Copy Editor Course
This course equips aspiring copy editors with essential skills in Chicago style, house style development, sentence revision, query management, and fact-checking for non-fiction.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Copy Editor Course provides practical tools to apply Chicago style, develop clear house rules, and produce concise style sheets. You'll learn to revise sentences for clarity, rhythm, and flow while keeping the author's voice, manage queries confidently, and explain edits. You will also gain expertise in digital markup, essential grammar and punctuation, and effective fact-checking for accurate, reliable non-fiction content.
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Develop skills
- Chicago style mastery: apply core rules, notes, and references with confidence.
- House style building: create, document, and enforce clear in-house style sheets quickly.
- Sentence surgery: tighten wordy prose while preserving author voice and intent.
- Professional queries: write concise, tactful author questions and edit rationales.
- Science fact-checking: verify data, sources, and claims for accurate popular science.
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