Graduate Certificate in Editing

?Programme outline

The Graduate Certificate in Editing is undertaken as two part-time papers, Editing and Editing Project. The first course develops skills and knowledge for a range of professional editing roles in print and digital environments. In the second, students apply their knowledge to a significant project.

Topics include:

• editing overview, the editor’s role and responsibilities
• audience and publication format (print and digital formats, evaluating and assessing content, re-purposing and summarising)
• principles of clear expression and communication, including plain English
• grammar and usage, common errors
• editing tools and resources (style and style sheets, mark-up, editing onscreen)
• editing and proofreading skills
• developing editorial judgement, working with authors and stakeholders
• editing M?ori in English-language texts
• legal considerations, fact checking and bibliographic citation
• search and indexing in digital and print