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Master of Editing and Publishing (MAEP) - MEdPub

 Online
Start:Semester 1 (February)
Fees:Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time 
Program articulation:

From: Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing ; Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing

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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 

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Program aims

The aim of this program is to produce graduates who are equipped to autonomously and creatively apply the learned knowledge and skills of editing and publishing to their professional practice at a management level. Creativity and initiative are encouraged in engaging with issues that are relevant and meaningful to student鈥檚 professional practice and workplace challenges.

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Program objectives

On successful completion of the Master of Editing and Publishing, students should be able to:

  1. synthesise and apply skills and knowledge in advanced professional contexts to solve real world issues and problems.

  2. evaluate and critically analyse a range of ideas and theories pertaining to editing and publishing.

  3. 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.

  4. conceive, plan, effectively communicate and execute work requiring research, scholarship, composition, interpretation and leadership.


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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 09. Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

  • Completion of an Australian university three-year bachelor degree in recognised similar tertiary field or equivalent.

  • 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.

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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 .

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Program structure

The Master of Editing and Publishing consists of 12 units of courses with the following structure:

  • eight (8) units of coursework

  • four (4) units of supervised research.


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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of five (5) years to complete this program.

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the

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Exit points

Students who have completed four (4) units of the Master of Editing and Publishing may exit with the Graduate Certificate of Editing and Publishing .

Students who have completed eight (8) units of the Master of Editing and Publishing may exit with the Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing .

Recommended enrolment pattern

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Master of Editing and Publishing 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.


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
11
11
11, 2Pre-requisite:
11, 2Pre-requisite:
11Pre-requisite:
12Pre-requisite: and
12Pre-requisite:
12Pre-requisite:
*21,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSTA or MARA or MAEP and have successfully completed HMT4005 or BCA8002 or or equivalent.
*21,2Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSTA or MARA or MAEP

Footnotes
*This course is equivalent to two units.