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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Cambridge Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Books and creative digital content development are at the heart of this industry-focused and flexible publishing course. Tailor assignments to your career ambitions and interests, and develop a highly transferable skillset. The shaping and publication of ideas, stories and research is central to culture and the knowledge economy. On our MA Publishing, you’ll explore contemporary publishing from children’s books, poetry and fiction to academic, illustrated and informational digital publications.Gain an in-depth understanding of publishing processes, from the transformation of original ideas into inspiring and informative content to reaching audiences through social media marketing. Develop your research skills and showcase them in a final Major Project that can take the form of a dissertation or an industry project.Graduate with a highly-transferable skillset in copywriting, editing, digital content, and project management, together with a professional digital portfolio. Career destinations might include book or magazine publishing, charities or cultural organisations, fashion or food brands. Taught in Cambridge, our MA is the only postgraduate Publishing course in the East of England. Our degree has been developed in consultation with Cambridge University Press, Boydell & Brewer and other local publishers including ProQuest and the Lutterworth Press, so you can be confident it meets the professional needs of today’s publishing industry.Our industry connections will provide you with opportunities to make contacts for your career, including through work experience and field trips.

Tuition fees

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£ 18,600per year

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Anglia Ruskin University

  • University League Table

    120th

  • Campus address

    Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1PT, England

Vibrant and bustling city campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and Writtle – all with close transport links to London.
A friendly and welcoming community of students and staff from around the globe.
A range of international scholarships are available.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    88th out of 92 9

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    99 50%

    87th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    48.0 48%

    87th

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.02 76%

    73rd

    20

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