Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing (GCEP) - GradCertEdPub
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Semester intake: | Semester 1 (February) |
Fees: | Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place |
Standard duration: | 1 year part-time |
Program articulation: | To: Master of Arts |
Contact us
Future Australian and New Zealand students | Future International students | Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Program aims
The program aims to produce graduates who have developed:
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a high degree of knowledge about the theoretical, legal and ethical aspects of professional editing and publishing
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practical knowledge and skills in key areas of professional editing and publishing.
Program objectives
On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing, students will demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of:
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design concepts
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technical skills
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legal and ethical constraints
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editorial processes in the publishing environment.
This program focuses on editing and publishing in the print or text medium and includes activities associated with online publication.
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.
This program is at AQF Qualification Level 08. Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.
The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
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Completion of an Australian university three-year Bachelor degree in any recognised tertiary field or equivalent.
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English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable .
If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.
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. Students 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. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Program structure
The Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing consists of four units of courses. Refer to the Recommended Enrolment Pattern.
Recommended enrolment pattern
Recommended enrolment pattern
Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.
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