Publishing and Digital Culture BA Honours

The first year offers an introduction to the shape of the contemporary publishing industry, with an emphasis on understanding the industry in its global social context; on the range of technologies used to publish the most popular forms of material in the 21st century; and on the essentials of managing publication from first idea to physical production, culminating in a hands on project.

In Year 2 students develop their knowledge and skills in sourcing and managing content, including issues around the law and ethics as well as the tasks of editing and layout, and also addresses the key "new" technologies for digital and self publishing.

Year 3 includes a substantial placement in an industry setting and further study of the structure, operation, and social context of publishing as a global business, as students focus their interests and ambitions into a project that forms the key piece of their professional portfolio.

Modules

Year 1

• Media Analysis (30 credits) Compulsory
• The Business of Publishing (30 credits) Compulsory
• Information Design (30 credits) Compulsory
• Digital Texts and Contexts (30 credits) Compulsory

Year 2

• Books and Magazines (30 credits) Compulsory
• Digital Culture (30 credits) Compulsory
• Self Publishing (30 credits) Compulsory
• Visual Cultures (30 credits) Optional
• Global Journalism (30 Credits) Optional

Year 3

• Independent Project (30 credits) Compulsory
• Publishing Markets (30 credits) Compulsory
• Transmedia Publishing (30 credits) Compulsory
• Work Placement (30 credits) Optional
• Writing the City (30 credits) Optional
• International and Digital Public Relations (30 credits) Optional