This three-year programme is aimed at students who want to pursue a rewarding career in the global publishing industry. The programme will deliver current knowledge and understanding of both traditional and digital publishing media, processes and methods.
The programme will also equip students with the needed interdisciplinary expertise in communication, information technology, marketing, advertising and management and other aspects of the industry.
The learning experience will have a strong emphasis in practical work and graduates of the programme will be able to perform and manage the complexity of various publishing tasks be it editorial and design, production, sales and marketing or intellectual property management.
Entry requirements
Pass an ‘O’ Level or an equivalent qualification from a recognition institution by the local Ministry of Education.
Programme structure
| Year 1 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Communication & Study Skills | Professional Communication Skills |
| Creative and Innovation Studies | Advance Creative and Innovation Studies |
| Human Communication | Introduction to Mass Media |
| Introduction to Business Management | Introduction to Mass Media |
| Introduction to Computer Skills | Communication Graphics |
| Introduction to Research | Introduction to Publishing |
| Year 2 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 3 | Semester4 |
| Principles of Advertising 1 | Communications in New Economy |
| Web Technology | Advertising Publications |
| Electronic Publishing | Communication Graphics |
| Typography 1 | Media Law |
| News Editing | Typography 2 |
| Year 3 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
| Principles of Entrepreneurship | Practical Internship |
| Web Publishing | Project Report |
| Creative Industry Writing | |
| Corporate Communication | |
| Desktop Publishing | |
Career Paths
As a person specializing in publishing, the job scope is enormous; this is just to name a few,
- Visualiser
- Sub-Editor
- Content Writer
- Journalist
- Creative Head
- Coordinatorcopywriter
- Desktop Publisher / Graphic Artist Associate
- Publisher
- Book Acquisitions Editor
- Royalty / Sub Rights Manager ∙ Press Director
- Custom Publishing Project Manager Data / Print Manager
- Editorial
- News Editor
- Copy Editor
- Post And Print Room Assistant ∙ Print Designer
- Print Finisher
- Print Room Administrator
- Layout Publisher
- Web Production Editor
- Web Editor
- Printing Production Operator
- Desktop Publishing
- Operator Online
- Editor
- Print Manager
- Digital Imaging Editor
- Printing Press Operator
- Media Sales Manager
- Print Production Manager
- Sales Manager Of Digital Prints
- Graphic Art And Printing
