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3752 - Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Editing

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated titleGradCertPub&Edit
Managing facultyArts
Study location and modeOn-campus (Caulfield)
All classes are taught in Melbourne central business district.
Total credit points required24
Duration (years)0.5 years FT, 1 year PT
Course coordinatorDr David Dunstan

Description

This course is designed to provide editorial and publication management skills to those having aspirations to become involved in scholarly, commercial, educational, academic and corporate publishing, to further their careers and attainments in publishing, or to establish their own small publishing business. The core unit provides an overview of the role of and the relationships between author, editor and designer in publishing. Students are taken through the processes involved in the transmission of a text from manuscript to edited form.

Objectives

Students completing this course will have:

  • a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
  • a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
  • a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
  • a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
  • advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
  • developed sound analytical skills
  • developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Structure

Students complete one compulsory 12-point unit and one elective 12-point unit.

Requirements

Core unit

  • PUB4002 Authorship, editing and text

Elective units

Select one of:

  • PUB4001 Publishing history, culture and commerce
  • PUB4003 Publishing processes and new technology

Progression to further studies

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma and, if accepted, will be granted a maximum of 24 points of credit.

Award(s) received on completion *

Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Editing

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

 

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