Editing and Publishing Certificate

The Editing and Publishing Certificate provides students with the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to enter the field of publishing. The certificate focuses particularly, but not exclusively, on literary publishing. Students take two required upper-division courses and complete an experiential learning requirement. The courses are designed to introduce students to the process, protocol, and philosophy of editing (including the conventions of grammar, story, and style), as well as the fundamentals of many other aspects of the publishing industry (including acquisitions and project management, design and printing, publicity and marketing, sales and distribution, fundraising and grant writing, copyright and permissions, and bookselling and book reviewing). The experiential learning requirement offers students an intensive, immersive experience in one or more aspects of editing and publishing, intended to prepare them for employment in the publishing industry as well as a wide range of related fields (including media outlets, NGOs, think tanks, advocacy groups, PR firms, foundations, government agencies, and institutions involved in cultural, artistic, educational, and community programming).

The certificate is open to all University of Minnesota undergraduate students.