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Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication

Australia

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What will I learn?

Course details

The Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication focuses on advancing the skills, knowledge and capabilities required to successfully participate in the contemporary communications environment.

About the course

The Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication enables you to develop the set of skills, knowledge and capabilities required to participate in the contemporary communications environment in industry, government agencies and community organisations.

The course is tailored to advance your creative and organisational capacity and progress both your critical understanding and hands-on experience that prepares you for a dynamic career in a range of media and communication roles.

The course opens up opportunities that lead into rewarding careers, and it is also an excellent option for professionals who would like to progress their skills in this area.

You will develop expertise in designing effective communication strategy and managing of communication projects across digital and traditional media formats. The course will also advance your ability to communicate strategically to reach audiences, manage an organisation's image and messages, and design communication projects and campaigns.

Our program supports development of your hands-on experience, including project-based work used to develop a portfolio applicable in a range of industry contexts. Work placements provide additional access to industry experience. The course has a number of options for completion depending on individual requirements and aspirations.

Career Pathways

Career opportunities in the communications sector are constantly growing. Almost all large organisations need a communications expert to advise on corporate communications, community liaison projects and human resources-based projects such as change management. In addition, private organisations in consumer marketing, media, public relations, advertising and digital communications require strategic communications specialists.

Further Study

Upon successfully completing your course, you can choose to progress to the master's degree in Strategic Communication. Depending on your circumstances, this may be subject to you achieving a course weighted average mark of 65 per cent. If you do enrol in the Master of Strategic Communication, you will receive (subject to conditions) full credit for units completed in your graduate diploma.

Career Opportunities

Academic

Advertising Professional

Advertising and Public Relations Manager

Chief Executive

Chief Information Officer

Journalist

Marketing Specialist

Public Relations Professional

Which department am I in?

School of Social Sciences

CRICOS

083876E

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
A$36,400.00 (US$ 23,722) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

22 July 2024

Venue

The University of Western Australia (UWA)

35 Stirling Highway,

CRAWLEY,

Western Australia,

6009, PERTH, Australia

Entry requirements

For students from United States

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have: (a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 percent. Minimum requirements: TOEFL (paper-based): 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5; IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score): 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading; IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)

For international students

(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have— (a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; or (2) completed a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication at UWA.

Minimum requirements: TOEFL (paper-based): 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5; IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score): 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading; Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules; Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: C pass; Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B grade; Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic): Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section

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

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About The University of Western Australia (UWA)

Students can set themselves apart with a globally recognised degree from a world top 100 university.

  • World-top 100 university - QS World University Rankings 2024
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  • A proud member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight
  • 18 subject areas in world’s top 50 (QSWUR 2024 and ARWU 2022)

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