Publishing & the Creative Economy MA: Facilities

You will benefit from a wide range of facilities across the University. Given the integrated nature of this course, you may have to attend lectures, workshops and other sessions at different campuses, including the Penrhyn Road, Knights Park and Kingston Hill campuses. Some modules may involve attendance at events/seminars outside the University.

You will have access to a modern environment with the latest equipment, including the Learning Resource Centres. These offer:

• well-stocked specialist libraries;
• online database subscriptions; and
• other study materials.

You can also use the dedicated Graduate Centre on campus. This includes:

• IT facilities;
• seminar rooms; and
• social spaces and a canteen.

At the Kingston Hill campus, you will have use of the new £26 million Business School building which boasts a variety of modern teaching rooms, many dedicated solely for use by postgraduate students.

It also has plenty of break-out spaces for staff and students to learn together or read quietly and a light bright airy atrium with sofas and tables and chairs.

Resources in London

Kingston is just a 25-minute train journey away from central London. Here you can access a wealth of additional libraries and archives, including the British Library.

Kingston University purchased two major archives relating to Iris Murdoch, a significant philosopher and one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists, in 2003/04. These archives currently comprise:

• Iris Murdoch's Oxford library (over 1,000 volumes, many of them heavily annotated by Murdoch);
• Thepapers, tapes, interviews and manuscripts collected by Peter Conradi, Iris Murdoch's official biographer and Murdoch scholar; and
• various letter runs and documents donated by well-wishers.