Professional Writing And Editing 1200 Hours Higher Advanced Diploma

• Core Modules: The modules provide foundation knowledge for the Diploma in Professional Writing & Editing
• Business Operations VBS006
• Creative Writing BWR103
• Editing I (Editing & Proofreading) BWR106
• Freelance Writing BWR102
• Information Security BIT203
• Internet Marketing BIT204
• Journalism Practice I BWR203
• Editing II BWR302
• Editing Practice BWR305
• Technical Writing (Advanced) BWR301

Stream Modules Studied after the core modules, stream modules cover more specific or niche subjects.
Industry Project BIP000
Research Project I BGN102
Workshop I BGN103

Elective Modules In addition to the core modules, students study any 6 of the following 15 modules.
Childrens Writing BWR104
Course Writing And Development BGN107
Dramatic Writing BWR110
Legal Terminology BWR108
Office Practices VBS102
Poetry BWR109
Writing Fiction BWR105
Ethics BPS217
Graphic Design BIT205
Publishing II BWR202
Research Project II BGN201
Research Project III BGN202
Workshop II BGN203
Publishing III BWR303

Note that each module in the Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately

Traditional Work is Decreasing (particularly in print media)

but NEW OPPORTUNITIES are emerging (in electronic media, marketing and digital broadcasting).

There is in fact more work for good writers and editors than ever before; but not in a traditional position with a big company as it may have been in the past. The nature of this industry has changed. The way in which the work is done has changed too; and will most likely continue changing. Writers and editors need to have a new mindset, recognising that this is now an industry for self employment, as freelancers, sub contractors or self publishers.
We Have the Experience to Help You with this
The team at ACS have decades of experience with writing and editing. Our principal has written or contributed to over 150 published books or ebooks. He has been editor for five different magazines; and apart from his role with ACS continues as garden editor for a quarterly magazine called Home Grown (published both in print and electronically). Our staff include more than a two dozen professional writers of books and magazines, many who continue to work in the industry.
We know the publishing industry from the inside and have seen the disruption that the digital revolution and globalisation has caused; and how many well established writers have floundered, while others have adapted and forged a new and successful path for their career.

Let us help you toward a successful future in writing or editing.