Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Overview
Use your creativity to craft copy and edit manuscripts for a range of professional publications and businesses. The Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing teaches you to write in a range of contexts; to plan, coordinate and evaluate writing, and to edit your own and others’ work. Graduate ready to seek work across a broad scope of professional industries.
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.
Skills you’ll learn
- Writing
- Editing
- Ethical thinking
- Legal thinking
Your career opportunities
- Professional writer
- Journalism
- Marketing
- Copywriter
Key codes
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
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McKinley Valentine
From hospitality to acclaimed writer
With a day-job as a copywriter, a newsletter that boasts over 4000 subscribers, and guest appearances on Australian and American podcasts, McKinley Valentine has firmly cemented her career as a writer.
After graduating in 2012, McKinley transitioned from hospitality to freelance writing, now working at design studio, Paper Giant. Her newsletter, The Whippet, was featured on Inside Hook’s list of the 80 Best Single-Operator Newsletters on the Internet.
‘I couldn’t have done it without the skills I learned in the PWE course. While I always had a knack for spelling and grammar, there’s so much more to writing professionally.’
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