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Children's Publishing MA

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Full time | Corsham Court | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Publishing

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This creative, industry-focused MA Children’s Publishing course is the first of its kind, offering a deep and immersive learning experience across editorial, sales and marketing, rights and contracts, and design and production. You’ll explore various aspects of the industry such as business strategy, audience and market research, user experience and digital product development, collaboration and project management.

Taught by industry specialists, the course provides a full understanding of the various departments, roles and skills required to work in this exhilarating, diverse and fast-evolving sector. You’ll have access to up-to-date information from industry speakers and field trips to key events, which could include the Bath Children’s Literature Festival and the international London Book Fair.

The course has been carefully designed to offer flexibility. You can tailor your coursework and create a final industry project around your own interests and ambitions.

Overview

At Bath Spa we take an innovative approach to publishing, so that when you graduate your skills will be up-to-date. Working in our industry-standard computer labs you’ll learn to create your own publications, from print to digital, using the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as industry events and experiences, such as live book events and podcasts.

Children’s Publishing involves practice-based, creative experimentation, and intellectual and critical engagement with ideas, research and stories. You’ll learn how to use your creativity, imagination, critical judgement and commercial awareness to conceptualise, shape and produce engaging content. A creative-digital-tech approach is a distinctive feature of the course, drawing on our expertise in both digital and print publishing.

Careers

Children’s and Young Adult books are internationally successful, high-growth areas of publishing in terms of innovation, revenues and employment.

You’ll receive expert advice on developing an appropriate industry CV to accompany your digital portfolio, as well as specialist publishing careers advice.

MA Children’s Publishing graduates will gain transferable skills that prepare them for a wide range of roles within the publishing industry such as:

Editorial

Design and production

Sales, marketing and publicity

Digital content development

Merchandising

Education

Modules

Experiments in Book Print and Production (30 Credits) - Core
Visual Sequencing and Narrative (30 Credits) - Core
Multiplatform Publishing (30 Credits) - Core
Extended Project or Dissertation (60 Credits) - Core
Story Lab (30 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,825

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,065

Entry requirements

We usually require candidates to have a good first degree in any academic subject. You may be considered without a first degree if you can demonstrate considerable relevant experience.

University information

Bath Spa University offers a range of taught and research postgraduate courses across its two state-of-the-art campuses. The university’s historic Newton Park boasts ultra-modern teaching facilities in historic surroundings, and its Locksbrook Campus is an innovative and inspirational hub for creative practices. At Bath Spa, teaching and research is centred around student experience. The university places high priority in creating a diverse...more