Publishing

It combines relevant theory with practice and, by equipping you with appropriate knowledge and skills, will enhance your employment prospects in publishing and related work. Students can choose from six postgraduate awards with a wide range of options available, from children’s publishing to magazines and digital media.

Graduates who have completed publishing courses at Oxford Brookes have been exceptionally  successful in obtaining employment soon after graduation and have a strong record of career progression. Students leave the course with a broad understanding of the key issues facing the publishing industry in the 21st century and a wide range of publishing and management skills, including advanced IT skills.

We have excellent links with the publishing world, which help our students in a range of ways. Our staff have extensive experience in national and international publishing roles, and our industry board, made up of senior figures from the publishing profession, advises on the content of our courses, making sure they are up to the minute with developments in technology and practice.

Other benefits of our industry connections are scholarships from publishers such as Cambridge University Press and Random House and excellent opportunities for work placements in the UK and abroad.

• We offer the largest range of publishing courses at postgraduate level of any European university, with flexibility to design your own programme of study.
• We boast unrivalled industry links, giving our students excellent networking opportunities and access to work experience and international internships.
• We have a superb location in Oxford, which is a major centre for publishing. Local companies include Elsevier, Macmillan Education, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley-Blackwell.
• Study trips and book fairs are a key part of the courses, and each year students attend the Frankfurt, Bologna and London Book Fairs, as well as attending the publishing summer school with our European partners in Florence.
• Our strong support for students was praised in a quality review in 2011, which also highlighted our excellent links with industry and graduate employment rates.

To find out more please visit our research degree pages.

About our courses

Oxford Brookes offers the largest range of postgraduate  courses in publishing in Europe, with full-time, part-time and distance learning options.

The MA in Publishing provides a solid knowledge of publishing processes and their management, with scope to develop the specialist skills you will need for career progression. Other courses focus on more specific areas. For example, the MA in International Publishing is geared towards students who may already be working in publishing but want to increase
their knowledge of international publishing management.

Teaching and resources

Our teaching is practical and relevant, underpinned by the experience and expertise of our staff. We also have input from senior members of the publishing industry, who advise on course development, give talks and offer support to individual students.
During your course you will have access to some unique research resources. Oxford Brookes is the permanent home of the Booker Prize Archive, and we hold the André Deutsch Collection and the African Publishing Collection. Our students also have access to the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library

Work Experience

You will have unrivalled access to work experience. Companies and organisations who have offered work placements range from industry giants like HarperCollins, Oxford University Press, Elsevier and Taylor & Francis (the last three of which have local offices) to smaller publishers like the Oxford- based David Fickling Books.

There are also opportunities for work placements in other countries, including in the publishing divisions of
international NGOs. For example, Oxford Brookes students have won places on the prestigious World Bank Publishing Internship Prize.

Careers support

We offer specialist careers support and advice. For example:

• We run a Working in Publishing Day, where students can meet publishing professionals in a ‘speed-dating’ scenario and ask for advice on getting into publishing.
• Students have a range of networking opportunities through Brookes events, contact with visiting speakers, and opportunities to help at events such as the London Book Fair.
• Publishing jobs are advertised through the centre’s web board.

• Book History and Publishing Culture - MA / PGDip / PGCert
• Digital Publishing - MA / PGDip
• European Master in Publishing - EM (European Master)
• International Publishing - MA / PGDip
• Publishing - MA / PGDip
• Publishing and Language - MA / PGDip