Summer Enrollment is Open! Courses begin June 23, 2025.

Copyediting I

WRITING X 451.1

Learn copyediting best practices as you develop skills in this area critical to writing, editing, and publishing.

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Winter
Online
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0
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What you can learn.

  • Learn common rules of grammar and style
  • Practice reading like a copyeditor to identify errors and opportunities
  • Incorporate standard copyediting notation into your work
  • Develop core skills necessary to work successfully in copyediting and publishing

About this course:

This course gives students an overview of copyediting processes involved in preparing a manuscript for editorial review or publication. Appropriate for writers of all genres and those seeking to develop professional skills in copyediting, students learn best practices for completing a document review, including common grammar rules, copyediting notation and reading like a copyeditor.

Summer 2025 Schedule

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Instructor: Jeanne De Vita
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

 

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to July 06, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Book: The Copyeditor's Handbook : A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Einsohn, Amy and Schwartz, Marilyn
©2019 University of California Press
ISBN 9780520286726

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