Many journalists commence their careers as freelance writers, submitting articles to newspapers and magazines. Eventually, they may be employed on staff. Others develop a strong freelance business.
This course is designed to prepare people for such career paths. It concentrates on developing the skills needed to succeed as a writer, and an awareness of how to develop a career in this industry. Graduates of this course wishing to do the Higher Advanced Diploma in Applied Management -Publishing and journalism, will be granted. significant exemptions from that accredited course. Enrolment fee does not include exam fees.
Comment from one of our Journalism students:
“Many of the skills that I have learnt from this course help me on a day to day basis” A. Peterson
COURSE STRUCTURE
The first part of the Diploma in Journalism consists of the ten lessons in the Freelance Writing Course.
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- Introduction to writing
- Basic Writing Skills
- The Publishing World
- Manuscripts
- Planning what you write
- Newspaper Writing
- Magazine Writing
- Writing Books
- Writing Advertising
- Special Project
The second part of the diploma consists of the remaining 20 lessons.
- The Publishing World
- Illustration -Introduction to Graphics
- Illustration -Introduction to Photography
- The Publishing Office
- Office Procedures & Equipment
- Marketing: Selling Yourself And Your Work
- Writing a Regular Column
- Educational Writing
- Scientific Writing
- Conducting An Interview
- Writing a Biographical Story
- Photographic Techniques
- Refining Your Photographic Skills
- Grammar(A)
- Grammar(B)
- Summary Skills
- Writing a News Article
- Fiction Writing
- Writing For Children
- Writing A Book