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Course Description

Structural editing is the process of assessing and organizing or reorganizing material to improve its flow, logic, and readability.

In this course, we discuss various editorial issues and solutions, and work through practical examples to build your understanding of what structural editing is and how to successfully conduct a structural edit.

When you have finished this course, you will have developed your structural editing skills. Topics we cover in this course include considering the audience's needs; identifying and addressing structural problems; reorganizing, reworking, and rewriting material; working with visual elements; and communicating with writers. Though this course is based on a general understanding of structural editing as it relates to content, there are some sections that provide more information on structural editing for fiction.

The final assignment for this course is due one week after the course ends.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Structural Editing
Type
Self-paced within deadlines
Dates
Nov 05, 2025 to Dec 09, 2025
Contact Hours
15.0
Location
  • Online
Course Fee(s)
Fee $595.00
Drop Request Deadline
Oct 31, 2025
Transfer Request Deadline
Oct 31, 2025
Withdrawal Request Deadline
Nov 05, 2025 to Dec 09, 2025
Instructors
Section Title
Structural Editing
Type
Self-paced within deadlines
Dates
Jan 21, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
Contact Hours
15.0
Location
  • Online
Course Fee(s)
Fee $595.00
Drop Request Deadline
Jan 16, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Jan 16, 2026
Withdrawal Request Deadline
Jul 08, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
Section Title
Structural Editing
Type
Self-paced within deadlines
Dates
May 06, 2026 to Jun 09, 2026
Contact Hours
15.0
Location
  • Online
Course Fee(s)
Fee $595.00
Drop Request Deadline
May 01, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
May 01, 2026
Withdrawal Request Deadline
Jul 08, 2025 to Jun 09, 2026
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