• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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Train for a career in doing what you love and apply to receive your master’s in Book Publishing from PSU. The graduate program in Book Publishing at Portland State University provides its students with a comprehensive view of the publishing industry through general, specialized, and experiential learning that immerses students in the work that it takes to publish a book from acquisition to launch.

Founded in 2001 with the intent to combine traditional academic study and hands-on experiential learning, ours is the only graduate program in book publishing in the western United States and the only program in the US that has a trade publishing house staffed by students, Ooligan Press.

From your first day of class, you'll jump right into the publishing industry as you begin working at the student-run Ooligan Press, a publishing house staffed by students in the graduate program.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MASTERS'S DEGREE IN BOOK PUBLISHING?

Our program boasts strong connections to the publishing industry both in and outside of Portland, and alumni of the graduate program in Book Publishing find employment across the country and around the world.

Many graduates go on to find employment in the publishing industry, freelance work, or found their own publishing houses. Your publishing skills can also take you in an array of directions. Our graduates often find that the program’s immersion in the publishing process translates extremely well to industries where their positions require project management, editing, marketing, design, and sales, which all students are familiarized within the program.

Curriculum

The Master’s degree in Book Publishing is a 48-credit degree. Students are required to complete:

• 24 credits (i.e. 6 courses) of required foundational courses;
• 8 credits of Ooligan Press–related coursework, which can be completed through any combination of Publishing Studio (WR 574) and Publishing Lab (WR 575);
• 4 credits (i.e. 1 course) of electives designated with the prefix WR, which includes all Book Publishing courses;
• 12 credits (i.e. 3 courses) that may involve coursework in another discipline with advisor approval.

Specialization Opportunities

Students in the graduate program in Book Publishing have the opportunity to specialize in an area of the publishing process. One of the ways they do this is by taking advanced, elective courses in areas such as editing, design, or marketing.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 To be admitted to PSU for a master’s program, applicants must satisfy University requirements and be accepted by the academic department in which the graduate study will occur. Admission eligibility is based on receipt of a baccalaureate degree equivalent to a United States four-year bachelor's degree from a college or university recognized as an institution of higher education by the Ministry of Education in the relevant country or be regionally accredited within the U.S. Regular Admission: To be considered for regular admission, applicants must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale). Applicants who have earned 9 or more letter-graded graduate credits must have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 or the equivalent; this graduate GPA supersedes the undergraduate GPA. IELTS: 6.5 overall score with minimum sub scores of 6.5 in reading and writing, TOEFL score of Paper-based: 550 overall; 22 in writing with 20 in reading and listening, TOEFL score of Internet-based: Minimum overall score of 80 with minimum sub scores of 18 in reading and writing, PTE - Academic: 60 overall.

课程信息

学制：全日制(48 学分)

学费：US$18,522.00 (¥ 117,835) /年

开学时间：预计在九月 2022

申请截止日期：1 September 2022, 1 November 2022

留学地点：Portland State University1825 SW Broadway,PORTLAND,Oregon,97201, United States