Graduate Certificate in Editing
Course details
About the course
The Graduate Certificate in Editing is designed for people interested in editing and proofreading roles in the wider publishing sector, including government departments, specialist publishing and non-governmental organisations. It is also appropriate for people already working in editing and proofreading roles but who have not had editing training, or people who would like to formalise their knowledge of editing conventions and industry standards.
Those who wish to pursue a career in book editing, book publishing or publishing in digital and print media should enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Publishing.
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 Māori in English-language texts
- legal considerations, fact checking and bibliographic citation
- search and indexing in digital and print
Students studying online with Whitireia use the Moodle Learning Management System (L.M.S), a highly interactive, self-paced learning platform which can be accessed anywhere in the world and at any time, 24 hours a day.
Entry criteria
Undergraduate degree or equivalent and evidence of suitability based on written application and interview
International students
Proven equivalence to domestic entry requirements and IELTS 7.0
About the provider
Whitireia and WelTec have a history of over 100 years of
vocational education delivery. We are proud stewards of our whakapapa, owning
our collective histories and aspirations for the future through acknowledging
people, place, culture, and values.
Whitireia and WelTec is known for our high student success rates and culturally diverse ākonga. Every year we train over 8,000 ākonga who study at one of our campuses across Porirua and Petone. Our highly skilled staff will be with you every step of your journey, providing the best possible learning environment. We enable learners from every stage of life – school leavers, university graduates, those preparing to reenter the workforce and those wanting to retrain or upskill. Our learning environments are open and ready to welcome you all.
More and more New Zealanders are choosing a local study pathway through dedicated vocational education providers to gain the qualifications they need to get ahead and into their dream job. We offer a range of programmes of study at certificates, diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate qualifications. Our programmes have been developed in conjunction with industry to offer excellent vocational qualifications that are future-focused and provide ākonga with practical skills to pursue their career goals.
We are known for our Ahureitanga (distinctiveness), and we have special relationships with Iwi mana whenua as our campuses are in their rohe: Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Mā tātou, mō tātou ko WelTec ki Te Āti Awa, ko Whitireia ki Ngāti Toa Rangatira. E haere kōtui nei me kura-takahi-puni tātou. Together, we will lead and illuminate our communities through vocational education.