Publishing (Bachelor of Creative Arts) | Deakin

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Overview

Gain expertise, practical experience, and develop professional skills in the rapidly changing industry of publishing. The emphasis in this major is the achievement of professional standards in publishing. After undertaking introductory units on professional writing, publishing, and design, you will gain experience in editing, feature writing and writing for young people, and the process of digital publication.

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Key information

*available to continuing students who commenced prior to 2025
Unit set code

MJ-A317004

Students undertaking the Publishing major sequence (MJ-A317004) cannot undertake the Professional Writing minor sequence (MN-A317012)

Career outcomes

Publishing
Editing
Education
Research
Copywriting and technical writing
Performing Arts

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Units

To complete a Major sequence in Publishing complete the eight (8) units as specified below

Design Fundamentals

Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity

Dilemmas, Defamation, Deception and Disinformation

Feature Writing

Creative Nonfiction: Inquiry, Integrity, Vulnerability

Designing Fictions

Writing and Publishing for Young People

Writing Lives: Emerging Forms and Contemporary Practices

AIX117 Professional Writing for Work [No longer available for enrolment, AWL101 replaces this unit]

ALW204 Publishing Fundamentals [No longer available for enrolment, ALW223 replaces this unit]

ALW205 The Role of the Editor [No longer available for enrolment, ALW225 replaces this unit]

ALW396 Producing Digital Anthologies: From Concept to Publication [No longer available for enrolment, ALW395 replaces this unit]