Establish yourself as a dynamic communication professional
Elevate your skills in communication and leadership and create a meaningful impact through our Master of Communication. Immerse yourself in refining analytical, leadership, and engagement skills across diverse communication realms within private, government, and community sectors. Tailor your expertise by specialising in either Strategic Communication or Marketing Communication and fine-tune your abilities in innovation, social research methods, behaviour change, and more. Right from the outset, you’ll engage in contemporary global communication practices and acquire genuine workplace insights in both local and international communication landscapes. Through hands-on experience and projects, you’ll develop a comprehensive understanding of the challenges confronting the communication and media industries. You’ll graduate ready to take your knowledge back to the workplace to step up into leadership roles.
Study a Master of Communication and you will:
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of human communication processes and environments.
Become confident in using a range of social research methods relevant to strategic or marketing communication.
Demonstrate critical thinking and vision to address mid to long-term strategic communication issues.
Become confident in counselling senior management on strategic communication and possess the ability to lead teams within organisations.
Link communication research, planning, implementation, and evaluation to organisational strategic plans.
Apply your understanding of communication theories towards a major research project.
Work Integrated Learning
You’ll have extensive opportunities to connect with industry, including real-world case studies, industry-linked research, and practice projects. Complete 180 hours of a compulsory internship based around a professional industry project of your choosing and develop your professional experience and capabilities in an organisational context. Your internship placement can be in Australia or overseas. Select from advertising agencies, PR firms, government departments, commercial enterprises, and not-for-profit organisations to tailor your internship to your interests.
Public Affairs Officer
Brand Manager
Social Marketing and Communications Specialist
Digital Strategist
Research Analyst
Political Campaign Manager
Marketing Director
An IELTS Academic score of 6.5 overall, with no band score below 6.0 (or equivalent).
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree (AQF level 7) or equivalent.
Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Communication (UC) can articulate into the Master's course with credit for the 8 units completed.
Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Communication (UC) or the Graduate Certificate in Communication (Engagement) may apply and receive credit for 12 credit points (4 units) of their completed study.
In making an offer to an applicant, the University will give consideration to a range of factors including English proficiency, academic record and/or employment experience.
Applicants with a completed Bachelor's degree in a related/cognate field may be granted credit for up to 12 credit points of unspecified credit reducing the degree duration to 1.5 Years (EFTSL), additional credit from completed Graduate Certificates in Communication and Graduate Diplomas in Communication may reduce this duration further.