, radio, history and biography.

Award - SATAC application process

• Satisfactory achievement in a written assessment

and any one of:

• Satisfactory completion of SACE Stage 2 (or equivalent)
• Any Certificate III
• Satisfactory achievement in the TAFE SA Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS)

This course provides training in the styles, techniques and conventions appropriate to the variety of writing types, giving students knowledge of the marketplace and preparing them for submission of manuscripts for publication or running small writing businesses. Many writers are self-employed or work under contract. Some may maintain employment outside of the writing industry to subsidise their writing income. Business, government departments, small or regional newspapers and magazines, television and radio stations, film production companies and theatres may employ writers.

Studying at TAFE SA is one of the easiest pathways towards a University Degree. Credit Transfer is the formal recognition that parts of a TAFE SA course are equivalent in content and level to parts of some University courses.

Find other TAFE SA Credit Transfer Agreements

			Credit Gained
University		University Course	Points	Time Equivalent
University of Adelaide Full Details	Bachelor of Media 24 points 12 months Bachelor of Arts 36 points 18 months
University of South Australia Full Details	Bachelor of Arts (Writing and Creative Communication) 36 points 12 months

Award - SATAC application process

• Applications for the 2011 Intake must be made through the centralised TAFE Admissions system via SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) by the advertised date.
• Applicants can make one application for up to six course preferences.
• Applications for 'Apply to Campus' courses are made direct to the relevant campus and a separate application is required for each course an applicant wants to study.

Charges vary between courses and subjects and are based on a rate per hour. Concessions may be available to holders of certain government concession cards, and in some circumstances fees may be paid by instalment. A brochure detailing the refund of fees policy is available at each campus. The standard TAFE SA fee for State Government-subsidised courses undertaken by students enrolled in two consecutive semesters is capped at $2140 in 2010. This fee cap does not apply to all courses.

Students are generally expected to purchase their own textbooks, personal equipment, uniforms and stationery.

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