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Graduate Certificate in Communication

  • Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Communication (via Open Universities Australia) will consist of four core courses. These core courses offer students a broad understanding of the discipline.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Course Code
3199

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Communication (via Open Universities Australia) will consist of four core courses. These core courses offer students a broad understanding of the discipline. Each individual course develops skills, techniques and methodologies needed to participate professionally as a communicator or communications analyst.

This Graduate Certificate program will provide the initial courses for the Master of Communication.

For further information, please contact either of the following areas:

  • Open Universities Australia (OUA)
  • Griffith (OUA) Services

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Communication, applicants must have:

  • a Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.5 (using a 7.0 scale)
  • OR a qualification leading to professional registration (for example, Nursing)
  • OR five years of relevant work experience.

Note: This is a postgraduate level program and students will need to be competent in oral and written communication skills to successfully complete the program.

Career pathways

Graduates of this program may find employment and receive enhanced professional recognition in areas such as:

  • Professional communication
  • Federal, state and local government
  • Public education industries and organisations
  • Public Relations
  • Corporate promotions
  • Journalism
  • Freelance Writing
  • Creative Industries.

Credit for prior study or work

Griffith University awards credit for prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For further information, please visit the following website prior to registering in any units of study:

  • Griffith OUA Services

To assist with your application, Griffith's Credit Precedent Database will give you a guide to the credit that you may be entitled to by listing equivalent courses in which the University has previously awarded credit.

  • View credit precedents for this program

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Communications courses at Griffith University.
65.9%
Overall satisfaction
68.3%
Skill scale
73.2%
Teaching scale
86%
Employed full-time
$72.9k
Average salary