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Publishing MA

UK

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What will I learn?

Key information

Learn about the exciting and fast-moving publishing industry with the Publishing MA from City. From research-led assignments to digital content development, we will give you an extensive range of modern skills and knowledge required to succeed in this fascinating and constantly changing global industry.

Course overview

Benefits of this course

London is the global heart of the publishing industry, and this MA makes the most of its London location to bring you a commercially and professionally applied programme.

You will learn directly from past and present industry professionals how publishing is continuing to evolve alongside the digital revolution.

Our programme gives you an applied understanding of how physical and digital texts are conceived, developed and marketed.

This MA looks at the different sectors of the publishing industry, including commercial fiction and non-fiction publishing, children’s publishing, education and academic publishing.

Who is this course for?

If you recognise that global publishing is undergoing dramatic change and you want to gain professionally relevant skills, our programme is ideal.

Your first degree might be from the humanities or social sciences, and you could be a new graduate or have an amount of work experience.

We equip you with the knowledge and skills needed by the next generation of publishers.

Career

Our Publishing MA graduates develop careers in a variety of organisations, and most secure a publishing role within months of graduating.

This selection of positions secured by our recent Publishing MA graduates shows the scope of potential global careers:

  • Trainee, Foreign Language Publishing Co, Shanghai
  • Editorial Business Analyst, Condé Nast Japan
  • Publicist, Hachette New Zealand
  • Magazine Publishing, Beijing
  • Digital Marketing Executive, Bloomsbury
  • Rights Assistant, Fiction, Paris
  • Picture Researcher, Hodder
  • Marketing, Random House
  • Editorial, Production Assistant and Rights Assistants, Children’s Publishing
  • Contracts Assistant, Academic Publishing.

Internships

We encourage you to undertake an optional work internship during your time here. An internship can give you an essential step towards your first career move.

Which department am I in?

Literature

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£20,950.00 (US$ 26,384) per year
Fees in each subsequent year of study (where applicable) will be subject to an annual increase of two percent. We will confirm any change to the annual tuition fee to you in writing prior to you commencing each subsequent year of study (where applicable).

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

30 September 2024

Venue

Northampton Square

Finsbury,

Islington,

London,

EC1V 0HB, England

Entry requirements

For international students

You should have: an upper second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution; evidence of a commitment to a career in publishing (such as experience within bookselling or publishing, voluntary or professional experience on a publication) or evidence of research into current industry conditions. You are also encouraged to apply if you have relevant professional experience. If your first language is not English you are required to obtain a minimum overall score of 7.0 in the IELTS Academic English Language test, including at least 6.5 in the writing component of the test. TOEFL: We require a well-balanced overall score of at least 100 and no less than 25 in the Writing section.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

Pathways options

Offered by other partners

This university accepts pathways courses from
  • Kaplan International College (KIC) London
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About City

City, University of London is located in the heart of the UK’s capital and has a 126-year history of quality education.

  • 20,000 students from over 160 countries
  • Ranked 3rd in London for student satisfaction
  • Range of study options and degrees
  • Excellent student support services

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