Professional Writing

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
COMM 2017
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Course ID
205736
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Campus
Magill, Online, Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comm, Media and Jour
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

This course will extend and refine students' writing skills in a variety of technical and professional applications and to practise the application of developed writing, editing and document design skills. Students will build on previous courses to develop skill in the ability to explore and analyse writing in technical, scholarly and professional contexts. They will consolidate their knowledge and skills through advanced practice in writing, editing, designing and producing texts for professional and technical purposes, with concrete application on industry sourced documents and projects.

Course learning outcomes

  • analyse a variety of writing genres and web sites
  • apply the formatting conventions and structural requirements of technical and professional documents
  • produce professional written work using electronic media
  • work independently and collaboratively to analyse, design and write a wide range of technical and professional documents
  • apply developed editing skills
  • identify the role of professional writers in different contexts

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed COMM3037 Professional Writing at the University of South Australia

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

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Inherent requirements

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Other resources

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Assessment

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