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Postgraduate handbook 2004
Arts

Master of Publishing and Editing
(1.5-year program)

Course code: 2183 + Mid-year entry available + Clayton campus based (most classes held in the CBD) + Course coordinators: David Dunstan and Nick Walker

Synopsis

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 Master of Publishing and Editing 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. The Masters is usually completed in eighteen months of full-time or up to three years part-time study. Full-time students undertake 24 credit points per semester, while part-time students take 12 points per semester. For more information, contact the course coordinator or refer to http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/teach/pubed/.

Entry requirements

Candidates for admission would normally possess one of the following:

• An honours degree or a masters qualifying with a grade of H2B or above, or equivalent.
• A graduate or postgraduate diploma in a relevant discipline with grades of at least credit average.
• 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.

Exit points

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Editing, or after successful completion of 48 points with a Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Editing.

Course structure

Students complete 72 points of units, consisting of 48 points at level 4 and 24 points at level 5.

Level 4 units

• PUB4001 Publishing history, culture and commerce
• PUB4002 Authorship, editing and text
• PUB4003 Publishing processes and new technology
• PUB4007 Advanced editing
• PUB4010 Selling the book and publication rights
• Approved six-point elective

Level 5 units

• PUB5005 Publishing industry project
• PUB5007 Advanced editing
• PUB5008 The professional editor
• PUB5006 The publishing firm

Minimum pass grade

To graduate with the Master of Publishing and Editing, students must gain a credit in core units and a credit average overall.

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