Publishing University of the Arts London (UAL)

Overview

The MA in Publishing at the University of the Arts London (UAL) combines theoretical and practical approaches to publishing media. Forward-thinking, creative and entrepreneurial, this course will give you hands-on experience of multi-platform publishing.

With the opportunity to develop a specialisation in magazine or book publishing you will nevertheless be introduced to concepts across both media throughout the course and explore how publishing is changing and evolving in the international arena.

With choices of assessments, you can choose your journey through the course with options for a major project that suits your interests.

What can you expect?

Practical projects and events, collaborations with other creative people, engagement with industry networks and participation in professional activities are all central to the course as you develop unique and flexible skills set for your future careers.

Throughout the course, there is a variety of teaching and learning environments including lectures, group work on practical publishing projects, simulations, hackdays, seminars and individual research projects.

You will be involved in a co-creation project working on our annual Publishing Innovation Conference which is an ideal opportunity to network.

Work experience and opportunities

You will also undertake live projects with industry – recently we have worked with the Penguin Random House and the Royal Academy of Arts. You will also have access to specialist digital publishing platforms to enable you to build your own projects and portfolio.

You will gain new perspectives on the global marketplace for publishing, and have the option of visiting another country via the international residential trip (This is an additional cost. Previously this has been between £500 to £1000). Specialist staff who all have experience in the industry will help you to develop a professional approach to publishing.