The requirements for undertaking the University of Pretoria (UP) BIS Publishing.
BIS Publishing (Code 12131014)
Programme coordinator
Programme information
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.
Admission requirements
- 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.
Teaching staff presenting the INL, INY, IMY and PUB modules
Curriculum: Year 1
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
|
|
24
|
Curriculum: Year 2
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
|
|
40
|
Curriculum: Final year
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
|
|
30
|
Language groups for selection in programme
However, if you meet the requirements and wish to apply to study this course. You can simply check the application processes.