Copy Editor Course
This course equips aspiring copy editors with essential skills in Chicago style application, house style development, sentence revision, professional querying, and science fact-checking to produce polished, accurate non-fiction content.

from 4 to 360h 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 will learn to revise sentences for clarity, rhythm, and flow while keeping the author's voice, manage queries confidently, and explain edits. Additionally, you will gain expertise in digital markup, essential grammar and punctuation, and effective fact-checking to ensure accurate and reliable non-fiction content.
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Develop skills
- Mastery of Chicago style: apply core rules, notes, and references confidently.
- Building house style: create, document, and enforce clear in-house style sheets quickly.
- Sentence revision: tighten wordy prose while preserving author voice and intent.
- Professional queries: write concise, tactful questions to authors and rationales for edits.
- Science fact-checking: verify data, sources, and claims for accurate popular science.
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