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Advanced Magazine Editing and Publishing (PUBL90013)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: davismr@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject provides an overview of the process of editing and publishing magazines, with special emphasis on the skills and knowledge needed to edit magazines today. We examine how a magazine gets from concept to newsstand, including launch proposal, project planning, scheduling, budgeting and copy tracking. Students will study how editors conceive of magazine audiences, and how they go about their day-to-day work: developing stories, briefing writers and working with the editorial and advertising teams. We look at the impact of digital technology and social media on magazine publishing and how publishers are reacting, and study the commercial aspects of magazine publishing – advertising, sales, marketing and promotion. On successful completion of this subject you will have a good understanding of how to edit and publish magazines.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to understand:
- the magazine process in all its stages, from idea to paper;
- how the magazine business works;
- current issues and strategies;
- how to take responsibility for editorial decisions and at the same time absorb constructive feedback from others;
- what roles comprise the magazine team; and
- what your own attributes best equip you for in the magazine publishing industry.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- high-level written and oral communication skills through contribution to class discussions, the completion of exercises and assignments, wide reading on issues of contemporary publishing processes, and exposure to the protocols of editorial practice;
- effective teamwork through group discussions and collaborative exercises;
- cultural and ethical understanding through reflection and rreading and practical experience of the editor's ethical responsibilities to both authors and readers;
- skills in information technology literacy and understanding of information management through participation in computer laboratory sessions and completion of exercises and assignments;
- skills in research, including the use of online as well as print-based materials in the course of exercises and assignments;
- skills in time management and planning through managing workloads for recommended reading, tutorial presentations and assessment requirements; and
- a capacity for critical analysis through engagement and critique of a range of publishing strategies.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- A 2,000-word analysis of an existing title and the magazine market (20%), due midway through semester.
- A suite of story ideas and briefs for an existing magazine (20%), due three quarters of the way through semester.
- A 2,000-word research paper examining an aspect of the magazine business in Australia or the UK (20%), due late in semester.
- A group project consisting of a magazine launch proposal (40%), the class presentation component to be presented in the last week of teaching, and the associated report on the first business day after swot vac.
- Hurdle: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expected
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Matt Holden Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 48 hours: 1x4-hour workshop, taught weekly Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Email: davismr@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
Recommended texts and other resources
Baverstock, Bowen & Carey. 'How to Get A Job In Publishing', A&C Black, London: 2009.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Journalism Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Publishing and Communications Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Journalism Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Journalism Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Publishing and Communications Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Publishing and Communications - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022