Dr Beth le Roux
(012 420 2426)
To publish is to produce and issue printed and electronic information for distribution and sale. Published matter includes a wide variety of printed and electronic information products, including books (trade, educational, and academic books) and corporate publications (newsletters, house journals, and annual reports). In this degree, we look at the publishing process as an interlinked value chain. The various role players in the chain all add value to the published product. The BIS (Publishing) equips the learner with the generic skills needed to tailor information products for different audiences, to manage publishing projects and to liaise with and brief specialist role players in the publishing value chain.
There are a variety of career opportunities, in the publishing industry, the book retail industry and the corporate publishing environment (including government departments; banking and other financial institutions; the tourism industry; service industries; NGOs). Motivated and goal-orientated candidates can become part of this highly competitive environment. On-the-job experience is usually needed for further career development.
This course is not aimed at learners who want to become:
This course is aimed at learners who display skills and characteristics such as the following:
The following postgraduate courses are available for those students who excelled at undergraduate level: BIS Hons (Publishing), MIS (Publishing) and a PhD (Publishing).
To obtain admission to this degree , a candidate should have obtained the following:
(a) a valid National Senior Certificate with admission for degree purposes; and
Students registering for a three-year degree, must complete the degree in a maximum of five years.
Minimum credits required: 438 |
Year Level 1 |
Year Level 2 |
Year Level 3 |
Total |
Fundamental modules |
36 |
8 |
0 |
50 |
Core modules |
70 |
80 |
120 |
300 |
Elective modules |
24 |
40 |
30 |
94 |
Total |
130 |
128 |
150 |
408 |
Foundamental modules for year level 1 (36 Credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
|
AIM 101 |
Academic Information Management |
|
6 |
S1 |
|
ENG 118 |
English for specific purposes |
|
12 |
S1 |
|
VKK 111 |
Visual culture studies |
|
12 |
S1 |
|
ALL 121 |
Academic Literacy for Information Technology |
|
6 |
S2 |
Core modules for Year Level 1 (80 credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
INL 110 |
Information Science: Introduction to Information Science |
|
12 |
S1 |
INL 130 |
Information Science: Personal information management |
|
12 |
S1 |
INL 140 |
Information Science: Information and communication technology |
|
12 |
S2 |
PUB 110 |
Publishing: The book publishing environment |
|
12 |
S1 |
PUB 120 |
Publishing: The South African book publishing environment |
|
12 |
S2 |
|
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BEM 120 |
Introduction to Marketing |
|
10 |
S2 |
Elective modules for Year Level 1 (24 credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
|
Fundamental module for Year Level 2 (8 credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
JCP 202 |
Community-based Project |
|
8 |
^ |
Note:
^ Consult the Department at the beginning of the year.
Core modules for Year Level 2 (100 credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
INL 240 |
Information Science: social and ethical impact |
|
20 |
S1 |
PUB 210^ |
Publishing: copy-editing |
|
20 |
S1 |
PUB 220^ |
Publishing: The visual and production dimensions of publishing |
|
20 |
S2 |
|
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VKK 211 |
Visual Communication |
|
20 |
S2 |
Note: ^ Requires Departmental selection.
Elective modules for Year Level 2 (40 credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
|
Core modules for Year Level 3 (120 credits)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
PUB 310^ |
Publishing: publishing in the digital environment |
|
30 |
S1 |
PUB 311^ |
Publishing: commissioning |
|
30 |
S1 |
PUB 320^ |
Publishing: management in the publishing environment |
|
30 |
S2 |
PUB 321^ |
Publishing: publishing in the magazine and corporate environment |
|
30 |
S2 |
Note: ^ Requires Departmental selection.
Elective modules for Year Level 3 (30 credits*)
Code |
Module |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
Period |
|
Click here for a description of all the modules that fall under the School of Information Technology.
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