Master of Arts - Publishing (Professional Placement)

This course examines all aspects of the global publishing industry, such as structure, business models, production, legal, acquisition, idea creation, product development, editing, marketing, publicity, copyright, rights, and sales and distribution of physical and digital products.

Students will put their skills into practice through a dissertation or practical project over a 10-day work placement, which can lead to references and employment opportunities. Students will produce books for commercial publication through Kingston University Press and collaborate with authors and partner organisations. The course includes practical training in using Nielsen BookScan, BSI proofreading symbols, Adobe InDesign and PremierPro.

Teaching staff are active practitioners, each with at least 20 years commercial publishing experience. Input from industry practitioners helps this course give students skills for the workplace. Masterclasses and guest lectures keep them informed of current issues in the industry.

Kingston University allow students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The responsibility for finding the work placement is with the student; the university cannot guarantee the work placement, just the opportunity to undertake it. As the work placement is an assessed part of the course, it is covered by a student's Student Route 4 visa.

Graduates from Kingston will be part of a professional community of publishers, who keep in touch by meeting in person, or through Kingston's active social networks.