Publishing
Contact
Dr Fiona Giles
Phone: + 61 2 9036 6272
Email: fiona.giles@sydney.edu.au
See also: Health Communication, Media Practice and Strategic Public Relations
Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Publishing
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Publishing
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Publishing
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor's degree in the humanities or social sciences. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor's degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Publishing, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 3 years recent, full-time employment in the industry. These applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application. All applicants are required to submit a statement of 300 words on why they wish to undertake the course.
Units of study
Cores
- MECO6914 Making Magazines
- MECO6916 Editing and Manuscript Preparation
- MECO6917 Book Production and Publishing Business
- ARIN6912 Digital Research and Publishing
Electives
- MECO6900 News Writing
- MECO6901 Dealing with the Media
- MECO6902 Legal & Ethical Issues in Media Practice
- MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1*
- MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2*
- MECO6906 Literary Journalism: History and Theory
- MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR
- MECO6909 PR Management and Conflict Resolution
- MECO6925 Online Journalism
- MECO6927 Organisational Communication
- MECO6928 Media and Communication Internship*
- MECO6930 Publication Design
- ARIN6901 Network Society
- ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- ENGL6936 Writers at Work: Fiction
- ENGL6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop
Core units of study: Graduate Certificate candidates must complete two; Graduate Diploma candidates must complete three; Master candidates must complete four.
*Department permission required. Available to Master of Publishing candidates only.
Course rules
Master of Publishing
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course Resolutions
1 Course codes
Code | Course title |
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DG026 | Graduate Certificate in Publishing |
DF031 | Graduate Diploma in Publishing |
DC053 | Master of Publishing |