Master of Editing and Publishing
Postgraduate | USQ-EDP-MAS | 2024
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- Approx. 1.5 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 12
- Price from
- $37,920
- 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 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
The Enrolment Pattern for this program will be updated soon. In the meantime, please submit your contact details below for us to reach out and discuss the program further.
Award requirements
Completion of 12 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing (after successful completion of 4 approved courses). Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing (after successful completion of 8 approved courses).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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- 24
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 24
How to apply
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Entry requirements
Completed Bachelor Degree in a recognised, similar tertiary field + English Language Proficiency
- 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
Graduates will have enhanced career opportunities in the publishing industry with further possibilities in teaching, editing, publishing, public service, archives and libraries.
Career outlook
- Authors, and Book and Script Editors:
- Unknown average
- Bloggers, Critics, Sports and Other Writers :
- Unknown average
- Copywriters:
- Unknown average
- Journalists and Other Writers:
- $75K to $93K
- Technical Writers:
- Unknown average