Magazine Journalism and Publishing

Magazine Journalism and Publishing is a discipline that sits at the intersection of editorial craft, visual storytelling, and media business. Magazines, in their print and digital forms, have historically been where long-form journalism, photography, design, and targeted audience development converge. The field is evolving rapidly as publishing moves across platforms, but the core editorial skills, knowing how to find and develop stories, write with authority and style, commission and edit other writers, and curate content for a specific audience, remain as valuable as ever.

At the University of the Arts London, which has a particular strength in arts, design, and media education, this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich year with work placement opportunities, giving you structured professional experience in the magazine or publishing industry before you graduate. You will develop skills in journalism, feature writing, editing, photography and visual direction, digital publishing, and media business. The London location is significant: the UK magazine and publishing industry is heavily concentrated in the capital, and UAL's connections to the creative industries provide access to placements and networks that are not easily available elsewhere.

Graduates from Magazine Journalism and Publishing move into editorial, publishing, and media roles across a range of organisations. Magazine and newspaper editorial teams, digital content platforms, brand publishing operations, book publishers, PR and communications agencies, and broadcast media all employ people with this background. Roles include features writer, commissioning editor, digital editor, content manager, art director, and media consultant.

The placement year is particularly important in a field where industry experience and contacts are central to career entry. Postgraduate study in journalism, publishing, or creative writing is an option for those who want to develop specialist expertise.