Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Banner Code: LA-MINOR-DYPB
Minor Requirements
Total credits: 18
The 18-credit Dynamic Publishing Minor has two tracks: Art & Design or Editorial & Production.
Art & Design Track
The Art & Design track of the Dynamic Publishing minor encompasses publishing modes from hand-made books and zines to innovative electronic design and publications. As the publishing field evolves, new modes of publishing photobooks, artist books, comics, zines, and even poetry continue to develop. Artists and writers can participate in their art and writing communities, both by producing new work, and by working with the art and texts of others through editing and publishing the work of people in their communities and beyond.
Required Art & Design Track Core Courses
Required Art & Design Track Capstone
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| AVT 446 |
Dynamic Publishing |
3 |
| Total Credits |
3 |
Art & Design Elective Courses for Art & Design Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
|
3 |
|
|
Typography (Mason Core) |
|
|
|
Editorial Design 1 |
|
|
|
Illustration |
|
|
|
Advanced Illustration: Picture Books |
|
|
|
Zines and Self-Publishing |
|
|
|
Comics |
|
|
|
Book Arts: Books Enclosures |
|
|
|
Paper/Print/Book as Language |
|
|
|
Photobook: Concepts Form |
|
|
|
Poetry for Artists |
|
| Total Credits |
3 |
Editorial & Production Electives Courses for Art & Design Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
|
6 |
|
|
Web Authoring and Design |
|
|
|
Editing for Audience, Style, and Voice |
|
|
|
Internship |
|
|
|
Document Design |
|
|
|
RS: Writing Nonfiction for the Public (Mason Core) |
|
|
|
Proposal Writing and Development |
|
|
|
Topics in Creative Writing |
|
| Total Credits |
6 |
Editorial & Production Track
The Editorial & Production track of the Dynamic Publishing minor emphasizes professional development in the areas of editing for books, magazines, and web publications; production processes that include acquisitions editing, submissions management, international publishing, jacket design, interior design, web design, media and marketing, grant-writing, and business operations. As the publishing field continues to evolve, prospective professionals are expected to be able to thrive in the worlds of paper and digital publishing. Writers and artists can participate in their art and writing communities, both by producing new work, and by working with the text and art of others through the art and craft of editing and publishing.
Required Editorial & Production Track Core Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| AVT 110 |
Digital Design Studio (Mason Core) |
3 |
| ENGH 386 |
Editing for Audience, Style, and Voice |
3 |
| Total Credits |
6 |
Required Editorial & Production Track Capstone
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ENGH 497 |
Topics in Creative Writing (Stillhouse Press or Poetry Daily) |
3 |
| Total Credits |
3 |
Editorial & Production Elective Courses for Editorial & Production Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
|
6 |
|
|
Web Authoring and Design |
|
|
|
Internship |
|
|
|
Document Design |
|
|
|
RS: Writing Nonfiction for the Public (Mason Core) |
|
|
|
Proposal Writing and Development |
|
|
|
Topics in Creative Writing 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Introduction to Arts Management |
|
|
|
The Arts and Community Engagement |
|
|
|
Introduction to Journalism |
|
|
|
Principles of Marketing |
|
|
|
Introduction to Tourism Management |
|
| Total Credits |
6 |
Art & Design Elective Courses for Editorial & Production Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
|
3 |
|
|
Typography (Mason Core) |
|
|
|
Editorial Design 1 |
|
|
|
Illustration |
|
|
|
Advanced Illustration: Picture Books |
|
|
|
Zines and Self-Publishing |
|
|
|
Comics |
|
|
|
Book Arts: Books Enclosures |
|
|
|
Digital Printmaking |
|
|
|
Sound Art I |
|
|
|
Poetry for Artists |
|
|
|
Dynamic Publishing |
|
| Total Credits |
3 |
