Publishing and Printing Arts
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For more than twenty-five years Pacific Lutheran University's Department of English has offered a way to help students translate a love of books into an exciting professional career in publishing. One of only a few such programs in the country, this distinctive interdisciplinary curriculum in Publishing and Printing Arts (PPA) is highly respected by employers around the country because it combines preprofessional skills and experience with the solid foundation of a liberal arts education. This six-course minor is designed to give students with talent and interest in writing, graphic design, communications, or business a head start into the world of publishing and a broad variety of related professions.

The Publishing and Printing Arts program is an especially valuable complement to majors concerned with language and the written word, majors such as English, languages, education, public relations, journalism, marketing, and graphic design. But students majoring in a wide spectrum of disciplines-from biology to music to religion-have discovered the value of a publishing and printing arts minor, too. It both helps to connect them to publishing career opportunities in those fields and provides a richer understanding of the complex roles that written communications of all sorts play in our lives and in our modern world.

Publishing and Printing Arts Minor:

Three core courses are required:

English 311/Communication 321 The Book in Society

English 312/Communication 322 Publishing Procedures

English 313/Art 331 The Art of the Book I

In addition to this 12-hour core, students take three elective courses (12 hours) selected from at least two of the following categories: writing/editing, marketing/management, and design/production.

Writing/Editing: All English writing courses beyond Writing 101, including 403; approved courses in Communication (285, 384, 480).

Marketing/Management: Approved courses in Business (203, 308, 309, 310, 365, 467, 468) or Communication (381, 385, 390, 438).

Design/Production: Approved courses in Art (226, 326, 370, 396, 398, 426, 496), English (314), or Communication (380).

Up to two courses (8 hours) can be counted toward both a Publishing and Printing Arts minor and other requirements, such as general university requirements, another minor, or a major.

To earn a minor in Publishing and Printing Arts, students must demonstrate computer skills and acquire some form of practical experience in publishing-related work gained outside the classroom.