Program Overview

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Programme: BIS (Publishing)

The BIS (Publishing) programme is designed to equip students with a thorough understanding of the publishing industry, with a specific focus on book publishing and corporate publishing. The programme aims to provide students with background knowledge on the industry, role players, and trends, as well as specific skills linked to the publishing value chain.

Programme Information

This package contextualises the South African publishing industry, with specific application to book publishing and corporate publishing. The objectives are to equip students with background knowledge on the industry, role players, and trends, as well as with specific skills linked to the publishing value chain. These skills include: the commissioning of manuscripts aimed at specific markets; the management of the design, reproduction, and printing phase; copy-editing and proofreading; financial and marketing management. Students are empowered to act as responsible information intermediaries who can add value to publications during the various phases of the publishing process.

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements apply to students who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications. Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to the relevant brochure or website. Citizens from countries other than South Africa should also refer to the relevant brochure or website.

Important Faculty-Specific Information on Undergraduate Programmes for 2022

The closing date is an administrative admission guideline for non-selection programmes. Once a non-selection programme is full and has reached the institutional targets, then that programme will be closed for further admissions, irrespective of the closing date. However, if the institutional targets have not been met by the closing date, then that programme will remain open for admissions until the institutional targets are met.

Minimum Requirements

• Achievement level: English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5
• APS: 28

Programme Structure

The programme consists of three years of study, with a minimum duration of study of three years. The total credits for the programme are 382, with an NQF level of 07.

Fundamental Modules

The fundamental modules for the programme include:

• AIM 111: Academic information management 111
• AIM 121: Academic information management 121
• ALL 121: Academic literacy for Information Technology 121
• ENG 118: English for specific purposes 118
• UPO 112: Academic orientation 112

Core Modules

The core modules for the programme include:

• BEM 120: Marketing management 120
• INL 110: Information science 110
• INL 120: Information science 120
• INL 140: Information science 140
• PUB 110: Publishing: Introduction to publishing 110
• PUB 120: Publishing 120
• VKK 111: Visual culture studies 111

Elective Modules

The elective modules for the programme include:

• AFR 110: Afrikaans 110
• AFR 120: Afrikaans 120
• AFT 121: African languages literature: Capita selecta 121
• DTS 113: German: Cultural-professional (1) 113
• DTS 123: German: Cultural-professional (2) 123
• ENG 110: English 110
• ENG 120: English 120
• FRN 113: French: Cultural-professional (1) 113
• FRN 123: French: Cultural-professional (2) 123
• NDE 110: Introduction to isiNdebele Grammar Capita selecta 110
• SEP 111: Introduction to Sepedi grammar - Capita selecta 111
• ZUL 111: Introduction to isiZulu grammar Capita selecta 111

Year 2 Modules

The modules for the second year of study include:

• JCP 202: Community-based project 202
• INL 240: Information science 240
• PUB 210: Publishing 210
• PUB 220: Publishing 220
• VKK 211: Visual culture studies 211

Year 3 Modules

The modules for the third year of study include:

• PUB 310: Publishing 310
• PUB 311: Publishing 311
• PUB 320: Publishing 320
• PUB 321: Publishing 321

Elective Modules for Year 3

The elective modules for the third year of study include:

• AFR 311: Afrikaans 311
• AFR 321: Afrikaans 321
• AFT 320: African languages literature: Capita selecta 320
• DTS 361: German: Cultural-professional (7) 361
• DTS 362: German: Cultural-professional (8) 362
• DTS 363: German: Cultural-professional (9) 363
• DTS 364: German: Cultural-professional (10) 364
• ENG 310: English 310
• ENG 320: English 320
• FRN 361: French: Cultural-professional (7) 361
• FRN 362: French: Cultural-professional (8) 362
• FRN 363: French: Cultural-professional (9) 363
• FRN 364: French: Cultural-professional (10) 364
• NDE 310: isiNdebele 310
• SEP 310: Sepedi 310
• ZUL 310: isiZulu 310

Pass with Distinction

A degree (undergraduate) in the School of IT is conferred with distinction on a student who did not repeat any module of his/her final year, obtained a weighted average of at least 75% in all the prescribed modules for the final year, provided that a subminimum of 65% is obtained in each of these modules and provided that the degree is completed in the prescribed minimum period of time. Ad hoc cases will be considered by the Dean, in consultation with the relevant head of department.