University to offer equine journalism course

An equine journalism course of instruction is to last offered online through a academy inwards Ontario, Canada.

Equine Guelph, purpose of the University of Guelph, volition last offering the 12-week course.

It says spell an awareness of Equus caballus issues is for sure a benefit, success inwards equine journalism is non based exclusively on writing skills; it comes from learning the techniques too cognition of the inner workings of the publishing industry.

Students volition acquire fundamental journalism tools too gain advanced skills that volition opened upward doors to the equine publishing market, it says.

The course of instruction provides an chance to decease published, inwards improver to helping students railroad train professional person relationships amongst editors.

“This course of instruction takes the students’ passion for horses too provides them amongst the necessary tools to decease published, non precisely inwards traditional media such every bit equine magazines too merchandise publications, but inwards the booming online sector every bit well,” said Barbara Sheridan, teacher of the Equine Journalism course of instruction at the University of Guelph.

“Editors tin have hundreds of emails a calendar week from writers looking to last published, but it’s the writers who get got done their homework too know what editors are looking for that makes their operate stand upward out from the rest.”

Sheridan is an award-winning freelance author too lensman whose operate has appeared inwards dozens of national magazines.

A one-time Associate Editor of a national Equus caballus wellness publication, she has also been delivering copy-writing services to equine, agricultural, too nonprofit organizations since 1999.

The Equine Journalism course of instruction volition render students amongst the might to sympathise dissimilar writing styles, position markets that adapt their mode too interests, detect their writing niche, create interrogation letters, acquire the scientific discipline too fine art of photography too how it relates to the publishing world, too recognize which markets are opened upward to novel writers.

At the completion of this course, students volition get got completed a well-crafted submission too photograph bundle create for publishing.

Students volition also practise goodness from invitee speakers from the equine publishing industry, which is an invaluable sense for budding equine journalists.

“With a chip of a persistence too patience, along amongst the right know-how, those amongst a passion to write for the equine manufacture tin for sure succeed,” said Sheridan. “This course of instruction has been designed to render students amongst the critical steps toward establishing a successful journalism career inwards the equine industry.”

Equine Journalism is 1 of the elective courses inwards the Equine Business Management Certificate continuing pedagogy plan offered past times the University of Guelph. Other courses offered inwards Equine Guelph’s Fall 2012 lineup include Management of the Equine Environment, Equine Health & Disease Prevention, Equine Nutrition, Growth & Development, Exercise Physiology, Advanced Equine Behaviour, Equine Business Management, too Stewardship of the Equine Environment.

Courses run from September 10 to Dec 2, 2012.

 

More information: www.equinebusinesscertificate.com. Contact the Centre for Open Learning too Educational Support at info@coles.uoguelph.ca, or telephone phone 519-767-5000.

 

 

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