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Topic: Copyediting certificate??
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| ts8_14 | Posted – 2/24/2008 2:14:19 PM | show profile | email poster Hi all! I'm a reporter (2 years) thinking of going into editing. I do not have a journalism degree, nor did I do much copyediting at my last job, so I was thinking of doing an online copyediting cert program-- for both my own education and resume prowess. I looked up the local UC San Diego extension program-- almost $1500 for a certificate! This seems a bit steep and a bit long (4 courses). Are there any other programs out there that are more affordable? Would a certificate even mean anything on a resume?? Thanks for your advice! |
| pob | Posted – 2/24/2008 3:50:02 PM | show profile If you can get experience instead, that would be more useful than a certificate, in my opinion. What kind of copy editing? If you were specifically focusing or medical or legal editing, there might be some use. But if not, I'd strongly recommend you try to get someone to take a chance on you in a freelance capacity. Get a couple of assignments under your belt and you can use that on your resume to get better assignments. Good luck. |
