Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication

Graduate Certificate

Develop new skills in social media, data analytics, artificial intelligence and visualisation, all the while investigating how constantly-evolving technologies disrupt various industries.

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Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

6 months full-time, 12 months part-time

Course Code

099300C

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

Highlights

The QUT School of Communication is ranked as Australia's leading school for communication and media studies, and among the top schools in the world. QUT Media and Communication is ranked 1st in Australia and 15th in the world in the 2022 QS World University rankings.
Analyse and create data-driven compelling stories via social media platforms.
Develop an understanding of digital culture and the development of social media platforms.
Work with tools for data visualisation and analysis, including introduction to programming.
Use cross-cultural communication skills to solve problems as a team in disruptive and volatile media environments.

Highlights

The QUT School of Communication is ranked as Australia's leading school for communication and media studies, and among the top schools in the world. QUT Media and Communication is ranked 1st in Australia and 15th in the world in the 2022 QS World University rankings.
Analyse and create data-driven compelling stories via social media platforms.
Develop an understanding of digital culture and the development of social media platforms.
Work with tools for data visualisation and analysis, including introduction to programming.
Use cross-cultural communication skills to solve problems as a team in disruptive and volatile media environments.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You must have one of the following:

A recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline; or
A completed diploma (or higher qualification) in advertising animation communication interaction design journalism media marketing or public relations followed by at least two years full-time (or equivalent) professional experience working in a field related to your qualification; or
Five years full-time (or equivalent) professional experience working in advertising animation communication interaction design journalism media marketing or public relations.

Opening of applications for 2024

Applications for the 2024 February and July intakes will open 1 September 2023.

A completed recognised bachelor degree (or higher) in any discipline with a minimum grade point average score of 4.00 (on QUT's 7 point scale) or equivalent.

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

What you will learn

Today's communication professional needs to have the skills and knowledge to operate in this new and disruptive digital media environment. This course will provide you with the critical thinking skills needed to design and implement solutions to the key communication challenges that confront today's society.

This course is a six-month full-time (or part-time equivalent) program that takes your career to the next level by providing you with skills and knowledge across areas such as social media storytelling analytics and data visualisation.

This program is designed to provide a broad overview of the digital communication field and foundational skills which will be developed in further depth through the Graduate Diploma or Masters of Digital Communication courses.

You will develop skills in social media industry disruption data analytics artificial intelligence automation and visualisation to enable you to pursue opportunities in the Digital Communication field.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Graduates from our courses have successful careers in government industry and the community sector. This course opens up exciting and creative media and communication roles in a range of industry sectors with globally transferable skills enabling employment anywhere across the globe.

Possible careers

Digital journalist
Digital performance analyst
Social media entrepreneur
Social media manager

Course structure

To meet the course requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication you must complete a total of 48 credit points of core units made up of:

6 units worth 6 credit points each
1 project unit worth 12 credit points.

Many of the units in this course use intensive teaching periods. These intensive teaching periods are offered over shorter durations such as 5 weeks so you can focus your study on a smaller number of units. The intensive mode means that you will have increased flexibility in fitting study around your other commitments. Access more information about intensive teaching period dates (Flexible teaching periods).