MA in Editorial Studies

Eight courses (32 credits) and a thesis related to editing are required for the degree. In addition to the five required Editorial Institute courses, students take at least one related course in another department at the University and at least one directed study; the eighth course may be a related course or a directed study. All three courses must be relevant to the subject of the thesis, and approved by the student’s faculty advisor.

Courses

The following list reflects the courses offered during the 2009/2010 academic year, the institute’s ninth year of instruction to degree candidates. For further information, please visit the institute’s website at www.bu.edu/editinst, or contact the administrative assistant at editinst@bu.edu or 617-353-6631.

Courses for the MA

• CAS EI 501 The Theory and Practice of Literary Editing
• CAS EI 503 Textual Scholarship
• CAS EI 506 Topics in Textual Scholarship and the History of Western Society
• CAS EI 507 Editing and Publishing
• CAS EI 508 Editing Across the Disciplines
• GRS EI 901/902 Directed Study in Editorial Studies