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To earn the MPS, participants must complete 30 credit hours, including nine required core courses totaling 21 credit hours, three required track courses totaling 6 credit hours, and an elective course totaling 2 credit hours from the other track. Students may also elect to complete the second track. In addition, each student must complete the 1-credit Summer Publishing Institute for Professionals (see the Program Format page for more details.)
- 30-credit-hour, 2 year program
- Classes offered on weekday evenings three semesters a year (spring, summer, fall) in Alexandria
- Core courses in Book Publishing and tracks in Journals and Periodicals or Electronic/Digital Publications
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The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Publishing gives students a solid background in all areas of publishing, ensuring that students have both the knowledge and skills to build a successful career in an industry experiencing rapid technological and economic change. The program integrates traditional print with electronic publishing topics, including editorial acquisitions, production and design, copyright law in print and cyberspace, marketing, distribution, management, and business. Designed for current and aspiring professionals, including post-bachelor and post-graduate students who have earned their degrees in other disciplines but desire careers in publishing, the program offers courses in the evenings at GW's convenient Alexandria Graduate Education Center. Students can complete the degree in two years while working.
The curriculum is regularly reviewed by an advisory board which, like the faculty, includes nationally and internationally recognized leaders in print and digital publication, to ensure that the MPS in Publishing will provide a solid background for entry into all areas of publishing, and offer professionals already in the field an opportunity to enhance their careers with the latest technological advances.
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