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  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Equip yourself with the skills, knowledge and understanding you need to thrive in the competitive world of book publishing. The Publishing MA blends theory with practice, teaching you how to become a future leader and changemaker in this field. Taught at UCL, you’ll learn from research experts and publishing practitioners, benefiting from access to professional guest speakers and networking opportunities with industry influencers.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Graduates from this course have gone on to work at a variety of Publishing Houses and other associated companies in the creative industries, ranging from roles at international organisations such as Penguin Random House and Oxford University Press, to smaller independent and specialist presses like Duckworth Books. Other opportunities our graduates have pursued have led to work in sectors such as PR, advertising and marketing.*

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation
  • Research Publishing
  • Working in Publishing
  • Publishing Studies
  • Book Production
  • From Authors to Readers
  • Publishing Entrepreneurship
  • Illustration and Publishing
  • Ethics in Publishing
  • Editorial Practice
  • Marketing and Publicity
  • Science and the Publishing Industry

Optional modules

  • Book Production
  • From Authors to Readers
  • Publishing Entrepreneurship
  • Illustration and Publishing
  • Ethics in Publishing
  • Editorial Practice
  • Marketing and Publicity
  • Science and the Publishing Industry
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

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