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International Publishing MA

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

30-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Publishing

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Key information

Learn about the rapidly globalising publishing industry with the International 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 forever changing industry.

Course overview

Benefits of this course

You will learn about the publishing industry in its international context, and about how the industry is being re-shaped by cultural and technological changes around the world.

Our programme gives you an applied understanding of how physical and digital texts are conceived, developed and marketed across a wide range of publishing sectors.

Your learning will give you an applied understanding of the many different sectors of the publishing industry, including fiction and non-fiction publishing, academic and educational publishing, and the growing varieties of digital publishing.

Your will be set a mix of research-led, industry-led assignments, designed to build your practical skills and your theoretical knowledge of the industry.

Who is this course for?

If you recognise that publishing is undergoing widespread dramatic change across the world 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 will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed by the next generation of publishers.

Career

Our International 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 International 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
  • Rights Assistant, Fiction, Paris
  • Rights Assistant, Literary Agency
  • Editorial, Production Assistant and Rights Assistants, Children’s Publishing
  • Marketing Assistant and Digital Marketing Executive, Bloomsbury
  • Picture Researcher, Hodder
  • Marketing, Random House.

Internships

We encourage you to undertake an optional internship during your time here. An internship can give you a vital step towards your first career move.

Modules

You will gain a broad contextual understanding of the book and other printed media as cultural and manufactured artefacts. This module will develop your skills in the critical analysis of publishing, which you will apply throughout the programme.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,330

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£20,950

Entry requirements

You should have: an upper second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution; evidence of a commitment to a career in publishing (such as experience within bookselling or publishing, voluntary or professional experience on a publication) or evidence of research into current industry conditions; IELTS 7.0 or above. You are also encouraged to apply if you have relevant professional experience.

University information

City, University of London is a leading UK institution, offering an innovative programme of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses which uphold the university’s commitment to enhance people’s lives through education. City is a research-driven university and has around 21,000 enrolled students, of which 45 percent are studying postgraduate qualifications. The university community is a diverse and international population home to...more

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