Publishing, B.A./B.S.

The publishing program prepares students to become practitioners in this competitive field of publishing by engaging them in relevant course work and in real-world experiences.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Technical Requirements:

Technical Requirements are courses identified by the program as required courses and will count in the BELL Core or as General Electives.

MDS 1500 Mass Media and Society 3 Hours
or
MDS 1700 Digital Citizenship 3 Hours
ENL elective (ENL 2110 , ENL 2120 , ENL 2210 , ENL 2220 , ENL 2310 , ENL 2320 , ENL 2330 , or ENL 2340 ) 3 Hours

Publishing Major: 36 Hours

Media Studies Common Core: 9 Hours

(choose three of the following courses)

MDS 1130 Writing for New Media 3 Hours
MDS 1450 Survey of Digital Production 3 Hours
MDS 2300 Entrepreneurial Media 3 Hours
MDS 4110 Media Ethics 3 Hours

Major Core Requirements: 9 Hours

PUB 1010 The Publishing Process 3 Hours
PUB 2500 Copyright and Publishing Law 3 Hours
ENW 3680 Book Editing in Context 3 Hours
or
PUB 3680 Belmont Story Review 3 Hours

Select one of the Publishing Tracks:

Publishing, B.A./B.S.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Technical Requirements:

Publishing Major: 36 Hours

Media Studies Common Core: 9 Hours

Major Core Requirements: 9 Hours

Select one of the Publishing Tracks:

Editorial Track: 12 Hours

Marketing and Publicity Track: 12 Hours

Major Electives: 6 Hours

Minor requirements: 18 Hours

General Electives: 21 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours