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Health journalism course summary

Price:	£244.50 inc VAT - payment options
Aimed at:	Potential Health journalists
Duration:	Flexible - around 3 - 6 months
Accreditation:	ODQLC / ABCC
Qualification:	Diploma / optional: NCTJ newswriting exam
Our promise:	Money back guarantee

Our Health journalism course will give you the skills and experience you need to write articles on this critical  and popular subject.

Health journalism course track record

• our students get work published every day - in magazines, newspapers and on websites

• some students get good jobs

• we're fully accredited and have passed strict government checks

• our students vouch for us. You can speak to them before you enrol. Email us
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Health journalism course entry requirements

The course is for anyone who wants to get started in health journalism. It's for novices - but experienced
journalists will benefit from it, too.

You will need plenty of commitment and enthusiasm.

If you are looking for a career in health journalism, you can study health journalism as part of our Magazine journalism course. This course carries the National Council for the Training of Journalists exams

What you'll study

Health journalism course duration and hours

The course usually takes around three to six months. E-learning means you can work at your own pace and fit your studies around your lifestyle.

You can do extra work when it's quiet, and cut back if you're busy. And you can take time out if you need to.

Tutor support

You can chat to a tutor using Skype when you need help, or you can e-mail them. You will usually hear back straight away.

We:

• mark your assignments
• provide career guidance
• answer all study-related questions
• show you how to find work and sell your articles

 
Your health journalism course tutor

Your tutor will be David Porter a former newspaper editor with years of experience writing about health issues.

Equipment

You'll need:

• access to a computer with an internet connection
• Microsoft Word software, or equivalent
• an email account

Health journalism course qualification

The course leads to the CTJT Diploma, which is fully accredited and recognised by the media in the UK and abroad.

When you have finished

You will have the skills to start writing articles for magazines, newspapers and websites - and get paid for them.

Students' published work

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