Alternative Compulsory Modules
P001 History and Culture of Publishing (books) (10 CAT)
P002 History and Culture of Publishing (N&M*) (10 CAT)
P006 Marketing for Publishing (books) (10 CAT)
P007 Marketing for Publishing (N&M) (10 CAT)
P008 Economics and Management for Publishing (books) (10 CAT)
P009 Economics and Management for Publishing (N&M) (10 CAT)
P010 Editing and Design for Book Publishing (10 CAT)
P011 Editing and Design for Magazine and Newspaper Publishing (10 CAT)
P012 Advertising and Promotion for Book Publishing (10 CAT)
P013 Advertising and Promotion for Magazine and Newspaper Publishing (10 CAT)
P014 Distribution and Logistics in Publishing (books) (10 CAT)
P015 Distribution (N&M) (10 CAT)
P016 New Product Development (books) (20 CAT)
P017 New Product Development (N&M) (20 CAT)
Acceptable Modules:
St Semester
P003 Basics of Management (10 CAT)
P018 Editorial Practice (10 CAT)
Nd Semester
P019 Electronic and On-line Publishing (10 CAT)
P020 Copywriting (10 CAT)
P021 Basics of Journalism (10 CAT)
* N&M refers to Newspapers & Magazines
Admission criteria:
All Applicants
· Applicants should be able to demonstrate a commitment to work in the publishing or communications media industries.
· Bachelor degree or 4 years of higher education or extensive industry experience.
Indicators of quality:
The MA in Publishing’s indicators of quality are:
· The annual evaluation of the course by the External Examiner
· Feedback from students in module and annual evaluations
· Very low drop-out rate of students
· The employment success rate of graduating students
· The feedback received from the publishing companies who employ our students
· The growing reputation of the course reflected in increasing numbers of students.
Table 2. OUTLINE COURSE DIAGRAM – FULL TIME (BOOK specialism)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
| P001 History and Culture of Publishing (books) (10 CAT) | Р010 Editing and Design for Book Publishing (10 CAT) | |
| Р008 Economics and Management for Publishing (books) (10 CAT) | Р014 Distribution and Logistics in Publishing (books) (10 CAT) | |
| Р006 Marketing for Publishing (books) (10 CAT) | Р012 Advertising and Promotion for Book Publishing (10 CAT) | |
| P004 Publishing Law: Issues in Intellectual Property (10 CAT) | Р016 New Product Development (books) (20 CAT) | |
| P005 Print Technology and Production for Publishing (10 CAT) | ||
| Acceptable (1 module out of 2) P003 Basics of Management (10 CAT) P018 Editorial Practice (10 CAT) | Acceptable (1 module out of 3) - P019 Electronic and On-line Publishing (10 CAT) - P020 Copywriting (10 CAT - P021 Basics of Journalism (10 CAT) | |
| 60 CAT | 60 CAT | |
| P023 Dissertation/ Major Project (Incl. Research Methodology)(60 CAT) | ||
| PGCert (MSUPA) / PGCert (OBU) | PGDip(MSUPA) / MA (OBU) in Publishing |
Total - 180 CAT
| Compulsory Modules to be taken by all students on the programme | |
| Alternative Compulsory Modules (Compulsory for students on Book specialism) | |
| Acceptable Modules |
Table 3. OUTLINE COURSE DIAGRAM – FULL TIME (NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE specialism)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
| P002 History and Culture of Publishing (N&M) (10 CAT) | Р011 Editing and Design for N&M Publishing (10 CAT) | |
| Р009 Economics and Management for Publishing (N&M) (10 CAT) | Р015 Distribution and Logistics in Publishing (N&M) (10 CAT) | |
| Р007 Marketing for Publishing (N&M) (10 CAT) | Р013 Advertising and Promotion for N&M Publishing | |
| P004 Publishing Law: Issues in Intellectual Property (10 CAT) | Р017 New Product Development (N&M) (20 CAT) | |
| P005 Print Technology and Production for Publishing (10 CAT) | ||
| Acceptable (1 module out of 2) P003 Basics of Management (10 CAT) P018 Editorial Practice (10 CAT) | Acceptable (1 module out of 3) - P019 Electronic and On-line Publishing (10 CAT) - P020 Copywriting (10 CAT - P021 Basics of Journalism (10 CAT) | |
| 60 CAT | 60 CAT | |
| P023 Dissertation/ Major Project (Incl. Research Methodology)(60 CAT) | ||
| PGCert (MSUPA) / PGCert (OBU) | PGDip(MSUPA) / MA (OBU) in Publishing |
Total - 180 CAT
| Compulsory Modules to be taken by all students on the programme | |
| Alternative Compulsory Modules (Compulsory for students on N&M specialism) | |
| Acceptable Modules |