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College Diploma Professional Writing

2 Years On Campus Diploma Program

Algonquin College Ottawa

Program Overview

This two-year Ontario College Diploma program provides students with the broad base of skills and knowledge required to begin careers as professional writers. Students learn to research, write and edit for print and the Internet in a wide variety of formats. The courses are designed so that students gain an understanding of how professional writers change their voice depending on the context in which they are writing. Students also acquire the necessary skills to write independently and collaboratively in freelance and organizational settings.

Program Key Stats

$15000 (Annual cost)



88 %

Eligibility Criteria


80
560
6.5
80

Additional Information & Requirements

Official transcripts, Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate or General Educational Development (GED) certificate, IELTS-6.0, TOEFL-IBT: 80 (with the minimum of 20 in each component: Reading 20; Listening: 20; Speaking: 20; Writing: 20)

Career Options

  • Graduates may be employed at a junior level as communications officers
  • copy editors
  • researchers
  • proofreaders and web content writers
  • They also have the skills to be hired on contract or as a freelancer to write magazine-type articles
  • booklets
  • brochures
  • training materials and manuals

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