A wide range of education and training courses is available in Western Australia for those who want to become editors. School leavers can undertake an undergraduate degree with a major or minor in editing; however, skills and knowledge may also be acquired from a major in English or writing, which are much more widely available. Those who are changing careers should consider a postgraduate degree or short course.
For more information on courses available in other parts of Australia visit the IPEd website.
| Course | Provider | Description | |
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| Undergraduate | Bachelor of Arts Major: Professional writing and publishing | Curtin University Location: Bentley | 3 years FT ATAR: 55.00 |
| Bachelor of Arts Minor: Editing and publishing | Edith Cowan University Locations: Mount Lawley, Joondalup | 3 years FT ATAR: 55.00 |
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| Bachelor of Arts Major: English and creative writing | Murdoch University Location: South Street | 3 years FT ATAR: 70.00 |
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| Bachelor of Arts Majors: English literature, journalism and media | University of Notre Dame Location: Fremantle | 3 years FT | |
| Bachelor of Arts Majors: Communication and media studies; English and cultural studies | University of Western Australia Locations: Crawley, Albany | 3 years FT WACE: 80 Prerequisites: English |
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| Postgraduate | Graduate Certificate in Editing | Edith Cowan University Locations: Mount Lawley, Joondalup | 1 year PT Prerequisites: BA or 5 years professional experience |
| Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication | Curtin University Location: Bentley | 6 months FT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Graduate Diploma in Professional Communication | Curtin University Location: Bentley | 1 year FT Prerequisites: BA or Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication |
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| Master of Professional Communication | Curtin University Location: Bentley | 18 months FT Prerequisites: BA or Graduate Diploma in Professional Communication |
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| Short courses | Editing and Proofreading Skills | Institute of Public Administration Australia WA Location: Perth CBD | 1 day |
| Editing and Proofreading | Scribe Consulting Location: Perth | 1 day |
| Course | Provider | Description | |
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| Undergraduate | Certificate of Arts Major: Communications | Open Universities/Griffith University | Self-managed |
| Diploma of Arts Major: Communications | Open Universities/Griffith University | Self-managed | |
| Associate Degree of Arts Major: writing | Southern Cross University | 2 years ATAR: 45.00 Prerequisites: English |
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| Bachelor of Arts Major: Writing | Southern Cross University | 3 years ATAR: 68.00 Prerequisites: English |
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| Bachelor of Arts Major: English | Open Universities Australia/Macquarie University | Self-managed | |
| Bachelor of Journalism Majors: English, writing | Monash University | 3 years ATAR: 84.50 Prerequisites: English |
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| Bachelor of Media and Communications Major: writing and publishing | University of New England | 3 years ATAR: 72.55 Prerequisites: English |
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| Postgraduate | Graduate Certificate of Communication | Open Universities/Griffith University | Self-managed |
| Graduate Certificate of Professional Writing | Deakin University | 1 year PT Prerequisites: BA or extensive professional experience |
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| Graduate Certificate of Editing and Electronic Publishing | Macquarie University | 1 year PT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing | University of Southern Queensland | 1 year FT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Graduate Certificate in Writing | University of New England | 6 months FT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Graduate Diploma of Professional Writing | Deakin University | 1 year FT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Master of Arts (Editing and Publishing) | University of Southern Queensland | 1 year FT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) | Deakin University | 18 months FT Prerequisites: BA |
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| Master of Communication | Open Universities/Griffith University | Self-managed | |
| Short courses | Certificate in Professional Editing and Proofreading | Open Colleges | Self-managed 2 years max. |
| Professional Editing and Proofreading Course | Lifestyle Learning Direct | Self-managed | |
| Professional Editing and Proofreading Advanced Course | Lifestyle Learning Direct | Self-managed | |
| Applied Copyediting and Proofreading | Australian College | Self-managed 1 year max. |
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| Editing and Publishing | Australian College | Self-managed 1 year max. |
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| Advanced Editing and Publishing | Australian College | Self-managed 1 year max. |
PT = Part time
FT= Full time
ATAR = Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
WACE = Western Australian Certificate of Education
BA = Bachelor of Arts