BA Honours Publishing Studies at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Learn industry best practices with the intention of establishing a career in publishing. The focus of the courses is on professional development. During the course you will: develop an informed perspective on contemporary publishing issues in South Africa and the world, and apply this knowledge within specifc publishing contexts develop skills in practical areas such as copy-editing, design, production, sales and marketing achieve an understanding of publishing processes and all the players involved identify and analyse issues affecting the business and management operations of a publishing company build critical, analytic and evaluative skills in communication, teamwork, project management

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Literature, Language and Media | Duration: 1 year or 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Students are required to complete 4 full semester course modules/units and a research essay. Please discuss your module choices with the HoD as minimum student numbers apply, other courses in the SLLM at Hons level are available by request. Each unit requires 10-12 hours of attending lectures, reading, researching and completing assignments each week of the semester.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours: A bachelors degree or equivalent with 65% course mark aggregate in a third year major. At least an upper second class pass in the final undergraduate course in the subject. You are required to write an entrance test as part of the admission requirements for BA Honours Publishing Studies. Contact Lerato Mogole, 011-717-4140, [email protected], to arrange for the test.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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