Manchester Metropolitan University

Publishing

Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, United Kingdom

Course overview

Delivered in collaboration with leading industry professionals, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed for a variety of careers in publishing. You will explore the complex anatomies and eco-systems of the publishing industry and its markets in the UK and internationally, as well as the trends, innovations, opportunities and challenges facing this rapidly changing profession. Through the duration of the course, you will gain a working knowledge of the business of publishing, examining the structures of a range of organisational models, from major corporate brands to sma

Key highlights

  • Delivered in collaboration with leading industry professionals
  • Explores UK and international publishing industries and their markets
  • Examines trends, innovations and challenges in a rapidly changing profession
  • Builds working knowledge of the business of publishing
  • Compares organisational models from major corporate brands to smaller publishers

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — to include humanities, social sciences or other related subject; or above

Scholarships

  • Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships

    The scholarship award will cover the programme tuition fees of £22,000 and includes a bursary of £11,250.

    Up to £22,000
  • Business School International Postgraduate Scholarship

    £5,000 in the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000
  • Postgraduate International Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for most eligible postgraduate taught courses. £3,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for the selected programmes.

Careers this course leads to

  • Editorial assistant
  • Publishing assistant
  • Literary agent's assistant
  • Marketing executive (publishing)
  • Rights assistant
  • Production editor

Cost of study

UK/Home: £10,250 per year | International: £20,000 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Manchester Metropolitan University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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