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Publishing

Entry Requirements:

  • Minimum CGPA of 2.50 at SFU. (Once admitted to the Publishing Minor, continuation CGPA is 2.25 or higher).

Lower Level Requirements:

  • Completion of 4 lower division level courses from list below:
    CMNS 110-3  Introduction to Communication Studies
    CMNS 130-3  Explorations in Mass Communication
    CMNS 230-3  Introduction to Communication Media
    CMNS 240-3  Political Economy of Communication
    ECON 103-4  Principles of Microeconomics (formerly ECON 200)
    ECON 105-4  Principles of Macroeconomics (formerly ECON 205)
    ENGL 210-3  Writing and Critical Thinking
    LING 100-3  Communication and Language
    LING 110-3  The Wonder of Words
    LING 160-3  Language Culture and Society (formerly LING 260)

Upper Level Requirements:

  • Four upper division courses chosen from the list below:
    CMNS 371-4  Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada
    CMNS 372-4  The Publishing Process
    CMNS 375-4  Magazine Publishing
    CMNS 437-4  Media Democratization: From Critique to Transformation
    CMNS 472-4  Books, Markets and Readers
    CMNS 473-4  Publication Design and Print Production
    CMNS 474-4  The Business of Publishing
    CMNS 478-4  Publishing Project Group