Course Summary

Publishing is one of the UK’s largest creative industries, and one that shapes and presents content across a wide range of subjects. English Literature and Publishing are extremely complementary. This flexible Publishing degree can be tailored to develop and deepen your interests into a satisfying career. In Publishing, you'll learn to critically engage with ideas, research and stories, and to apply creativity and editorial judgement in conceptualising and disseminating engaging content for different audiences. These qualities - combined with English Literature's close reading and intellectually-stimulating analysis of cultural and literary themes - tends to create excellent commissioning editors, content producers, and copywriters. Please note English Literature and Publishing is a combined honours award, to find out more information please refer to our website: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/ug-english-literature-and-publishing/ **Combined Honour Awards** At Bath Spa University many of our undergraduate programmes can be combined, so you don’t have to limit yourself to one subject. If you choose to study a combined award then in Year One you’ll start by studying both subjects in equal depth, then from Year Two you can choose whether to continue with an equally joint course, or a Major/Minor route. **More about the Professional Placement Year** A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where a student undertakes a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between the students' second and third years of undergraduate study. Students can engage in up to 3 placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) themselves with support from the Careers & Employability Team.

Course Details - Modules

Year one In your first year, you'll learn the core skills of close reading and critical analysis, editing, copywriting, design, and layout. You'll also explore other subjects and experiment across media, gaining confidence in your making ability. Year two In your second year, you'll focus on a particular period and/or genre to gain a sense of the history of publishing and reading. You'll begin to work collaboratively and discover your own interests. In the process, you'll become familiar with the fundamentals of marketing and learn about the importance of audience, while also experimenting with design and book forms through research and ideas development and making. Year three Placement year. Year four In your fourth year, you'll work on high-quality industry projects and live briefs, which will help you develop your specialism and showcase your skills in a professional digital portfolio. You'll also receive specialist publishing industry careers coaching. You'll collaborate on a major enterprise challenge to work on an original idea, inspired by user experience and new technology. You can focus on your interests by taking the English Literature dissertation module and/or the Publishing industry project.

Course Details – Assessment Method

You’ll be assessed by coursework, including portfolios, essays, feature articles, reflective commentaries, and reports. In some modules you’ll share your work through short, informal presentations. Some optional modules include seen and unseen exams. You’ll be taught through industry talks, seminars, creative workshops and studio practice, skills labs, and lectures. You’ll benefit from the innovative learning environment of the UK's first creative-digital studio-based BA Publishing in our state-of-the-art Publishing Lab. We work on-screen and beyond, creating sketchbooks and prototypes; networking, and finding opportunities.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: HH37

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Grades BCC-CCC accepted with a minimum of grade C in English or related subject.

Grade Merit is preferred.

Access to HE courses – typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 30 at merit or higher) accepted.

International Baccalaureate – a minimum score of 27 points required with grade 5 or above in English at Higher Level

BTEC – Extended Diploma grades Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) in a related subject accepted

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 For visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each component.
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 84%

Fees and funding

EU 9250.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN

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