Graduate Programs: Master of Science in Publishing (Available 2009)
Degree Plan
Certificate in Publishing
The Master of Science in Publishing is an academic degree program which focuses on the history, development, and current practice of publishing in America. Students will complete a 36 hour program which consists of 30 hours of coursework and 6 hours of internship. 21 hours of courses constitute the Core of the Publishing M.S. degree; 9 hours of coursework constitute the student’s Concentration.
Concentrations are offered in Communication, English, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Nonprofit Leadership. The home department of the degree will be the English department; however, courses are required and/or offered in Marketing, Management, Interdisciplinary Studies, Communication, History, Curriculum and Instruction, and Non‐Profit Leadership, in order to adequately prepare students for employment in the publishing industry.
1. General Admission Requirements. Admission to Graduate Studies (see graduate admission requirements http://www.uhv.edu/oar/admissionsinformation.asp). In addition to meeting university admissions requirements for a graduate degree, prospective publishing students must submit their official GMAT or GRE scores.
2. Program Admission. Admission to the Master of Science in Publishing program is based on an evaluation by the program's admission committee of the following information:
1. 1‐2 page essay that states the applicant’s reasons for applying to the program and the applicant’s career goals.
2. Two letters of recommendation.
3. A writing sample.
3. Degree Requirements. A minimum of 36 graduate semester hours (s.h.) with a final grade of at least a B in each course.
4. Required Courses. Five 3‐hour courses in Publishing (PUB) constitute the core of the M.S. in Publishing for a total of 15 hours. Also required are MGT 6351 (Management and Organizational Behavior) and MKT 6352 (Strategic Marketing Management). These courses are listed below.
PUB Core Required Courses – 21 s.h.
PUB 6310 Introduction to Publishing
PUB 6312 Publication Design
PUB 6314 Legal Environment of Publishing/Contracts
PUB 6316 Style & Editing
PUB 6318 Advanced Publishing
MGT 6351 (Management and Organizational Behavior)
MKT 6352 (Strategic Marketing Management).
5. PUB 6305 Publishing Internship is required. This course must be taken for two semesters for a total of 6 hours. The internship will serve as a capstone experience for student, a practical application in a professional environment which will gather together and apply skills and concepts learned during coursework leading to the M.S. in Publishing degree.
6. Prescribed Electives (Concentration). – Students choose a concentration from among the following areas: Communication (COM), English (ENG), History (HIS), Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) or Nonprofit Leadership (NPL) and complete any three 3‐hour courses with the same prefix for a total of 9 hours.
Prefix and Number Prescribed Elective Courses SCH
COM 6300 SPECIAL TOPICS
COM 6332 THEORY AND RESEARCH
COM 6340 MEDIA, MOVEMENTS & PUBLICS
COM 6350 CONFLICT STUDIES
C & I 6330 USING MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE IN SCHOOLS [may be used as one of three ENG courses]
ENG 6330 BRITISH LITERARY HISTORY
ENG 6332 AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY
ENG 6334 CONTEMPORARY LITRARY HISTORY
ENG 6340 LITERARY THEORY
ENG 6350 GENRE STUDIES
HIS 6300 SELECTED TOPICS IN HISTORY
HIS 6310 U.S. SOCIAL HISTORY
HIS 6311 20TH CENTURY HISTORY
HIS 6314 MODERN BRITISH HISTORY
IDS 6312 INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
IDS 6313 GENDER STUDIES
IDS 6315 CULTURAL STUDIES
IDS 6324 ETHICS
IDS 6326 SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
IDS 6342 STORY AND CULTURE
IDS 6346 STUDIES IN DISCOURSE, LANGUAGE & CULTURE
IDS 6348 STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND ANALYSIS
NPL 6300 TOPICS IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
NPL 6330 THE LEADER’S MIND
NPL 6340 STRATEGY, INFORMATION AND FINANCE
NPL 6360 NONPROFIT SERVICE MARKETING
NPL 6380 COMMUNITY‐BUILDING