Department of Linguistics
Postgraduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing
Postgraduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing
The Postgraduate Diploma is a professional program accredited by the Australian Publishers Association, for editors and others engaged in the publishing industry, journalism or in any publications work within the public sector. Established in 1989, the program is taught in consultation with representatives of the Australian Publishers Association and the NSW Society of Editors, while drawing on university expertise. It is designed for those with some experience of publishing work (though not necessarily in the publishing industry), and aims to widen and deepen students' professional skills across the range of publishing: books, magazines and electronic media; general, trade, academic and government.
Eligibility: Undergraduate degree with 3-4 years experience in editing or publishing. Consideration given to applicants who have 7 or 8 years relevant experience but do not hold an undergraduate degree.
The program is designed to set the work of editing in a full theoretical and practical context, and to widen candidates' experience of editing beyond whatever type of publishing they are already associated with. The practicum unit is built into the course as a way of enlarging students' experience of the actual operations of publishing. A placement totalling 26 hours will be arranged for each student, at a publishing unit other than the one at which she or he is currently employed, to be taken in a block during one of the university recesses.
In 2011, the Postgraduate Diploma will be available full time as well as part time, made up of the four Certificate (editing) units and a further four publishing units (plus practicum The full-time study pattern for the Diploma taken in 2011 will be:
2011 Semester 1
- LING961 Essentials of Editing (3cp) (distance)
- LING963 Structural and Electronic Editing (3cp) (distance)
- LING873 Design & Production of Books (3cp) (on campus)
- LING874 Publishing and Management (3cp) (on campus)
2011 Semester 2
- LING962 Language and Writing Style (3cp) (distance)
- LING964 Editorial Issues and Responsibilities (3cp) (distance)
- LING876 Option I Specialised Editing or Research Methods (2 cp) (on campus)
- LING877 Option II Marketing or Electronic Publishing or Research Methods) (2cp) (on campus)
Plus: LING896 Practicum – 26 hour placement at publishing operation (2cp) taken at mid-semester or in the September recess.
Alternatively, the Diploma can be studied part time 2011/2012, by taking all five publishing units in 2011 and the three restructured editing units (Editing Units A, B and C) in 2012, over one or two semesters. The part-time study pattern would
be as follows:
2011 Semester 1
- LING873 Design & Production of Books (3cp) (on campus)
- LING874 Publishing and Management (3cp) (on campus)
2011 Semester 2
- LING876 Option I Specialised editing or Research methods (2cp) (on campus)
- LING877 Option II (Marketing or Electronic Publishing or Research Methods) (2cp) (on campus)
2012 Semester 1
- Editing Unit A (4 cp) Provisional Title: Tools for editors
- Editing Unit B (4 cp) Prov. Title: Language, writing and editing
- Editing Unit C (4 cp) Prov. Title: Content management for print and online delivery
NB: One or two of these new Editing Units will also be offered in Semester 2 2012 to allow part-time completion.
Please refer to Enrolment Information for 2011
Intending students should contact:
Kylie Coaldrake & Lorraine Whybrow
Postgraduate Administration Team
Linguistics Postgraduate Office
Building C5A, Room 560
Macquarie University 2109
Australia
Tel: 61-2-9850 7102
Fax: 61-2-9850 9352
Email: lingpgo@ling.mq.edu.au