Publishing (distance learning) MA or PGDip or PGCert

Our MA in Publishing via distance learning mirrors our established campus-based publishing degrees. It’s designed to be exclusively part-time so that it can fit around full-time employment from anywhere in the world.

You’ll cover publishing across different types of media and channels. With our employability focus, you’ll tackle the latest industry trends such as AI, multimedia and digital innovations.

From academic to trade, we cover all publishing sectors from a commercial and creative perspective. You’ll be taught by our experts who have first-hand experience working in the industry and are known for their high-quality research.

Our Publishing Advisory Board includes the major publishing houses and several independent publishers. They ensure our curriculum reflects current and future practice, as well as offering scholarships, internships and volunteering opportunities. Oxford is a global centre for the publishing industry, so we’re well-placed to facilitate work experience opportunities with publishers in Oxford, London and further afield.

Entrants to the programme should possess the following:

• A 2:1 honours degree or above or international equivalent in any subject.
• Demonstrable interest in the creative publishing industries, such as work experience or voluntary work in a publishing company or fulfilling a publishing-related function in a non-publishing organisation.
• One reference; this may be one academic reference, or one from an employer, depending on your most recent experience.
• Access to the Internet through broadband or fast modem on a daily basis. This programme is delivered through web technology and makes extensive use of digital resources. In order to study effectively on this programme, students should have experience and familiarity with computer technology.