Undergraduate | CUR-PWP330 | 2024
Publishing Studio
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed,
- No prior study
- Duration
- 13 weeks
Start dates
- 26 Aug 2024
Price from
$2,040
Upfront cost
$0
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Publishing Studio
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- work both independently and collaboratively to publish a book to industry standards
- apply advanced publishing skills – such as writing, editing, design, digital and marketing – to professional-level tasks
- critically analyse the social and cultural factors that impact a written text’s production and reception
- make creative and innovative decisions that help to effectively communicate ideas
- Introduction to a student-staffed publishing house
- History and backlist
- Departments in a publishing house
- Getting acquainted with ongoing projects
- Finding new projects
- Project planning
- Specialist skill 1
- Specialist skill 2
- Advanced publishing skills
- Marketing
- Distribution and sales
- Transferable skills and planning for business continuity
This subject provides students with the opportunity to apply their existing knowledge and skills in order to publish real books, by real authors, for real readers. Depending on the books accepted for publication, where these books are in the publishing process, and the skills and interests of individual students, the subject will vary from semester to semester, as well as from student to student. Nonetheless, every student will be involved in at least two of the following publishing processes: acquisitions, editorial, design, print production, digital production, marketing, and sales. Students will also learn about project management, collaborative problem-solving, financial planning, brand development, social media marketing, and more, as these are all required to operate a real publishing house. The skills developed and practised in this unit are transferrable to a wide variety of industries and workplaces. The Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) approach used in this subject represents a blend of curricular and workplace learning – of theory and practice – which is used to achieve outcomes that meet the needs and expectations of both a diverse student body and the diverse industries that employ students majoring in Professional Writing and Publishing.
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- Portfolio 1 (50%)
- Portfolio 2 (50%)
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Entry requirements
No entry requirements
Study load
0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following degrees
UndergraduateCUR-PWP-DEG
UndergraduateCUR-CWP-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) (Professional Writing and Publishing)
UndergraduateCUR-ICP-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Digital and Social Media) (Professional Writing and Publishing)
UndergraduateCUR-FAP-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Professional Writing and Publishing)
UndergraduateCUR-PVC-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing and Publishing) (Visual Culture)
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