Faculty Certificate in Publishing

• General information
• Entry requirements
• Course structure

General information

Program code: 2052 + Program fees: Local students (FT) -- to be advised; not available to international students + Coordinator: John Arnold
The Faculty Certificate in Publishing offers suitably experienced people the opportunity to further develop and upgrade their skills and expertise in the field of publishing and to familiarise themselves with recent developments in the industry. The faculty certificate also provides a means for those with industry experience and/or publications to their credit but who may not have a tertiary qualification to enter the National Centre for Australian Studies graduate program in publishing studies. In particular, the program will introduce students to the concept of the book as a cultural object, the publishing industry in Australia today and to contemporary debate about the future of the book in the age of new and converging media. The faculty certificate would usually be undertaken on a part-time basis over one year or full-time over the first semester. Students who complete the faculty certificate with grades of at least credit average may seek admission to the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Publishing and Editing) and, if admitted, will obtain a maximum credit of 24 points.

Entry requirements

Candidates with a bachelors degree are eligible for admission subject to an interview and the availability of a place. Candidates without tertiary qualifications who seek admission to the faculty certificate will be considered in light of the following:

• a minimum of five years industry experience at senior level in the publishing industry
• publications in the form of commissioned/contracted book(s) and/or articles or creative writing in professional journals or a literary magazine(s) supported by or eligible for funding from the Australia Council or equivalent arts funding body
• candidates must provide two references which comment upon the nature and extent of their professional experience
• candidates must provide a detailed curriculum vitae in support of their application
• candidates must provide a statement of not more than 1000 words in support of their application.

Course structure

The program requires the completion of two compulsory eight-point units and one of three functional units, being a total of 24 points. Students must complete two core units:

• PUB4001 History of publishing and the impact of the book
• PUB4002 Authorship, editing and text

and one of the following functional units:

• PUB4004 New publishing media
• COM4002 Communications and media history

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