MA Publishing

On this Masters course you’ll cover the issues, principles and practices relating to all aspects of publishing, including the national and international legal environment, organisational and management issues, and marketing principles.

You’ll learn how publishers work with authors and designers as they prepare text and images for publication in both print and electronic format. 

Guided by specialists you’ll explore case studies that illustrate contemporary issues in the industry. You’ll gain an understanding of how publishing operates across various platforms and become familiar with different publishing organisations.

Workshops will help you gain commissioning and editorial skills and equip you with the professional skills needed to negotiate rights purchase and sales, and develop international co-editions.

The Major Project module is your opportunity to carry out an in-depth investigation. This could be a dissertation, a case study report related to your work experience, or a business plan for a publishing venture you intend to pursue once you complete the course.

MA students complete all taught modules plus the Major Project. Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma students complete two (Certificate) or four (Diploma) modules for their award, and can choose to top-up to a full MA by completing the Major Project.

Modules are subject to change and availability.

Core modules

• Creativity and Content in Publishing
• Legal Rights and Data Issues in Publishing
• The Business of Publishing
• Production Processes in Publishing
• Major Project Publishing

Main

• A good honours degree (or equivalent), normally in a related subject. Applicants with professional experience are also encouraged to apply.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 ( Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

English language requirements

• IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, with nothing lower than 5.5 in any of the four elements (listening, speaking, reading and writing). 

UK students (full-time, per year)
£9,500

International students (full-time, per year)
£16,700

Our MA Publishing will help you develop skills and knowledge for a career in the publishing industry, or any field that involves editorial work, marketing, business planning or project management.

Many of our graduates now work in a publishing-related role with companies such as Bloomsbury, Wiley Capstone, Pearson, Cambridge University Press and Macmillan.