Course code: 1357 + Mid-year entry available + 1 year
full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Melbourne city)
Coordinators: David Dunstan and Nick Walker
This
course is designed to provide editorial and publication management skills to
those having aspirations to become involved in scholarly, commercial,
educational and corporate publishing and/or to establish their own small
publishing business.
The course provides an overview of Australian and international publishing and
its various forms, both historical and contemporary. Students should develop an
understanding of the key dimensions of professional skill inherent in the
publishing production process and develop skills in the preparation of text for
publication. A critical awareness of new forms of publishing, especially
electronic publishing and multimedia, and an understanding of the forms of
expression in the publishing industries will be taught so that students can
better comprehend the enduring role of text in the publishing and electronic
media.
Entry into the diploma is open to candidates who hold a good pass degree in any discipline or a Graduate or Faculty Certificate in Publishing with grades of at least credit average.
Students complete 48 points of units chosen from the following:
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