The Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication at the University of Stirling is a world-leading centre for postgraduate publishing studies, offering a comprehensive and coherent approach to all forms of publishing.

You’ll develop expert knowledge of the entire publishing process in both print and digital environments – from planning, editing and production, to marketing and publication management. We update the content of this course every year to reflect the rapid changes that transform the industry, so you’ll graduate with cutting-edge skills and knowledge of current publishing industry practice and standards.

This course is demanding, stimulating and enjoyable – which is why many publishers now consider it equivalent to a year’s worth of experience at a publishing company. Our graduates occupy senior positions in both commercial and not-for-profit publication organisations across the world.

We have excellent links with publishing businesses, and a finger on the pulse of the industry and its changing needs. That means our teaching team will equip you with all the intellectual and practical qualities needed for a successful working life in publishing and related organisations.

Placements/ Study abroad

Centre staff will support students in finding work placements and/or internships to enhance their learning.

Career

This Masters course is designed to lead directly into publishing and publishing-related careers, offering you the expert skills, knowledge and networks you’ll need to succeed. The course also offers excellent employability prospects, and we have almost 40 years’ worth of graduates now working in the publishing and related industries across the world. Entry level jobs our students have gone into in recent years include:

• Publicity Assistant, Canongate
• Publicity Assistant, Faber and Faber
• Production Assistant, Faber and Faber
• Production Assistant, Bloomsbury
• Rights Assistant, Bloomsbury
• Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
• Marketing Assistant, Taylor and Francis
• Events and Marketing Assistant, The Bookseller
• Sales and Marketing Assistant, McGraw Hill
• Production Assistant, Oxford University Press
• Editorial Assistant, Oxford University Press
• Production Editor, Cicerone Press
• Publishing Assistant, Cengage Learning
• Web editor, Digital Publishing Department, China Social Sciences Press
• Foreign Rights Specialist, Suncolor Publishing Group
• Web Editor, BooksfromScotland.com

Some of our alumni who have worked in the publishing industry have gone onto the following job roles:

• Group Sales Director and President (Asia Region), Taylor and Francis
• Chief Executive, Publishing Scotland
• Managing Editor, Little Island Books
• Higher Education Texts and eBook Sales Manager, Taylor and Francis (Asia Pacific)
• Director, World Book Day
• Publisher, Home Learning, HarperCollins
• Production Editor, Taylor and Francis
• Founder and Publisher, 404 Ink
• Founder and Publisher, Tapsalteerie and Lumphanan Press
• Junior Agent, The North Literary Agency