The explosion of text-creating and publishing opportunities in the contemporary workplace has created a growing demand for writing and editing expertise. Students hone their writing, editing, and designing skills, and enhance their career path in today's communication-intensive world. The masters program offers the opportunity for sustained academic research, argument and presentation, as well as the acquisition of in-depth knowledge, effective communication skills, and critical judgement. Following successful completion of the graduate diploma, masters students undertake a year-long supervised dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words on a writing, editing, and publishing topic.