Publishing courses

Probably not directly, I imagine there will be related business type courses that are very applicable to the publishing industry (e.g. marketing type courses), and in terms of producing publishable content there are courses in e.g. journalism, creative writing etc. But I don't know if there are any courses in just "publishing" at undergraduate level because it's a bit specific - I would've though you might find something specific like that at masters level more than at undergraduate?

There's a publishing Postgrad Masters at UCLan, they have their own publishing services so you get to work directly with them

A number of universities offer a Master's in publishing, and they typically allow for an internship as part of the course.

At undergraduate level an English degree is typical. After all, good readers make good publishers. I worked in academic publishing for a (very) short time and everyone seemed to have a BA in English, although one had an LLB, which I imagine is actually very good training for publishing.

Do publishing courses exist at any universities? I have always been interested in publishing but I also really want to go to uni. And if a publishing course does exist is it beneficial and will it help you get a good job at a publishing agency. Thank you x also if anyone does a publishing course at uni pls tell me about it

Hi @Elz15

It's great to hear you're interested in a career in publishing - it's such a rewarding industry!

If you do end up going to university and want to do a postgraduate degree, we offer our MA Publishing course here in Preston, Lancashire!

Students on this course have access to UCLan Publishing, our very own award-winning publishing house. We also developed our curriculum by having consultations with industry professionals from places like Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, Macmillan and Hachette.

If you have any questions about our course, I'd be happy to help!

You can find out more information here: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/publishing-ma

Good luck on your university journey!