Editing
Guide writers to their best work
Expand your editorial skills or get set to launch your career as an editor. Our editing courses and certificate program will provide you with the professional tools and techniques you need to polish diverse writing styles and work effectively with writers.
- Take fully online courses on a flexible schedule
- Learn from experienced working editors
- Build a professional network of peers
- Develop the competencies required for Editors Canada certification
online
2–10 weeks/course
$308–$882/course
Take our fully online courses one at a time to suit your work schedule.
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January 2020
8 Document Design and Production for Editors EDIT240 EDIT240-ON12011
15 Editors and Editing: An Introduction EDIT110 EDIT110-ON12011
15 Grammar EDIT250 EDIT250-ON12011
16 Ethics and Legal Issues in Writing and Publishing BCPW210 BCPW210-ON12011
22 Final Project: Editing EDIT410 EDIT410-ON12011
22 Stylistic Editing EDIT320 EDIT320-ON12011
March 2020
4 Editors and Editing: An Introduction EDIT110 EDIT110-ON12012
11 Grammar EDIT250 EDIT250-ON12012
11 Proofreading EDIT225 EDIT225-ON12012
18 Copy Editing EDIT210 EDIT210-ON12012
18 Stylistic Editing EDIT320 EDIT320-ON12012
18 Writing and Editing for the Web EDIT505 EDIT505-ON12011
25 Structural Editing EDIT330 EDIT330-ON12011
April 2020
1 Document Design and Production for Editors EDIT240 EDIT240-ON12012
1 Editors and Editing: An Introduction EDIT110 EDIT110-ON12013
1 Proofreading EDIT225 EDIT225-ON12013
2 Ethics and Legal Issues in Writing and Publishing BCPW210 BCPW210-ON12012
15 Final Project: Editing EDIT410 EDIT410-ON12012
May 2020
6 Freelancing for Editors EDIT509 EDIT509-ON12041
July 2020
8 Final Project: Editing EDIT410 EDIT410-ON12041
- Editors and Editing: An Introduction EDIT110
- Copy Editing EDIT210
- Proofreading EDIT225
- Document Design and Production for Editors EDIT240
- Grammar EDIT250
- Stylistic Editing EDIT320
- Structural Editing EDIT330
- Final Project: Editing EDIT410
- Writing and Editing for the Web EDIT505
- Freelancing for Editors EDIT509
Online
12 courses
Finish in 2 years
$5,849–$6,025
Our hands-on Editing Certificate can prepare you for a successful editing career in as little as two years.
You'll learn to:
- Identify and correct errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and usage
- Develop and follow editorial style guides
- Improve a document through structural and stylistic editing
- Work effectively with writers and designers
Through a choice of electives, you can also build specialized skills in indexing, plain language, technical writing and editing, and more.
Is this program for you?
We’ve designed our certificate for new or experienced editors. Our students include professionals who:
- Plan to launch a career in editing or publishing
- Wish to validate work experience with formal training
- Need to prepare for professional certification
- Require skills and credentials to work as a freelance editor
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