Writing, Editing and Publishing (Short Course)

Course details Integral to our courses is the belief that people improve their professional practice by taking time out to reflect on and reassess what they currently do in the workplace and by sharing their real life experiences with the other like minded professionals. As a result each course is unique and geared to the experiences of the individuals that are participating, which may result in the course content altering slightly from course to course. Writing – identifying and critiquing various forms of media writing, including creative writing and magazine journalism in both paper and digital form Editing – gaining a high level of knowledge, critical awareness and understanding of the key debates of editing various forms of media writing in the new publishing arena, through peer and tutor review Publishing – debating 21st century models of publishing, including concepts of gate-keeping, author empowerment and readerships. Programme Specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. View the programme specification for Build Your Own MA (BYOMA) - Media Short Course Framework. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.