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- PUB 877: Special Topics in Publishing
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- PUB 600: Topics in Publishing Management
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- PUB 611: Making Knowledge Public: How Research Makes Its Way Into Society
- PUB 631: Graphic Design: The Page and the Screen
- PUB 638: Design Awareness in Publishing Processes and Products
- PUB 648: Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution
- PUB 656: Institutional and International Event Planning and Management
- PUB 655: Online Marketing for Publishers
- PUB 800: Publishing and the Problem of Capitalism
- PUB 801: Theories of Publishing
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- PUB 901: Publishing Research Project
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- PUB 231: Graphic Design Fundamentals
- PUB 331: Graphic Design in Transition: Print and Digital Books
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- PUB 448: Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution
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- PUB 458: Journalism as a Publishing Problem
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A Path for Students of Past Cohorts to Complete Your MPub
We are pleased to post an update about the process for returning to complete your Master of Publishing.
As a reminder: in September 2025, we introduced some revisions to the Master of Publishing degree requirements, including the elimination of the project report. Instead, students are required to complete a 2,000-3,000 word report that summarizes and reflects critically on work they have undertaken in the form of either an internship or a self-directed publishing project or a 10,000 word research project option comprising two extended essays or a single article-length work. See our website for updated capstone options.
Moving forward, students who completed their required coursework for the Master of Publishing but did not complete their project report will have the option to re-apply to the MPub and enroll to complete the 2,000-3,000 word report or the 10,000 word research project under the supervision of a current faculty member.
Applications for re-admission to the Master of Publishing will open in Fall 2026, with the earliest possible start date being January 2027. Additional application windows will be opened for readmission in May 2027 and September 2027. To apply for re-admission, a one-time application fee of $112 for applicants with Canadian transcripts and $160 for applicants with international transcripts is assessed. If you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you will be required to apply for a student visa if you are accepted for re-admission.
The application for re-admission will consist of a 1-2 page Statement of Aims and Objectives summarizing your publishing and/or work experience since you completed your coursework as well as which capstone option you intend to complete. We will also request an updated CV.
Tuition for the capstone course will be $2,521.92 per semester ($420.32 per credit). Students will be re-admitted for a maximum of three semesters, but all students, especially those choosing the shorter report, should easily be able to complete the requirements within a single semester.
Want to apply? Contact pub-info@sfu.ca for application instructions.