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Master of Editing and Publishing
PostgraduateUSQ-EDP-MAS2025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- Approx. 1.5 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 12
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Master of Editing and Publishing
About this degree
On successful completion of the Master of Editing and Publishing, students should be able to:
- Synthesise and apply skills and knowledge in advanced professional contexts to solve real-world issues and problems.
- Evaluate and critically analyse a range of ideas and theories pertaining to editing and publishing.
- Combine ethical stance with advanced knowledge, skills, and competency in the practice of editing and publishing to produce responses to the particular demands of professional practice including in leadership roles.
- Conceive, plan, effectively communicate, and execute work requiring research, scholarship, composition, interpretation, and leadership.
- Extend your current qualifications and editing skill set with UniSQ’s Master of Editing and Publishing. Graduate with the know-how to enter industry at a management and executive level, by immersing yourself in discipline-based coursework, industry connections and research training. Develop your publishing project expertise by managing the entire process, through the acquisition, editorial, design, production and marketing phases involved in contemporary publishing, with an emphasis on digital production and publishing processes. If you are a creative writer, use your editing and publishing skill to polish your raw manuscript to perfection, then independently publish and promote it as your major dissertation project.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
PUB5001 Introduction to Editing and Publishing
PUB5002 Writing for Editors
PUB5003 Editing in Practice
PUB5004 Professional Practice in Editing and Publishing
PUB5005 Book Design and Production Management
PUB5006 Digital Publishing Internship
PUB5007 Book Promotion, Marketing, and Research
PUB8001 Publishing Project
Year 2
MAR8003 Master of Arts Project A
MAR8004 Master of Arts Project B
Award requirements
Completion of 12 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing, Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing.
Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.
Indicative first year fee
$16,320
Indicative total fee $24,480
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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Entry requirements
- Completion of an Australian university 3-year bachelor degree in a similar tertiary field, or equivalent. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
| Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
| Authors, and Book and Script Editors | N/A^ | Down 8.5% |
| Bloggers, Critics, Sports and Other Writers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
| Copywriters | N/A^ | N/A^ |
| Journalists and Other Writers | $75K to $93K | Up 0.9% |
| Technical Writers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
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