Publishing, MS

Campus: NYC, Online

Required Core Courses
PUB 606Book Production and Design3
or PUB 607 Magazine Production and Design
PUB 608Financial Aspects of Publishing3
or PUB 605 Critical Financial Issues in Publishing
PUB 610Fundamentals of Trade Book Publishing3
PUB 612Information Systems In Publishing3
or PUB 609 Digital Issues in Publishing
or PUB 620 Technology in Publishing
or PUB 621 E-books: Technology, Workflow, and Business Model
or PUB 636 Web Development for Publishing
PUB 624Editorial Principles and Practices3
or PUB 601 Principles of Publishing: Copyediting and Proofreading
or PUB 604 Professional Editing: Rewriting and Line Editing
or PUB 626 Writing and Editing for Magazines and Digital Publications
PUB 628Marketing and Publicity Principles and Practices3
or PUB 616 Book Sales and Distribution Methods
Elective Courses
Select four of the following:12
Principles of Publishing: Copyediting and Proofreading
Advanced Communication Skills: Research/Report Writing
Ethics in Publishing
Professional Editing: Rewriting and Line Editing
Critical Financial Issues in Publishing
Digital Issues in Publishing
The Future of Publishing: Transmedia
Specialized Publications
Publishing Comics and Graphic Novels
Book Sales and Distribution Methods
Legal Aspects of Publishing
Technology in Publishing
E-books: Technology, Workflow, and Business Model
Seminar in Books: Entrepreneurship in Publishing
Seminar on Books and Magazines: Creating a Magazine
Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Practical applications of Product Management in Digital Media
Topics: Metadata for Books
Topics: Digital Audience Development
Topics: Writing & Editing Comics & Graphic Novels
Topics: Social Media Marketing
Writing and Editing for Magazines and Digital Publications
Magazine Circulation: Print & Digital
Media Ad Sales
Publishing Business Communication Skills
Academic Publishing
Introduction to Publication Design
Children's Book Publishing
Digital Image Creation, Manipulation and Management
Web Development for Publishing (Web not WEB)
Children's Book Marketing
Required Research Seminars or Internship Sequence
PUB 699AInternship I (& one approved PUB 600-level Internship seminar course)3
PUB 699BInternship II3
Select two of the following:6
Graduate Seminar: Publishing Strategies I
Graduate Seminar: Publishing Strategies II
Total36

Required Thesis:

All students must write a thesis to fulfill the requirements of the degree. Thesis topics may evolve from participation in a graduate seminar or from an internship experience and should be an examination of a publishing topic that has been of particular interest to the student.

Note, too, that any student who has completed all coursework (core and elective) and is solely working on the required thesis must register for Maintenance of Matriculation each semester until graduation.