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Creative Book Publishing

Description

Program Code:  12251
Credential:  Ontario Graduate Certificate
Start Dates:  May
Program Length:  1 semester
 
Program Overview
 
Turn your love of books into a career in publishing with our intensive, fully online program, which combines creativity and entrepreneurship with the only opportunities in Canada to specialize in literary agenting/rights management and publishing technology. Upon graduation, you will be ready for a range of publishing and publishing-related opportunities including:
  • contracts
  • design and editorial
  • entertainment/copyright/intellectual property
  • literary agenting
  • sales, marketing and publicity
  • self-publishing and publishing technology
You will learn all facets of modern publishing, from acquisitions to sales and digital rights, before embarking on a capstone project that will give you a real taste of life in the publishing industry and applicable experience with which to launch your career.
 
This full-time program is offered in an accelerated online format to allow you to complete two semesters of work from the comfort of home in just four months. Classes run five days a week, and include a mix of live online sessions and offline learning activities.
 
Courses
 
Semester 1
  • CBPP 5000: Acquisitions
  • CBPP 5001: Marketing
  • CBPP 5003: Book Production and Design
  • CBPP 5004: Sales and Retail
  • CBPP 5015: Publishing Finance
  • CBPP 5019: Editorial
  • CBPP 5020: Literary Agenting
  • CBPP 5021: Enterprise Group
  • CBPP 5022: Enterprise Individual
  • CBPP 5023: Publishing Technology
  • CBPP 5026: Careers in Publishing
Learning Outcomes:
 
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
  • Create a freelance business in any of the following areas – Editorial, Publicity/Public Relations, Design/Packaging.
  • Represent authors as literary agents to publishing houses in Canada and internationally.
  • Publish their own creative works independent of publishing houses
  • Critically analyze proposals and literary works for legal implications including copyright issues, libel, trademark, moral rights and intellectual property rights.
  • Prepare business documents related to publishing such as business plans, annual reports, and business proposals in conformity with industry and market standards.
  • Evaluate national and international markets.
  • Prepare sales and promotion strategies and materials, and negotiate agreements for the selling of rights of authors’ works.
  • Produce publishing content for media outlets as arts commentators, book reviewers, and TV/radio producers.
  • Analyze manuscripts for quality and profitability.
  • Analyze and predict publishing operations in the areas of distribution, credit, supply chain, information technology, warehousing and inventory control, and customer service.
  • Analyze public policy and granting structures available to publishing as a Canadian cultural industry.
  • Prepare marketing strategies and create marketing documents and materials for book proposals, book jackets, and sales presentations.
  • Complete structural edits and copy edits, perform proofreading, and production editing as part of the editorial process.
Your Career

Book publishing is an innovative cultural industry that adapts to rapid and constant change in the marketplace and to evolving technological requirements while continuing to nurture creativity and growth. Find opportunities in editorial, marketing, technology, contracts, subsidiary rights, sales, management/operations and production/design. Or work in closely related fields as a content manager, publicist, literary agent, arts journalist, bookseller, educator, or entertainment/copyright/intellectual property expert in government agencies and industry associations. Humber also encourages entrepreneurship and the development of new enterprises including self-publishing and freelance options. Professional development is emphasized throughout the program.
 
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
 

Overview

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  • Institution: Humber College
  • Program type: Graduate Certificate
  • Language: English
  • Program Code: 12251
  • Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance

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Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.