BIS Publishing (Code 12131014) 

Publishing involves selecting, packaging and distributing content based on the needs of the user, in both print and electronic formats. This degree is uniquely focused on this industry, and is designed to train students to produce, publish and package texts for different audiences. Students are equipped with background knowledge on the local and international publishing industry, role players and trends, and both print and digital formats, as well as relevant workplace skills. These skills include: the commissioning of manuscripts for specific markets; copy-editing and proofreading; design and production; and marketing and distribution. We use books and other publications in our education, our work and for leisure, and our graduates have the opportunity to work in a wide range of industries to fulfil these needs.

• The closing date is an administrative admission guideline for non-selection programmes. Once a non-selection programme is full and has reached the institutional targets, then that programme will be closed for further admissions, irrespective of the closing date. However, if the institutional targets have not been met by the closing date, then that programme will remain open for admissions until the institutional targets are met.
• The following persons will be considered for admission: Candidates who are in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required National Senior Certificate (NSC) with university endorsement; candidates who are graduates from another tertiary institution or have been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution, and candidates who are graduates of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.
• Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.
• Grade 11 results are used for the conditional admission of prospective students.
• A valid qualification with admission to degree studies is required.
• Minimum subject and achievement requirements, as set out below, are required.
• All lectures at the University of Pretoria are presented in English only.

Code	Module	Credits	Period
AIM 111	Academic information management 111	4	S1
AIM 121	Academic information management 121	4	S2
ALL 121	Academic literacy for information technology 121	6	S2
ENG 118	English for specific purposes 118	12	S1
UPO 112	Academic orientation 112	0	Y
VKK 111	Visual culture studies 111	12	S1

Code	Module	Credits	Period
INL 110	Information Science: Introduction to Information Science 110	12	S1
INL 130	Information Science: Personal information management 130	12	S1
INL 140	Information Science: Information and communication technology 140	12	S2
PUB 110	Publishing: The book publishing environment 110	12	S1
PUB 120	Publishing: The South African book publishing environment 120	12	S2
BEM 120	Introduction to Marketing 120	10	S2

Code	Module	Credits	Period
Select a language up to year-level 3, from one of the Language module groups set out below, e.g. Afrikaans, English, German, French or an African language in consultation with the programme coordinator. A language for beginners may not be selected. Select modules to the level of 24 credits on  year-level 1 of the selected language. See Language groups listed below.		24

Code	Module	Credits	Period
JCP 202	Community-based project 202	8	Year

Code	Module	Credits	Period
INL 240	Information Science: Social and ethical impact 240	20	S1
PUB 210	Publishing: Copy-editing 210	20	S1
PUB 220	Publishing: The visual and production dimensions of publishing 220	20	S2
VKK 211	Visual Communication 211	20	S2

Code	Module	Credits	Period
Continue with the same language as selected at  year-level 1 up to  year-level 3. Select modules to the value of 40 credits at year-level 2 of the selected language. See Language groups listed below.		40

Code	Module	Credits	Period
PUB 310	Publishing: Publishing in the digital environment 310	30	S1
PUB 311	Publishing: Commissioning 311	30	S1
PUB 320	Publishing: Management in the publishing environment 320	30	S2
PUB 321	Publishing: Publishing in the magazine and corporate environment 321	30	S2

Code	Module	Credits	Period
Continue with the same language on year-level 3 as selected on year-levels 1 and 2. Select modules to the value of 30 credits on year-level 3 of the selected language. Refer to Language Groups listed below. Students who wish to continue with language studies at postgraduate level should consult the specific department for the selection of their modules and may possibly have to select additional modules.		30

Quick links

• BIS Publishing yearbook
• BIS Information Science degree
• BIS Multimedia Science degree
• Virtual Reality and Interaction Lab
• Undergraduate modules presented by the Department of Information Science
• Postgraduate degrees in the Department of Information Science