Professional Writing and Editing

About the course

This Associate Degree course explores topics covering creative writing, professional writing and editing. It aims to give students the basic technical and academic knowledge and transferable skills for employment or further study in your chosen field.

What you might learn

Students will build on a particular set of skills related to your industry, through subjects such as systematic functional grammar, applied linguistics and speech, history and sociology of language, hearing and language sciences. Your growth may be assessed through the completion of industry-based projects or placements.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as content creator, international aid worker, creative writer, tutor, immigration officer, patent examiner, and etc. in companies including local schools, local universities, local publishing houses, NHS, Random House, and etc.

Living Costs in Melbourne**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 15 - 20	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,583 - 2,094	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,207 - 1,596
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 9	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 240 - 318

Average Salary***

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*Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2020)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: payscale.com