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Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing

UTS course code: C11071
Testamur title: Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing
Abbreviation: GradCertEditPubl
Course fee: $166.67 per cp (local)1
Total credit points: 24

Footnote:
1. This course is not offered to international students.

Course aims
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Course program

Course aims

Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing will have:

  • general skills in creative writing in fiction or non-fiction
  • some critical knowledge of cultural and aesthetic debates
  • the ability to develop and critically revise their own and others' work
  • an awareness of the place of writing within contemporary cultural formations, and
  • specific industry-based skills in book editing and publishing.

Admission requirements

To gain entry to this course an applicant must demonstrate a satisfactory level of education, background and capability. It is expected that applicants will have an undergraduate degree and/or professional or creative experience in the field and that they will have demonstrated a satisfactory level of interest to develop skills in professional editing.

Course duration

This course is offered part time over two semesters.

Course structure

57046 Professional Editing 8cp
57053 Book Publishing and Marketing 8cp
and one of the following subjects
57041 Advanced Narrative Writing 8cp
57031 Non-fiction Writing 8cp

Course program

Typical part-time program commencing in Autumn semester

Autumn semester
57046 Professional Editing 8cp

Spring semester
57053 Book Publishing and Marketing 8cp
and either
57041 Advanced Narrative Writing 8cp
or
57031 Non-fiction Writing 8cp

Typical part-time program commencing in Spring semester

Spring semester
57053 Book Publishing and Marketing 8cp

Autumn semester
57046 Professional Editing 8cp
and either
57041 Advanced Narrative Writing 8cp
or
57031 Non-fiction Writing 8cp