Publishing (M.S.)*

*This program is pending approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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). 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.

Introduction to Publishing

Publication Design

Legal Environment of Publishing/Contracts

Style & Editing

Advanced Publishing

MGT 6351 (Management and Organizational Behavior)

MKT 6352 (Strategic Marketing Management).

5.  Internship. 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       A&S    
COM 6332         THEORY AND RESEARCH         A&S    
COM 6340         MEDIA, MOVEMENTS & PUBLICS         A&S    
COM 6350         CONFLICT STUDIES           A&S    
C & I 6330         USING MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE IN SCHOOLS
     [may be used as one of three ENG courses]       EDU    
ENG 6330         BRITISH LITERARY HISTORY           A&S    
ENG 6332         AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY          A&S    
ENG 6334         CONTEMPORARY LITRARY HISTORY      A&S    
ENG 6340         LITERARY THEORY      A&S    
ENG 6350         GENRE STUDIES        A&S    
HIS 6300         SELECTED TOPICS IN HISTORY         A&S    
HIS 6310         U.S. SOCIAL HISTORY         A&S    
HIS 6311         20TH CENTURY HISTORY        A&S    
HIS 6314         MODERN BRITISH HISTORY      A&S    
IDS 6312         INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES      A&S    
IDS 6313         GENDER STUDIES       A&S

IDS 6315         CULTURAL STUDIES            A&S    
IDS 6324         ETHICS        A&S  

IDS 6326        SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY           A&S    
IDS 6342         STORY AND CULTURE           A&S    
IDS 6346         STUDIES IN DISCOURSE, LANGUAGE & CULTURE        A&S    
IDS 6348         STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND ANALYSIS          A&S    
NPL 6300         TOPICS IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT    A&S    
NPL 6330         THE LEADER’S MIND           A&S    
NPL 6340         STRATEGY, INFORMATION AND FINANCE         A&S    
NPL 6360         NONPROFIT SERVICE MARKETING        A&S    
NPL 6380         COMMUNITY-BUILDING          A&S