Freelance Journalism

No. of modules	12	Fees information
No. of assignments	30	Enrolment form
Average duration	9-15 months	Return to distance learning menu

The great advantage of freelance writing is that it can be done either in conjunction with another career, or as a career in itself. It can also be a very well paid profession, whether part-time or full-time. This course is an ideal starting point and covers the whole field of modern freelance writing. Flexible in its approach, it is geared to the specific needs of each individual writer.

The scope is huge - 8,000 periodicals are published in the UK alone, ranging from newspapers, magazines and the controlled circulation press to technical, scientific, and in-house journals. It is quite usual for over 50% of published content in any one publication to have come from freelance writers.

Your tutor will concentrate on those subjects which interest you most, and those of which you have detailed knowledge. Many new writers start by making their hobby or profession their specialised field and over 80% of our students are having their work published by the time they complete the course.

You can choose to take ths course with additional modules in the following specialist subjects:

Assignments include feature articles, outlines, reports and reviews.