Building Your Freelance Career
- Online delivery
- eClass
Learn how to develop a career in independent journalism, as well as how to manage your business. Find out what types of journalism work are available to freelancers and explore topics such as finding, developing, and organizing ideas; selling stories and yourself; and market research techniques. Discuss digital tools that can reduce time, errors, and the chaos of self-employment, as well as life skills that foster a healthy work-life balance. We’ll wade into the business nitty-gritty — who pays, how much, and what’s in a contract — as well as best practices.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Weekday evening (Mon)
Apr 12, 2021Jun 7, 2021
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Your Instructor
Omar Mouallem
Omar Mouallem is a journalist, author, and filmmaker who has worked for The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, CBC and The Ringer. He’s edited numerous magazines, co-directed a documentary about oil-sector suicides, and co-authored a national bestseller about Canada’s costliest natural disaster. He’s also a frequent TV and radio personality, having appeared on Al Jazeera, WNYC, and CBC, and covered for Jesse Brown as host of CANADALAND.
Class info
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There is no class on Monday, May 24 2021. This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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Cost assistance: May be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and the Canada Training Benefit. (view all)
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until April 12, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.
- Offered now
- Online delivery
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