Course summary
Our MA in Publishing via distance learning mirrors our established campus-based publishing degrees. It’s designed to be exclusively part-time so that it can fit around full-time employment from anywhere in the world. You’ll cover publishing across different types of media and channels. With our employability focus, you’ll tackle the latest industry trends such as AI, multimedia and digital innovations. From academic to trade, we cover all publishing sectors from a commercial and creative perspective. You’ll be taught by our experts who have first-hand experience working in the industry and are known for their high-quality research. Our Publishing Advisory Board includes the major publishing houses and several independent publishers. They ensure our curriculum reflects current and future practice, as well as offering scholarships, internships and volunteering opportunities. Oxford is a global centre for the publishing industry, so we’re well-placed to facilitate work experience opportunities with publishers in Oxford, London and further afield.
Assessment method
Your assessments will be diverse, and will support different learning styles - you’ll have a real opportunity to showcase your strengths. Your learning may be assessed by a combination of individual or group coursework, examinations, and presentations. The assessment methods chosen will be based on your learning needs, individual aims and the academic standards expected for the course.
How to apply
International applicants
Applicants whose home language is not English must demonstrate that their level of reading, written and spoken English is appropriate for study at postgraduate level. This may be demonstrated through attaining one of the following qualifications: - British Council IELTS: Level 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component. - recognised and approved equivalent qualification Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
Entry requirements
Entrants to the programme should possess the following: a 2:1 honours degree or above or international equivalent in any subject. demonstrable interest in the creative publishing industries, such as work experience or voluntary work in a publishing company or fulfilling a publishing-related function in a non-publishing organisation. two references; these may be, for example, two academic references, or one academic reference and one from an employer. access to the Internet through broadband or fast modem on a daily basis. This programme is delivered through web technology and makes extensive use of digital resources. In order to study effectively on this programme, students should have experience and familiarity with computer technology.
English language requirements
IELTS 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each component
If English is not your first language then, please see here for our requirements and accepted alternative English language qualifications
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £8800 | Year 1 |
| England | £5850 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £5850 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £5850 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £5850 | Year 1 |
| International | £8800 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP