Postgraduate handbook 2004
Arts

Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Editing

Program code: 3752 + Mid-year entry only available in part-time mode + Clayton campus based (most classes held in the CBD) + Coordinator: David Dunstan

Synopsis

The Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Editing 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 graduate 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 graduate certificate would usually be undertaken on a part-time basis over one year or full-time over the first semester.

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 graduate 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

Students complete 24 points of units chosen from the following:

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

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