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Course of Study
Degree Requirements
Credits within the major: 36, including a capstone project or thesis
Two 3-credit Publishing and Design Courses (6)
Three 3-credit courses within one concentration (9)
Four 3-credit Literature courses (12)
Two 3-credit Electives (6)
Capstone Project or Thesis
Required Courses
- GEP 7211 The Rosetta Press
- GEP 7300 Digital Foundations
- GEP 7500 Thesis or Capstone Project
Courses for Concentration and Elective Choices
Editorial and Writing Concentration
- GEP 7020 The Biographer's Art
- GEP 7105 Literary Writing in Journalism
- GEP 7115 News Writing and Entertainment Reviews
- GEP 7135 Writing for the Web
- GEP 7170 Critical and Creative Writing
- GEP 7200 Publishing: Special Topics
- GEP 7205 Manuscript Editing, Proofreading, and Literary Style
- GEP 7206 Developmental Editing
- GEP 7207 Finding Your Niche: Nonfiction Genres and Formats
- GEP 7220 Magazine Publishing
- GEP 7240 Writing with Purpose: Investigative Journalism
- GEP 7245 Children's Literature in Publishing
- GEP 7255 An Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Publishing Industry
- GEP 7270 Working with Agents and Editors
Production and Design Concentration
- GEP 7305 Elements of Design
- GEP 7310 Essentials of Production
- GEP 7313 Typography, Color, and Design
- GEP 7315 Visual Literacy: The Language of Image
- GEP 7316 Digital Imaging
- GEP 7317 Creative Book Arts
- GEP 7320 Publication Design
- GEP 7325 Advanced Digital Foundations
- GEP 7330 Flash Animation
- GEP 7335 Foundation of Web Design
- GEP 7336 Advanced Web Design
- GEP 7337 Contemporary Color and its Uses
- GEP 7340 Digital Video for the Web
- GEP 7341 Advanced Digital Video
Marketing and Sales Concentration
- GEP 7210 Marketing of the Book
- GEP 7212 Marketing and Sales in Book Publishing
- GEP 7225 Legal Issues in Publishing
- GEP 7255 An Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Publishing Industry
- GEP 7260 Maintain and Operate a Small Publishing Venture
- GEP 7275 Converting Print to Electronic Publishing

