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University of Tasmania

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Master of Strategic Communication

  • Masters (Coursework)

Develop the professional skills, knowledge and tools to communicate across settings as diverse as the sciences, creative industries and politics.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 - 5 years full-time
Course Code
R7Z, 107105B
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb
International Fees
$33,450 per year

About this course

Develop the professional skills, knowledge and tools to communicate across settings as diverse as the sciences, creative industries and politics.

Our new Master of Strategic Communication has been developed to meet the complexity and dynamism of an ever increasingly digital and global communication environment. Jobs requiring communication skills are growing fast with employers demanding advanced analytical skills and professional-level communications expertise.

In response, our degrees offer a unique pathway for students coming from undergraduate study or professional roles in the sciences, arts or business to tailor their education.

Designed for those wanting to promote and implement change across a range of social, environment, political and business settings, these courses will help you to develop advanced analytical skills and professional-level communications expertise to applied 'real-world' situations.

Take advantage of the Media School's strong reputation in Media research and unparallel access to industry partners across Tasmania through a choice of specialisations:

  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Marketing Communication
  • Public and Environmental Health
  • Tourism and Experience

Be taught by leading researchers and lecturers, who possess a broad range of industry experience in a state-of-the-art contemporary Media School supported by equipment and technical know-how.

Entry requirements

Entry into the Master's degree requires a Bachelor's degree with a credit average in any discipline, or work experience of at least three years in journalism, public relations, event management, and/or the related professions.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

English Language Requirements are: IELTS 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0).

Course Specific Requirements

Entry into the Master's degree requires a Bachelor's degree with a credit average in any discipline, or work experience of at least three years in journalism, public relations, event management, and/or the related professions.

Study locations

Hobart

What you will learn

  • 1 Critically analyse media texts, practices, industries and audiences from theoretical perspectives, showing advanced awareness of local, national and international contexts.
  • 2 Communicate scholarly ideas in effective and ethical ways across a variety of media platforms, showing advanced abilities in specific areas of media production.
  • 3 Design and produce a scholarly research project and media content that respond to a changing and dynamic media environment and exemplify professional and academic standards
  • 4 Reflect critically on your professional research development to support collaborative media practices.
  • Course structure

    The Master of Strategic Communication requires the completion of 200 credit points comprising:

    • 100 credit points of Core units
    • a 50 credit point specialisation
    • a 50 credit point Research project

    If you are starting in 2023 you can find your course planner here. Your course planner gives you a visual representation of your course and will help you plan which units to enrol in and when.

    For course planners from previous years, refer to the handbook entry for that year.

    Graduate outcomes

    Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of Tasmania.
    73.3%
    Overall satisfaction
    56.7%
    Skill scale
    50%
    Teaching scale
    81.3%
    Employed full-time