Publishing Media

MA or PGDip or PGCert

Key facts

Start dates

September 2023 / September 2024

Course length

Full time: Full time: MA: 12 months, PGDip: 8 months, PGCert: 4 months, Sandwich mode: MA 24 months

Part time: MA: 24 months, PGDip: 3 semesters, PGCert: 2 semesters

Location

Headington

Department

School of Arts

Overview

The MA in Publishing Media at Oxford Brookes is respected throughout the world. The course gives you a broad understanding of the key issues facing the publishing industry in the 21st century.

You’ll be able to explore specialist areas in-depth through independent study and a dissertation or major project. And you’ll develop the specialist skills you need for your career development.

Our staff have extensive experience in national and international publishing roles. Many of them have written key texts on publishing. We also have an extensive list of visiting speakers and associate lecturers who are leading industry specialists.

Oxford is a global centre for the publishing industry. So you will have unrivalled access to work experience in Oxford, London and elsewhere.

Publishing Media is part of a group of courses run by the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, which enjoy a high international standing in the publishing world. You’ll benefit from our close links with publishing companies in Oxford and London.

Specific entry requirements

Entrants to the programme should possess the following minimum qualifications:

– a second-class honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject; or
– an appropriate professional background and experience in the publishing industry.

Applicants should also demonstrate a commitment to work in the publishing or communications industries. This attribute is usually evidenced through the application, personal statement or references.