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Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing (GDEP) - GradDipEd&Pub
This program is offered only to continuing students.
No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in
this study area should consider the Master of Arts
.
Contact us
Current students
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside
Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au
Program focus
This program gives students the opportunity to develop the skills
to manage publishing projects. Students develop a firm understanding
of the theoretical, legal, ethical and practical elements of editing
and publishing. Upon completion of this diploma at credit level or
better, graduates are eligible to apply for enrolment in the Master
level of study.
Program aims
The program aims to produce graduates who have developed:
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a high degree of understanding of the theoretical, ethical,
legal and practical elements of professional editing and publishing,
and of the management of publishing projects
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a high level of intellectual and practical skills to apply knowledge
in professional practice.
Program objectives
On successful completion of the program students will:
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be able to demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of design concepts,
technical skills, legal and ethical constraints, and editorial processes
in the publishing environment
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be able to apply theoretical understanding and decision-making
processes in the planning, production, editing and coordination of
publication of work to professional standards
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be able to demonstrate possession of the skills required to
publish to a professional standard
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demonstrate a knowledge of the principles and issues in editing
and publishing
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have acquired either:
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appropriate skills in research methodology,
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basic web publishing skills
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contextual theoretical knowledge relevant to modern communication.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements for the Graduate Diploma of Editing and
Publishing are completion of a Bachelor degree in any recognised tertiary
field, or equivalent, at pass level or above. Applicants may be accepted
for commencement in semester 2 and should enrol in and/or their elective
course.
International applicants must have met the or have completed the .
Program fees
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely
through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the .
Domestic full fee paying students
may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship
requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa
holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens
who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program
pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus,
via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the .
Program structure
The Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing consists of eight
units. The first four units (equal to the Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing
) focus on print or text based publishing while the
second four units focus on management and/or multimedia publishing.
Required time limits
Students have a maximum of 4 years to complete this program.
Elective courses
One course selected from:
IT requirements
The following minimum configuration is recommended:
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Intel Pentium, Power Mac or equivalent
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64Mb RAM
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4Gb hard disk
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DVD drive; sound card
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video display card capable of displaying more than 256 colours
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Windows 98, Macintosh system 8.6 or later operation system
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56kb modem.
Students will also require regular access to email and the World
Wide Web.
Students studying courses with multimedia, journalism, public
relations and media production content may be expected to work in
basic HTML, and/or programs such as Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Premier,
Macromedia Director and Quark XPress or similar software. Please note,
not all courses may teach how to use these advanced applications.
However, students are welcome to work in these programs at their own
discretion and may require a higher minimum computer configuration
to do so. Students taking Multimedia Studies courses should normally
have knowledge of web design programs such as FrontPage and Dreamweaver.
Please see the following URL for up-to-date advice on computing
requirements .
Exemptions
Applicants who have completed appropriate courses from other
universities may apply for up to four units of exemption.
Recommended enrolment pattern
Note: Students who have completed JRN5000 Editing and Proofreading and JRN5001 Writing for Editors but
not and are advised to take and .
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements |
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On-campus (ONC) | Distance education (EXT) | Online (ONL) |
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Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
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| | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| | | | | 1 | 2 | Pre-requisite: |
| | | | | 1 | 2 | Pre-requisite: |
| | | | | 2 | 1 | Pre-requisite: and |
Elective (see above) | | | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | 2 | 2 | |
| | | | | 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: or JRN5022 |