Galway is the perfect place for creative pursuits, and all the opportunities available on campus serve as constant reminders of why we need art in our lives. At the same time, the MALP emphasizes publishing as a business, and a rapidly changing one at that. The field trips to publishing houses and tech companies, the volunteer opportunities at literary festivals, the seminar series with Ireland's top publishers, and, of course, the entire publication process of ROPES underline and italicize the practical value of the course. For every hour spent quietly with the books in the library, there is an equal amount of time dedicated to discussion and collaboration about publishing. I have learned more about the digital shift, author relations, and how academic theory might apply in the publishing marketplace than I could have imagined a year ago.

NQAI Level 8 degree with an overall degree result of H2.2 and with a H2.1 in one subject is required (GPA 3.0 or equivalent overall). lease note the IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent if applicable. Two satisfactory hardcopy academic references are required for this programme at application stage (or relevant professional recommendations in the case of applicants who are a long time out of the education system).