MA and Master’s Publishing programmes

Looking for the best Publishing MA?

Our industry-led programmes provide you with the skills, knowledge and networks to kickstart your career in publishing, or to improve your current position. The courses are fully up to date with current industry issues, from digital and audio to diversity and sustainability.

• Ranked number 1 in the 2020 Guardian University Guide, in the category Journalism, Publishing and Public Relations
• Unrivalled industry links and networking
• Excellent results for student satisfaction - 100 per cent overall satisfaction in the 2023 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey
• Diverse student cohort from a range of backgrounds
• Taught by experts who have written many of the key texts on publishing
• Visiting speakers who are leading industry specialists
• Unrivalled access to work experience in Oxford, London and elsewhere
• Supported by an Advisory Board of senior industry professionals
• Visits to London and Bologna book fairs
• A range of scholarships and prizes - for 2023 scholarships including industry and university awards, please visit this page
• Oxford is a beautiful, historic city, with the most published authors per square mile of any city in the world

Excellent programmes and teaching

You can choose from a variety of awards to suit your needs and career aspirations.

The MA in Publishing Media from Oxford Brookes University is respected throughout the world. The course gives a solid knowledge of digital and print publishing processes and their management, and provides scope to develop specialist skills required for career development. In the first semester there are three core modules in editorial, marketing, and digital workflow. In the second semester choose from a range of specialist modules: Fiction and Non-Fiction, Children's & YA Publishing, The Craft of Storytelling, International Rights, Digital Publishing Strategy, Brand Management, Academic Publishing, Global Responsibilities: Building a Better Publisher, and Cultures of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

The MA in Publishing, the only programme of its kind in Europe, is taught to students at distance and does not involve being resident on campus in Oxford. The part-time, interactive course runs over 32 months and offers students the opportunity to benefit from the Centre’s excellent teaching alongside career and family commitments.