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The Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication and Media offers postgraduate training in strategic communications and media as a preparation for professional practice and further study.The courses in this program will foster skills in the theory and practice of professional communication in order to engage with, and work within, contemporary communications industries, public relations, journalism and related fields. You will complete this program with a suite of achieved outcomes future use in your career.

Understand the theory and practice of professional communication. Engage with strategic communication and reporting. Get set for work in contemporary communications environments, including policy, digital publishing, public relations and journalism.

Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication and Media

Develop the digital communication strategy, story, content development, and audience engagement skills to transform your career. Learn how to create and measure creative and compelling digital campaigns.

Co-created with expert digital publishers and industry partners, this qualification is for media professionals ready to diversify in this emerging discipline. Upskill your traditional publishing approach to new media. Engage customers in the digital space.

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication Strategy

Become a communications specialist and join this exciting and burgeoning industry. Corporations, government and the creative industries need professionals with advanced communication skills. This Communication postgraduate degree from Griffith University is designed to provide you with these specialist skills. Through this online degree you will study current industry practices, contemporary theories of communication, business communication and different aspects of media and culture.
Although this is a restricted degree, individual subjects are available to all students with a bachelor’s degree. Please refer to the Application Process for more information on how to enrol.

Study current trends, best practice, contemporary theories, culture and business communication to be able to formulate a value model for an organisation. Broad career options in research, media, communications and content creation.

Graduate Certificate in Communication

Web Communications

Academic and Professional Communications

Communication and Media

Introduction to Communication and Journalism

Making Meaning

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business

Professional and Technical Communication

Coming Into Community

Communication and Culture

Crisis and Disaster Communication

This subject was previously known as HUM100 Engaging in the Humanities.Research, written communication and oral presentation in academic and professional contexts. Develop reflective, critical and evaluative thinking and teamwork skills, and the ability to articulate the practices that lead to successful learning.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Immerse yourself in the world of academic reflection and discussion. Explore how to effectively wield language in professional arenas. Master academic referencing and research methods. Write essays and deliver oral presentations using clear language.

Students develop their knowledge and skills in effective spoken, written and graphic communication in a tertiary context. Communication strategies appropriate for purpose and audience are applied in practical and interactive learning tasks involving interpersonal communication, presentation, negotiation and language skills.Please Note: This subject cannot be used as credit towards a university degree. However, it is designed to enable students to qualify for entry to an undergraduate degree.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Communicate through writing, the spoken word and graphic representation. List the techniques associated with each of these methods. Draft a blog or a wiki as part of a team project. Devise and deliver an oral presentation aided by visual elements.

Foundations of Communication

Hone your communication skills in crafting and editing a wide range of print, online and visual texts. Broaden your communication toolkit and learn design and stylistic techniques, structures and legal and ethical issues related to professional writing.Learn to evaluate, draft and revise a range of professional and technical communication using the principles of reader centredness, useability, and persuasiveness. With a focus on practical learning, you’ll critically analyse a wide range of texts and genres from academic, governmental, professional, industrial, corporate and public contexts. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Communication degree.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Learn to read texts with a critical eye. You’ll dissect professional and technical texts including those used in academia, the government, corporations and more. Learn how to construct these texts yourself with clarity and persuasiveness. 

Health professionals need advanced communication skills to effectively share complex and sensitive information and advice with clients, families and professional colleagues. Studying this subject will help to equip you with the verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills required to succeed as a health or social care professional. With an emphasis on self-awareness and self-reflection, this subject allows you to develop and apply your communication skills for a health and social care context. You will identify goals and strategies for communication in health and social care, and examine the importance of communicating in ethnically and culturally appropriate ways. You will also have opportunities to analyse your personal communication style to better understand how this affects professional communication with both clients and colleagues.

Prepare to communicate professionally with clients and colleagues. Within the setting of health and social care, build your written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Become aware of your own personal style as well as cultural considerations.

Communication for Health Professionals

Whether you work as an administrative assistant, a communication officer, a low-level manager or as the Chief Executive Officer, to operate efficiently you need well developed communication skills. This subject investigates the connections between clear communication and effective leadership and management.You will explore the theoretical models that underpin contemporary communication processes and the different communication structures and styles that exist in modern business organisations. By interrogating concepts such as interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, diversity and team dynamics you develop a clearer awareness of your own communication strengths and weaknesses and an understanding of how those around you communicate. Through practical exercises and assessment you will learn how to identify and map the communication structure and networks that exist in workplaces and how to improve your own written and oral communication skills.

No matter your goal, the ability to communicate is what is going to get you there. Whether you’d like to work in communications itself or business in general, this course will help you hone the expert skills to navigate your career with confidence.

Business Communication

This subject develops students&#39; understanding of cultural, academic and professional integrity in a business context. Students will reflect on their own cultural background, and consider how this impacts on communication with diverse cultures including Indigenous Peoples. By applying knowledge about global and Indigenous cultures, and ways of working that are respectful, students will develop capability to communicate responsibly and in ways that are aligned with varied audiences. Responsible business practices will be explored, with students examining Indigenous perspectives in global business and how these perspectives should inform business communication and decision making. Students will be equipped with fundamental communication and academic integrity skill development appropriate for all business disciplines, in academic and professional settings.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

In this subject, you are provided the opportunity to employ skills developed across a range of University Preparation subjects to complete a guided research project. Using techniques in research, analysis, problem-solving, reflection, and academic communication, you will investigate a topic of your choosing, undertake academic investigation of the key issues or challenges involved and, finally, produce an evidence-based analysis and argument expressing your perspective. The research and writing skills developed and practised in this subject apply to a diverse range of disciplinary environments, from the humanities to the sciences.

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NOTE: If you study this subject in Winter, the subject will be a shorter duration (5 weeks) and will require at least 20 hours of study per week.Do you want to become a more confident, compelling and commanding presenter? How can you write and perform to engage, entertain, inform and persuade? This unit equips you with skills to present in public. You will learn the theory and practice of voice, physicality, oration and speechwriting. You will develop written and performance skills to address real-world challenges and reach diverse audiences across different professional contexts.Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: <a href="http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport" target="_blank">http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport</a>.

Learn how to deliver engaging presentations. Explore how to hone your message so that it’s clear and concise, before participating in performance workshops where you can test your communication techniques on an audience.

Presenting in Public: Writing and Performing for Professional Contexts

What is language? Where did it come from, how do we learn it, and what do we use it for? This subject introduces students to a range of basic topics in the study of language: how to define language, the basic structure of language, language in the brain, how to distinguish languages from dialects, how language might have evolved, how children and adults acquire language, how and why languages change, and how language conveys social and cultural meaning, and different modalities of language (speech and sign).This is a level 1 subject and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Foundations of Language

Understand the changing relationships between media, telecommunications and computing industries, while investigating the practices of electronic publishing. This subject provides you with an understanding of key developments in traditional media such as book, print and broadcasting while building your awareness of the social and political implications of communications in the electronic age.Please note: This subject was previously New Media: Communications in the Electronic Age

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