MA Publishing
Study with us and learn the skills, practical experience and networks to get a head start in the publishing industry.
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Features and benefits
A highly practical, industry-facing course
Assessments replicate genuine publishing tasks, helping you build professional work for your portfolio and strong examples to discuss in applications and interviews.
A remote internship opportunity for every student
Every student is offered a supported remote internship or external publishing project with a publisher, magazine, library, literary organisation or charity as part of their final project.
Learn from leading publishing professionals
Guest speakers include major figures from Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, Usborne, Dorling Kindersley and Nosy Crow, working across editorial, sales, marketing, rights, design, production and audio.
Tutors with industry knowledge and experience
Tutors with backgrounds in publishing, editing, bookselling, rights, law, design, translation and publishing start-ups bring practical insight, industry connections and an insider perspective.
Real publishing projects
Work on live and industry-inspired briefs, receive feedback from publishing professionals and create marketing campaigns, publishing proposals, book jackets, picture books, magazines and poetry publications.
Personalised careers support and mentoring
Receive one-to-one advice on careers, CVs, cover letters, applications, interviews and publishing tasks, alongside mentoring and opportunities to build relationships with industry professionals.
Professional software training
Gain experience using tools and data used by publishing professionals, including Adobe Creative Cloud and Nielsen BookScan.
Study in a UNESCO City of Literature
Manchester has a thriving literary and creative culture, with opportunities to engage with publishers, libraries, bookshops, festivals and literary organisations across the city and wider North.
Year 1
Core modules
Dissertation
Publishing Business and Operations
Sales and Marketing, Legal and Rights
From Commissioning and Editorial to Design and Production
Option modules
Contemporary Magazine Publishing
Literature in Translation
Poetry in Print
Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children's Books
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 35% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 65% independent study
- Part-time 35% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 65% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
- Part-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Taught by experts
MA Publishing is part of the School of English at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Entry requirements
Typical offer
Lower second-class UK honours degree (2:2)
IELTS score
6.5
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Alternative entry route
If you do not meet the entry requirements for this programme, you may still be eligible to join Manchester Metropolitan University International College through a pre-masters pathway. This programme is designed to help you build the academic skills and subject knowledge needed to progress to your chosen masters at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee to be confirmed
UK part-time fee to be confirmed
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee to be confirmed
International part-time fee to be confirmed
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
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Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
89.9% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2023/24 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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You can review our current terms and conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
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Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
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