Enjoying humanistic tradition and publication resources of ECNU, the major of Editing and Publication aims to develop high-level professional students who have theoretical knowledge of modern editing and publication and skills of practice. It stresses that students should possess deep cultural accumulation and professional knowledge, and should know about policies and regulations about publication and publicity. It requires students to master fundamental skills of publication industry to adapt to the demand of publication industry for talents under the all media circumstances. Graduates work in publication house, magazines, newspapers and other new media enterprises, such as SMG, Shanghai Press and Publication Bureau, and Shanghai Century Publishing Group. Many graduates also study abroad, such as in Northwestern University and Leeds University.

The main courses are Introduction to Communication Studies, Introduction to Art, Introduction to Journalism, New Media Technology Basis, Chinese Humanistic Classics, Foreign Humanistic Classics, General Western Literature, Fundamentals of Chinese Culture, The Basics of Video Making, Practical Classical Chinese, Introduction to Mass Culture, Introduction to Edit, Proofreading of Books and Newspaper, Introduction to Publishing, Laws and Regulations of the Publishing Industry, Courses of Leading Edge on Editing and Publishing, History of the Editing and Publishing between China and Western: Comparative Persuasive, Book’s Plotting and Propagating, An Introduction to Digital Publishing, Book and Periodical Design, Book and Periodical Design, The Operation and Management of Publishing Companies, Special Topics in Editing and Publishing, The Editing and Publishing of Newspaper and Magazines, Network and Electronic Publishing Practice, Theory and Practice of the Copyright Trade, Media Sociology, Marketing on Publications.