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Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management

Australia

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What will I learn?

This course is designed for big thinkers who want to make real connections in a world of constant technological, environmental, political and population change. Learning directly from experts in the field, you'll develop job-ready skills for non-government, government and corporate sectors.

By learning how to hone your problem-solving and strategy skills through an ethical lens, you'll be in a prime position to challenge real world problems in international, national and local contexts. Discover the tactics behind how and why communication needs to be strategised, and develop your own informed, independent solutions. You'll gain a deeper understanding of advocacy, managing reputation and public relations, and working through crisis management.

With the Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management, you can choose to develop deep knowledge in elective fields such as digital media and entrepreneurship, managing sports communication or practising persuasive communication.

Engaging with a wide range of industry experts, leading academics and peers alike will allow you to cultivate the breadth of communication skills needed to work in this wide-reaching field.

On completion of the course, you'll be career-ready for an exciting range of professions. The course will equip you with invaluable specialist and industry-relevant knowledge and skills which will give you that competitive edge.

Alternatively, you can continue to strengthen your pathway through the Master of Strategic Communications Management. Offered as a 6 months full-time course or one year part-time, you'll soon be ready to take that next step in your career. Be a part of the change you want to see.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts

CRICOS

0100208

Study options

Full Time (0.5 years)

Tuition fees
A$20,300.00 (US$ 13,396) per year
Start date

3 March 2025, 28 July 2025

Venue

Caulfield campus

900 Dandenong Road,

CAULFIELD EAST,

Victoria,

3145, MELBOURNE, Australia

Entry requirements

For students from United States

An Australian bachelor degree with at least 50 percent average, or equivalent qualification approved by the faculty.

For international students

An Australian bachelor degree with at least 50 percent average, or equivalent qualification, or a minimum of five years work experience in a relevant field approved by the faculty.

English entry requirements

Level A

IELTS (Academic): 6.5 Overall score, with minimum band scores: Listening 6.0, Reading 6.0, Writing 6.0 and Speaking 6.0

Pearson Test of English (Academic): 58 Overall score, with minimum scores: Listening 50, Reading 50, Speaking 50 and Writing 50

TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 Overall score, with minimum scores: Reading 13, Listening 12, Speaking 18 and Writing 21

Paper-based TOEFL 550 Test of written English: 4.5

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) 176 No skill score below 169
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) 176 No skill score below 169

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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