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

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 make concise style sheets. You will learn to revise sentences for clarity, rhythm, and flow while keeping the author's voice, handle queries with confidence, and explain edits. You will also gain mastery in digital markup, basic grammar and punctuation, and effective fact-checking for accurate and 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 fast.
- 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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