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Publishing MA

University of Derby

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Derby

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This course explores all aspects of the publishing industry, including editorial and content development, design and production, sales and marketing, and business success and entrepreneurship. Throughout, you will learn how to respond to the exciting new opportunities facing the industry today and in the future. You’ll develop key skills, knowledge and experience to give you the edge in a range of rewarding careers. Learn from inspiring and experienced lecturers who have worked in publishing at companies including Bloomsbury and Penguin Random House. Cover every stage of publishing including editorial, production, sales and marketing – from initial ideas to cover design, and from book launches to sales data analysis. Our students have gone on to work for companies including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan, Hachette, Bloomsbury, CPG and Taylor & Francis, while others have set up their own publishing companies and freelance services. Be inspired by a huge range of industry professionals. In the 2022/23 academic year over 30 speakers gave talks for our students, from publishing companies including Hachette, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, Bonnier, Penguin Random House, Galley Beggar Press, And Other Stories, Oxford University Press, Pan Macmillan, Knights Of, and Routledge - and we also heard talks from published and self-published authors. Engage in research-based scholarship to focus on themes that particularly interest you. Benefit from a challenging cross-disciplinary learning experience.

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Tuition fees

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£ 17,500per year

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University information

University of Derby

University of Derby

  • University League Table

    71st

  • Campus address

    Main Site, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derby, DE22 1GB, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Studies

    66th out of 92 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    109 55%

    65th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    32nd

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.26 82%

    22nd

    66

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