You will 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 general management skills, including advanced IT skills, to help you succeed in the industry.

This MA in Digital Publishing (PGDip) from Oxford Brookes University is part of a group of publishing courses, run by the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies (within the School of Arts), which enjoy a high international standing in the publishing world. We have close links with publishing companies in Oxford and London, and staff have extensive experience in national and international publishing roles.

Our publishing programmes provide you with the skills, knowledge and networks to kickstart your career in publishing, or to improve your current position.

Course length
  • Full-time: MA: 12 months, PGDip: 9 months
  • Part-time: MA: 24 months, PGDip: 18 months
Why choose this course?

If you choose an MA in Digital Publishing at Oxford Brookes you will enjoy:

  • excellent employment prospects - our graduates have been exceptionally successful in obtaining employment soon after graduation and have a strong record of career progression
  • extensive industry links and networking
  • a great location in Oxford, which is a global publishing centre
  • unrivalled access to work experience and International internships
  • specialist careers advice including our Working in Publishing Day
  • a large faculty with a variety of research interests and extensive industry expertise
  • access to a wide range of visiting speakers from the publishing industry who regularly contribute to the programmes
  • a variety of awards to suit your needs and career aspirations
  • access to unique research resources and specialist publishing collections - such as The Booker Prize Archive, AndrŽ Deutsch Collection, African Publishing Collection as well as the Bodleian Library
  • opportunities to visit international book fairs including Frankfurt, Bologna and London
  • an industry advisory board with representatives from major publishers such as Bloomsbury, Faber, HarperCollins, Hodder and Random House
  • links with publishing organisations such as the Independent Publishers Guild, OPuS (Oxford Publishing Society) and the Society of Young Publishers with regular events held at Oxford Brookes
  • an extensive network of alumni throughout the world
  • opportunity to attend an international Summer School in Florence with students from Slovenia, Germany, Italy and France.