Course options
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Northampton Square
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP-22
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Key information
Train for professional publishing roles 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
You will learn 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.
Your learning will be directly influenced by your own publishing interests. This could mean publishing for entertainment, education, research or information.
Together with research-led analytical assignments, you will develop a portfolio that reflects the range of professional roles in contemporary 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.
Modules
Tuition fees
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£ 17,320per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
54th
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Campus address
City, University of London, Northampton Square, City of London, EC1V 0HB, England
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