Why Victoria University Of Wellington ?
Wellington is the heart of stunning scenery, diverse and vibrant culture, friendly people, and quality education. Wellington is the vibrant heart of New Zealand and its second largest city. It has even been called the coolest little capital in the world (Lonely Planet). Wellington is home to the New Zealand Government, as well as our national arts institutions, filmmaking industry, and more web-based and digital technology companies than anywhere else in the country.
You will discover a city that is bursting with life and creativity, fun activities, and opportunities for adventure. At Victoria University of Wellington, we provide our students with a strong, relevant education in nearly 200 programmes. Our graduates are prepared for work with diverse, marketable skills in a fast-changing world. With us, you can develop strong employability skills in critical and creative thinking, enhance your ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others, and engage constructively with your local and international communities.
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Victoria University of Wellington has three campuses and several sites spread out over Wellington city. We also have premises in Auckland’s CBD.
This is the mandate upon which Victoria University of Wellington was founded approximately 120 years ago. Victoria University of Wellington adopted Te Tiriti o Waitangi Statute in February 2019, replacing the earlier Treaty of Waitangi. We were the first university in New Zealand to have a Treaty of Waitangi Statute and this new version further reinforces that commitment. The Tiriti Statute centres around eight principles that are drawn from Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand case law, Waitangi Tribunal reports, Crown policy documents, the University’s governance documents, and mātauranga Māori. As with any university statute, Te Tiriti o Waitangi Statute is on a regular review cycle with the Council and will be revised as required.
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Industry Connections: The university fosters strong ties with industry partners, ensuring that its programs are relevant to current market needs. This facilitates opportunities for internships, placements, and networking events where students can engage with potential employers.
Career Development Services: Victoria University of Wellington provides comprehensive career development services to its students. This includes career counseling, workshops on resume writing and interview skills, job fairs, and employer presentations. These services help students to identify their career goals and develop strategies to achieve them.
Work-Integrated Learning: Many programs at Victoria University of Wellington incorporate work-integrated learning components, such as internships, co-operative education, or industry projects. These experiences allow students to gain practical skills and real-world experience in their chosen fields, making them more attractive to employers upon graduation.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The university supports entrepreneurship and innovation through initiatives like the Victoria Entrepreneur Bootcamp and various entrepreneurship courses and competitions. These programs encourage students to develop their entrepreneurial skills and mindset, fostering creativity, problem-solving abilities, and resilience – all of which are highly valued by employers.
Alumni Network: Victoria University of Wellington has a strong alumni network that offers mentoring opportunities, job referrals, and networking events for current students. Alumni often play a crucial role in helping students transition from academia to the workforce.
Global Opportunities: The university offers international exchange programs, study abroad opportunities, and partnerships with institutions worldwide. These experiences not only broaden students’ horizons but also enhance their cultural competency and adaptability, qualities highly sought after by employers in today’s globalized world.
Continuous Learning and Development: Victoria University of Wellington emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning and provides resources for alumni to continue their professional development even after graduation. This includes access to online courses, workshops, and networking events.
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Yes. Course coordinators have the discretion to accept students without the prerequisite credits if their previous experience merits it, and if the quality of their written application is sufficiently strong.
The subject requirements for a BA minor are at least 60 points selected from CREW 200–399, including at least 20 points at 300-level.
You should discuss the idea of a minor in Creative Writing with your Faculty in advance of applying for a CREW course.
All CREW courses have ‘limited entry’ status, we cannot guarantee entry into any particular course.
A minor in Creative Writing will suit students whose degree is not too prescribed; allowing you to apply for several CREW courses over the period of your degree and then arrange the minor retrospectively if you obtain the necessary points.
Yes. The requirement that applicants hold a previous degree may be waived in special circumstances.
Once an applicant has been accepted for the course on the basis of the quality of their written application, a waiver can be considered.
Each case is considered individually on the basis of relevant experience and publishing / literary history. Under no circumstances would school leavers be able to have the prerequisite waived.
Yes, but make sure you submit an application and relevant submission material for each course. If you are submitting on paper, please attach a copy of your writing sample or other submission material to each application.
Yes, depending on the nature of your project proposal you may choose to submit separate applications in different disciplines eg: poetry and fiction within the Page stream. Make sure your application material is relevant to each stream. If you are considering doing this, please contact us for advice before you apply, as you may not be able to submit both applications via online enrolment system.
No. Your MA project proposal cannot be to revise an already completed draft. We want you to be working on a substantially new project. You cannot revise a project for which you have received a qualification on another course. Please note however that it is acceptable to already have some draft material towards your project, such as a draft chapter or two, or a few draft poems. If in doubt, contact us with a description of what you hope to do, and what portion of it already exists in draft.
Yes, we strongly advise this. A sample of writing in an unrelated genre can make it difficult for the selectors to judge your ability to write in the genre you have applied for. This will reduce your chances of success.
If you are relatively new to the genre you are applying for and feel you have stronger writing in another genre, you could consider submitting several short pieces or extracts, with at least one of them being in the relevant genre. In this case, do your best to choose other samples that have some relevance or connection.
That is an impossible question to answer. Course selection is based on the quality of written applications, especially writing samples, and quality is hard to quantify. It is more useful for you to consider carefully what you judge to be your strongest writing.
As mentioned, we strongly recommend submitting poetry with a poetry application etc. However, if you are applying for a course in an area of writing you have little experience in, submit what you consider to be your best work in any genre and use the one page supporting letter to provide some context to your application.
You may find it helpful to look at some examples of work written during workshops. Mutes & Earthquakes (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 1997) gives a brief history of creative writing at the University, and includes many exercise ideas from the course, essays on writing by such writers as Damien Wilkins, Joy Cowley, and Fiona Kidman, plus a wide range of writing by course graduates.
Spectacular Babies: New Writing (Flamingo; Harper Collins, 2001) edited by Karen Anderson and Bill Manhire, features contributions from all ten writers on the 2000 MA (Page) course. With extracts from personal writing journals and class exercises, as well as samples from major works-in-progress, the book offers an insight into the workshopping process itself.
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Victoria University of Wellington University is in the top 1% of the world’s more than 18,000 universities for 15 subjects and in the top 2% for 28 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings.
These international subject rankings for 2023 reconfirm the University’s strong global standing thanks to the quality of our research and teaching and the reputation of our academics across many areas.
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