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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鈥檒l 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

Next online info session:
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:00 PM PST

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 丁香园AV alumni status along with its benefits

Format

Part-time

Location

Online

Program completion

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

Course duration

3鈥�10 weeks

Course work

6鈥�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鈥�$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.

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

See Application details for more info.

Course Name

Start Date

Location

Instructor

Cost

Seats Available

Action

Course NamePlain Language Principles (PLNL110)

Start DateTue, Nov 19, 2024

LocationOnline

InstructorKari Hasselriis

Cost$350.00

Seats Available0

Action

Course NamePlain Language Principles (PLNL110)

Start DateTue, Jan 14, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorKatherine McManus

Cost$350.00

Seats Available19

Action

Course NameEditors and Editing: An Introduction (EDIT110)

Start DateWed, Jan 15, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorJessie Johnston

Cost$452.00

Seats Available25

Action

Course NameProofreading (EDIT225)

Start DateWed, Jan 15, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorLucy Kenward

Cost$452.00

Seats Available14

Action

Course NameGrammar (EDIT250)

Start DateWed, Jan 15, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorMaureen Phillips

Cost$668.00

Seats Available20

Action

Course NameTechnical Writing and Editing (TCOM120)

Start DateTue, Jan 21, 2025

LocationOnline

Instructor-

Cost$525.00

Seats Available15

Action

Course NameCopy Editing (EDIT210)

Start DateWed, Jan 22, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorJudy Phillips

Cost$555.00

Seats Available6

Action

Course NameStructural Editing (EDIT330)

Start DateWed, Jan 22, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorEllie Jean Barton

Cost$555.00

Seats Available23

Action

Course NameFinal Project: Editing (EDIT410)

Start DateWed, Jan 22, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorElizabeth Rains

Cost$668.00

Seats Available10

Action

Course NameWriting and Editing for the Web (EDIT505)

Start DateWed, Jan 29, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorStacy Reynaud

Cost$555.00

Seats Available22

Action

Course NameIndexing: An Essential Art and Science (TCOM230)

Start DateTue, Feb 4, 2025

LocationOnline

Instructor-

Cost$525.00

Seats Available25

Action

Course NameDocument Design and Production for Editors (EDIT240)

Start DateWed, Feb 5, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorFlora Gordon

Cost$452.00

Seats Available22

Action

Course NameStylistic Editing (EDIT320)

Start DateWed, Feb 5, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorAdrienne Montgomerie

Cost$452.00

Seats Available25

Action

Course NameFreelancing for Editors (EDIT509)

Start DateWed, Feb 12, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorHeidi Turner

Cost$350.00

Seats Available23

Action

Course NamePlain Language Principles (PLNL110)

Start DateTue, Feb 18, 2025

LocationOnline

InstructorKatherine McManus

Cost$350.00

Seats Available25

Action

Enroll in the certificate program to:

Track your progress in your student account
Access potential tax credits
Be eligible to graduate when you finish

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