Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2002: Units indexed by faculty
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Master of Arts in Publishing by coursework


General information

Course code: 2183 + Course fees: Local students (full-time) -- $A7900; international students -- $A13,500 + Course coordinators: John Arnold and Nick Walker
The publishing industry is a significant employer of tertiary-educated and otherwise highly skilled staff in the long-established book and magazine sectors, and now also the electronic publishing sector. The MA in Publishing by coursework offers an opportunity to undertake a postgraduate qualification of special relevance.
Most of the classes in this course are taught in the Melbourne CBD. Students would normally undertake this course on a part-time basis, completing two units each year, or full-time over one year. Normal contact hours for each units amount to the equivalent of two hours a week.

Entry requirements

Candidates for admission would normally possess an honours degree or a masters qualifying with a grade of H2B or above, or equivalent; or a graduate or postgraduate diploma in a relevant discipline with grades of at least credit average; or a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline with credit grades in the third part of the major or in the last year of the degree, plus a minimum of three years of relevant experience at a senior level, evidence of which must accompany the candidate application for entry into the program. This could include work experience in the publishing industries in authorship, editing, editorial production and design, management, sales or marketing and promotions. For those applying in the latter category, the following evidence must also be presented: two references which comment on the nature and extent of the experience; a full curriculum vitae; and a statement of up to 1000 words indicating the applicant's career objectives and reasons for applying for entry.

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