Turn your editorial sensibilities into marketable skills for a rewarding editing or publishing career. Learn to fine-tune the written word. Our courses are taught by working professionals with years of experience both online and in the classroom.

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Professional Sequence
in Editing
Online Information Session

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Hello
I am Liz McDonough
Program Director
Ask me your questions!
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Becoming a
Professional Editor
In your current field or a new position
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Turn your editorial sensibilities into
marketable skills.
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Numerous Career
Options
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Solid grasp
of English
grammar
Professional
Sequence in
Editing+ =
How will your resume
stand out?

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Welcome to Berkeley!

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Curriculum
Overview
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4 Required Courses
1. Grammar, Mechanics and Usage
for Editors
2. Editorial Workshop I
3. Editorial Workshop II
4. Advanced Editorial Workshop
~1 year

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Where You’ll Learn: Online
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How You’ll Learn
● Reading materials
● Discussions
● Instructor and classmate
interactions
● Homework assignments
Fixed-Date
Start and end date

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Who You’ll Learn From
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Greer Lleuad,
Sponsoring editor
for Bridgepoint
Education
Lindsey
Westbrook,
Freelance editor and
proofreader

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Keys to Success
With Instructor Cathleen Small
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Keys to Success
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● Join a community of editors working in a variety
of fields.
● Learn from expert instructors with freelance and
in-house editing experience.
● Develop a disciplined approach to editing.
● Determine how to assess projects and apply
different levels and styles of editing to meet
clients’ needs.
● Gain further understanding of how to break into
the competitive field of editing.

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Earning Your
Award of
Completion
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Create student account
Register for the program
Complete courses with grade of C
or better
Request Award of Completion

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Our graduates go on
to do big things!
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A look at where
some of our
graduates end up:
Lorna Walsh
Founder/owner of editing business
Ideal Type, LLC
Karin Cather
Founder/owner of Karin Cather
Editorial Services, LLC
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Roy Sablosky
Editor/writer specializing in science

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Next steps.
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How to Start
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Enroll in Grammar, Mechanics and
Usage for Editors
Register for the program
Pay as you go model to complete
rest of classes
Sign up for the monthly newsletter

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Questions?

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Thanks!
Find me at extension-letters@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-1110
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