Publishing MA
University of Derby
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This course explores all aspects of the publishing industry, including editorial and content development, design and production, sales and marketing, and business success and entrepreneurship. Throughout, you will learn how to respond to the exciting new opportunities facing the industry today and in the future. You’ll develop key skills, knowledge and experience to give you the edge in a range of rewarding careers. Learn from inspiring and experienced lecturers who have worked in publishing at ...Read more

This course explores all aspects of the publishing industry, including editorial and content development, design and production, sales and marketing, and business success and entrepreneurship. Throughout, you will learn how to respond to the exciting new opportunities facing the industry today and in the future. You’ll develop key skills, knowledge and experience to give you the edge in a range of rewarding careers. Learn from inspiring and experienced lecturers who have worked in publishing at companies including Bloomsbury and Penguin Random House. Cover every stage of publishing including editorial, production, sales and marketing – from initial ideas to cover design, and from book launches to sales data analysis. Our students have gone on to work for companies including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan, Hachette, Bloomsbury, CPG and Taylor & Francis, while others have set up their own publishing companies and freelance services. Be inspired by a huge range of industry professionals. In the 2022/23 academic year over 30 speakers gave talks for our students, from publishing companies including Hachette, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, Bonnier, Penguin Random House, Galley Beggar Press, And Other Stories, Oxford University Press, Pan Macmillan, Knights Of, and Routledge - and we also heard talks from published and self-published authors. Engage in research-based scholarship to focus on themes that particularly interest you. Benefit from a challenging cross-disciplinary learning experience.

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48/279
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What students say
H
Hollis
05 Mar 26

The spread out campus and accommodation sometimes makes it difficult to commute to lessons especially during the winter or if you are sick. The teachers have all been very..Read more

M
Millie
04 Mar 26

The staff are fantastic, two of my lecturers are the best I've had - I studied ntu for my undergrad and I've wished I'd done it at derby. It's a brill place to study..Read more

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Entry requirements

The entry requirement to this programme is a good honours degree (1st or 2:1) in any subject, or its international equivalent. Applications may be considered if you have a 2:2 honours degree and can demonstrate significant publishing or related industry experience or aptitude. Examples might include a period of work at an appropriate level within publishing or a related industry, or a portfolio of work or achievements in a related discipline such as for example, English, Business, Law, Graphic Design, etc.

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£9,720 per year

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£17,500 per year

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£17,500 per year

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Hollis
05 Mar 26
Publishing and English - BA (Hons)
The spread out campus and accommodation sometimes makes it difficult to commute to lessons especially during the winter or if you are sick. The teachers have all been very...
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M
Millie
04 Mar 26
Publishing MA
The staff are fantastic, two of my lecturers are the best I've had - I studied ntu for my undergrad and I've wished I'd done it at derby. It's a brill place to study...
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University of Derby
Kedleston Road Derby Derbyshire DE22 1GB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Peartree  1.8 miles away

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