Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Editing

Course code: 1357 + Course abbreviation: GradDipPub&Edit + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

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.

Course structure

Students complete 48 points of units (all worth 12 points) chosen from the following:

PUB4001 Publishing history, culture and commerce
PUB4002 Authorship, editing and text
PUB4003 Publishing processes and new technology
PUB4007 Advanced editing, or PUB4010 Selling the book and publication rights

Exit points

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Articulation

Students who complete the graduate diploma with results of at least a credit, may apply to transfer to a relevant masters program.

Course coordinator

Dr David Dunstan and Nick Walker

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