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Publishing courses in higher and further education

Pre-entry training

City University, London:

Department of Journalism

  • One-year full-time MA in publishing studies

Further details: Mary Ann Kernan, programme director, MA Publishing Studies, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, tel: 020 7040 8221, email: journalism@city.ac.uk.

  • One-year full-time or three-year part-time MA/MSc in electronic publishing

Further details: Vesna Brujic-Okretic, acting programme director, MA/MSc Electronic Publishing, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, tel: 020 7040 8221, email: journalism@city.ac.uk.

London College of Communication:

part of the University of the Arts, London (formerly London College of Printing and Distributive Trades)

  • Graduate Certificate in Publishing: 15 or 30 weeks
  • Diploma in Publishing: 30 or 60 weeks
  • MA Publishing: 45 weeks

Further details: Desmond O'Rourke, course director, MA Publishing, London College of Communication University of the Arts London, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB, tel: 020 7514 6700, fax: 020 7514 6772, email: d.o-rourke@lcc.arts.ac.uk, web: http://intranet.lcc.arts.ac.uk/spp/postgradpublishing/.

Loughborough University:

Department of Information Science

  • BA(Hons) in Publishing with English: three years or four including one-year work placement
  • BA(Hons) in Publishing with e-Business: three years or four including one-year work placement

Further details: Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, Ashby Road, Loughborough LE11 3TU, tel: 01509 223 052, fax: 01509 223 053, email: dis@lboro.ac.uk, web: http://info.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/index.html

Middlesex University

  • Variety of three-year BA courses with a publishing element

Further details: tel: 020 8411 5555, email: enquiries@mdx.ac.uk, web: www.mdx.ac.uk/PIPupload/UG/UG-Media%2C%20Culture%20and%20Communication/63.asp.

Napier University

  • BA(Hons) Publishing Media: four years
  • MSc Publishing: one to three years

Further details: Derek Allan (email: da.allan@napier.ac.uk) and Caroline Copeland (email: c.copeland@napier.ac.uk), programme leaders, Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ, tel: 08452 60 60 40, web: www.napier.ac.uk/sca/programmes.html.

Oxford Brookes University

  • BA or BSc(Hons) single/combined honours in Publishing: three-year course that, in combined honours, can be coupled with study in another subject, including English, business, marketing management, computing, history of art, law, modern languages and economics
  • MA in Publishing: 12-24 months (also post-graduate diploma: nine months and post-graduate certificate: four months)
  • MA in Publishing and Language: 12-24 months (also post-graduate diploma: nine months)

Further details: Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, School of Arts & Humanities, Buckley Building, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford OX3 0BP, tel: 01865 741 111, web: www.brookes.ac.uk/publishing

Plymouth University

  • MA in Publishing (postgraduate diploma also available)

Further details: Postgraduate Admissions, Faculty of Arts, University of Plymouth, 6 Portland Villas, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, tel: 01752 238 106, email: artspostgrad@plymouth.ac.uk, web: www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=8111.

Robert Gordon University

  • (Hons) in Publishing with Journalism: 3–4 years
  • MSc in Publishing Studies: full-time, part-time, distance learning

Further details: Sarah Pedersen, course leader (email: s.pedersen@rgu.ac.uk, Aberdeen Business School, The Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7QE, tel: 01224 263 913, fax: 01224 263 939, web: www.rgu.ac.uk/abs/postgraduate/page.cfm?pge=5322.

Stirling University

  • MLitt in Publishing: one year
  • MSc in International Publishing Management: one year

Further details: Centre for Publishing Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, tel: 01786 467 510, fax: 01786 466 210, email: english@stir.ac.uk, web: www.pubstd.stir.ac.uk.

University College London

  • MA in Publishing: one to five years

Further details: Professor David Nicholas, director (email: david.nicholas@ucl.ac.uk) UCL Centre for Publishing, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, tel: 020 7679 2477/2107, fax: 020 7383 0557, web: www.publishing.ucl.ac.uk.

Post-entry training

Society for Editors and Proofreaders

Publishing Training Centre

The industry training organization for book and journal publishing. Offers about 70 class-based courses, many of which run several times a year: editing (print and internet), electronic publishing, various software applications, production, marketing and publicity, management, rights and contracts, and picture research. In addition, PTC has five distance-learning courses: basic proofreading, copy-editing, editorial project management, effective copywriting, picture research.

Further details: Publishing Training Centre, 45 East Hill, London SW18 2QZ, tel: 020 8874 2718, fax: 020 8870 8985, email: publishing.training@bookhouse.co.uk, website www.train4publishing.co.uk

London School of Publishing

Runs evening courses: editorial and proofreading; advanced editorial; magazine sub-editing, feature writing, picture research, electronic publishing. Trains both beginners and those already established in publishing.

Further details: John Dalton, London School of Publishing, David Game House, 69 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3JS, tel: 020 7221 3399, fax: 020 7243 1730, email: lsp@easynet.co.uk, website: www.publishing-school.co.uk

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand

The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology's graduate diploma in information design (GDID) has been taught entirely online since 1996 and is open to graduates and experienced practitioners from around the world. It focuses on industry-ready skills in all aspects of information design, including professional writing and editing, design of documents and online information, project management and usability testing.

Further details: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, PO Box 540, Christchurch, New Zealand, international tel: +64-3-940 8000, fax: +64-3-366 6544, email: info@cpit.ac.nz, web: www.cpit.ac.nz/subjects/informationdesign.

Summary of universities/colleges offering degree courses

Degree courses

  • Loughborough University
  • Middlesex University
  • Napier University
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Robert Gordon University

Postgraduate courses

  • City University
  • London College of Communication
  • Napier University
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Plymouth University
  • Robert Gordon University
  • Stirling University
  • University College London

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