Foundation Degree - Publishing: Editorial, Design and the Web | Bath Spa University

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If you are interested in books, magazines and websites and enjoy English, media studies and art and design then a degree in publishing might interest you. Whether you want to produce a magazine, book, leaflet, newsletter, exhibition catalogue or web content, you'll need to employ sound editorial and design skills to varying degrees depending on your exact role. This innovative, highly practical course will help you become the multi-skilled professional that today's rapidly changing publishing industry needs. The foundation degree in Publishing at Bath Spa University is a very practical course which teaches you editing, design, page layout, copywriting, publicity and marketing, websites creation and content management, project management, and much more.

  • School: This course is taught by the Bath School of Art and Design and the School of Humanities and Cultural Industries in the Publishing Lab at Newton Park.
  • Duration:  2 year full-time
  • Awards: FdA Publishing: Editorial, Design and the Web
  • Start Date: September / October

If you are already working and producing published materials for perhaps a museum, business or local council, then this course can enhance your skills and teach you the latest techniques and software. Through set projects and exercises, and your own projects you'll learn the skills needed to work on books, magazines, leaflets and newsletters, exhibition or retail catalogues, or web content. There will also be the opportunity to undertake work placements in local and national publishers and organisations.

Career Opportunities

The course aims to produce students who have the skills and knowledge combined with a level of entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen to allow them to make a successful transition from the course into publishing careers as a designer or editor, or in a role which requires both skills such as publicity and marketing, or newsletter editor. In addition to book and magazine publishing, there is a wide range of other industries and organisations which employ multi-skilled people to produce published materials such as retail businesses, the music and fashion industry, art galleries and museums, charities, and local authorities.

At the end of the course you can go into the industry with your FD Publishing qualification or apply to take the third year of the university's BA (Hons) in Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Creative Media Practice or the BA (Hons) in Graphic Communication.
Admission Requirements & Selection
  • 180-220 UCAS Tariff points (eg BB; CD + AS b), with a minimum 60 points from Art, Design, English, IT, Media Studies, or a related subject preferred.
  • National Diplomas, a portfolio of art and design, or Art Foundation course.
Course Structure

Year 1

Years 1 and 2: Students take all modules

  • Contemporary Publishing 1: Contexts
  • Introduction to Visual Design
  • Editorial: Copywriting and Text Editing

Year 2

  • Contemporary Publishing 2: The Business of Publishing
  • Designing Visual Narratives
  • Editorial Product Development

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