Freelance Journalism - Diploma Training Course in Journalism

This course is a perfect starting point for anyone seeking a career in Journalism. If you would like the opportunity of working to your own schedule, then Journalism, whether full-time or part-time, could be a good career choice. Most magazines and newspapers rely on freelance writers and journalists to back up their own staff journalists.

Course Contents

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: The craft of writing - part 1

Unit 3: Selling your work

Unit 4: Types of Articles

Unit 5: Markets - part 1

Unit 6: Markets - part 2

Unit 7: The interview

Unit 8: Money matters

Unit 9: The craft of writing - part 2

Few achievements in life will equal the thrill of seeing your own written work in print. This course will develop your skills in the writing craft. It will help place you on firm ground in which you can build a real belief in your self as a skilful writer and that by hard work and fine tuning your writing techniques you will be set on your way to a promising career in Journalism.

How distance learning works:

Continuous Assessment

At the end of each unit, an assignment is completed and sent to your tutor at the college. Each one will be promptly returned to you with helpful comments and your next study unit. Throughout your course you will receive regular feedback and encouragement from your tutor to help ensure the successful completion of your studies.

Confidentiality

All your course work and any correspondence with the college will be treated as strictly private and confidential.

Textbook

An excellent textbook, carefully chosen by our course writers to compliment this study programme, will be sent to you with your first study units. This is yours to keep for future reference.

Our Diploma

Here at Kilroy's College, our Diploma is awarded to students based on their work throughout their course. So, on successful completion of all your written assignments, you will receive your Kilroy's College Diploma in Freelance Journalism.

The Future

Many of our students tell us that our courses have given them the confidence to go on to further study, to begin work or to change careers. Many of those in employment have received a promotion or an increase in salary as a result of completing a Kilroy's College course.

Advantages:

• The College is open all year, so you can start studying at any time.
• This Freelance Journalism course allows you the flexibility and confidentiality of studying at home without having to take time out from work or other personal commitments.
• It offers you valuable savings in time and transportation because you complete your entire course from home.
• Once enrolled, you will receive everything that you need to get started in your student study pack.