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Editing Certificate

Launch your career as an editor or validate your experience with a respected credential. Following Editors Canada Professional Editorial Standards, our online certificate program covers the four stages of editing: structural, stylistic, copy editing and proofreading, as well as editorial roles, the publishing process and more. You’ll gain the professional tools and techniques you need to polish diverse writing styles and work effectively with writers and designers.

Overview

Courses: 10 + electives
Format: Part-time
Location: Online

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Why this program?

Develop the key competencies required for Editors Canada certification
Build marketable skills in your choice of specialized areas
Learn from experienced working editors
Take fully online courses on a flexible schedule
Start with individual courses and apply to the program at any time
Graduate with a certificate that confers SFU alumni status along with its benefits

Format

Part-time

Location

Online

Program completion

2–5 years (from start date of first course)
To graduate, complete all courses with a minimum average grade of B- (70%).

Course duration

3–10 weeks

Course work

6–10 hours/week

Schedule

Self-paced within set deadlines

Courses

Required courses in recommended order (but take in any order, except EDIT410, which should be completed last):

Editors and Editing: An Introduction (EDIT110)
Copy Editing (EDIT210)
Proofreading (EDIT225)
Efficient Business and Professional Writing (BCPW205)
Ethics and Legal Issues in Writing and Publishing (BCPW210)
Grammar (EDIT250)
Document Design and Production for Editors (EDIT240)
Stylistic Editing (EDIT320)
Structural Editing (EDIT330)
Final Project: Editing (EDIT410)

Elective courses (minimum 2; choose from list):

Writing and Editing for the Web (EDIT505)
Freelancing for Editors (EDIT509)
Plain Language Principles (PLNL110)
Technical Writing and Editing (TCOM120)
Indexing: An Essential Art and Science (TCOM230)

Learning materials

See individual courses for textbook details

Cost

$350–$930/course, not including textbooks
$75 program application fee

Application info

No application deadline. Take individual courses and apply to the program at any time.

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Application requirements

Grade 12 or equivalent
Mature students who do not meet this requirement may qualify with at least 5 years of appropriate experience
Advanced English Language Requirements

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Course Name

Start Date

Location

Instructor

Cost

Seats Available

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Course NameFreelancing for Editors (EDIT509)

Start DateWed, Oct 9, 2024

LocationOnline

InstructorHeidi Turner

Cost$350.00

Seats Available15

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