BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism and Publishing

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London College of Communication has a rich history of teaching magazine publishing and journalism; it boasts distinguished alumni that have gone on to successful careers in the industry.

Based in central London, LCC benefits from invaluable links with a number of major media organisations and publishers. Guest lectures, conferences and master classes also give students access to a range of high profile industry speakers.

There are two main strands to the course: Editorial and Publishing.

The first strand, Editorial, is practice based and focuses on the creation of magazine content and the curation of its narratives. You will learn the editorial and production skills necessary to plan, commission and produce both print and digital magazines. You will do this by working on College publications and by having the opportunity to generate your own original publishing projects.

In the second strand, Publishing, you will analyse markets and readerships. You'll develop strong creative media management and entrepreneurial skills that are directed to launching magazines or working collaboratively to create a branded media project.

You’ll develop good research, communication and analytical skills that are important to the modern media environment and will have the opportunity to undertake an industry placement to contextualise this learning.

The two strands combine to offer a broad approach to the study of journalism and publishing. These will enable you to develop a toolkit of transferable skills, crucial for practitioners working in the new multi-platform environment.

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Monday 24 September – Friday 7 December 2018

Monday 7 January – Friday 15 March 2019

Monday 15 April – Friday 21 June 2019

Course units

In common with all courses at the University of the Arts London, this course is credit rated. The course is 3 years, levels 4-6. Each year requires you to achieve 120 credit points. To be awarded the BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism and Publishing qualification, you need to accumulate a total of 360 credits.

Units summary:

• Introduction to Magazine Journalism and Publishing (20 credits)
• Editorial 1: Journalism and Branded Content (40 Credits)
• Publishing 1: Magazine Culture and Industry (40 Credits)
• Editorial 2: Art, Design and Production (20 Credits)

Units summary:

• Publishing 2: The Business of Magazines (20 Credits)
• Editorial 3: Multimedia Content and Production (20 Credits)
• Editorial 4: Platform Innovation (20 Credits)
• Publishing 3: Business Plan (20 Credits)
• Digital Magazine Production (20 Credits)
• Collaborative Project (20 Credits)

Units summary:

• Client Publishing Project (40 Credits)
• Media Management (20 Credits)
• Final Major Project (60 Credits)

The information outlined is an indicative structure of the course. Whilst we will aim to deliver the course as described on this page, there may be situations where it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, for example, because of regulatory requirements or operational efficiencies, before or after enrolment. If this occurs, we will communicate all major changes to all applicants and students who have either applied or enrolled on the course.

Please note that due to staff research agreements or availability, not all of the optional modules listed may be available every year.

In addition, the provision of course options which depend upon the availability of specialist teaching, or on a placement at another institution, cannot be guaranteed. Please check this element of the course with the course team before making a decision to apply.

We will update this webpage from time to time with new information as it becomes available. In the meantime, if you have any questions, use our online course enquiry form.

BA Magazine Journalism and Publishing Programme Specification 2017/18 (PDF - 106KB)

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Staff Programme Director

Simon Hinde

Anne Coddington

Simon Das

Keith Martin

Lawrence Lartey