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A4010 Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management

Faculty of Arts

Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management (A4010) is a 0.5 years full-time, 24-credit-point, graduate certificate course from the Faculty of Arts, taught at Caulfield. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.

Credit points
24
Duration
0.5 years full time
1 years part time
Campus
Caulfield
On campus

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Overview

The Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management provides you with foundation skills, knowledge and capabilities relevant to career pathways in a wide range of strategic communication related fields. This industry focused degree develops core competencies in critical areas of advocacy and persuasion, public relations and crisis communications which can be applied to the government, corporate, not-for-profit and community sectors. Drawing on best practices locally and globally, you will gain skills in building effective and ethical communication strategies across local and international cultures and being responsive to a digitally integrated world. Successful completion of this degree can count as credit toward a Master of Strategic Communications Management for those who desire further study.

Course structure

The handbook's description of this structure

You complete four core units which provide knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required of skilled practitioners working in a range of fields addressing strategic communication.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

You must complete the following units (12 points):

  • APG5365 Principles of global media and communications 
  • APG5050 Doing media and communications research

and two units from the following (12 points):

  • APG5366 Strategic communications in a digital era
  • APG5367 Campaigns, advocacy and change
  • APG5380 Public relations in a global context
  • APG5381 Crisis communications and issues management

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

  1. 1

    identify and explain the possibilities, challenges and impact of strategic communication;

  2. 2

    critically analyse a range of texts and cultural products pertaining to strategic communication;

  3. 3

    apply research methodologies to real world problems of communication management, recognising an ethical framework for solutions;

  4. 4

    communicate research findings in a range of formats to professional and non-professional audiences

  5. 5

    recognise and develop skills to undertake work in a world of constant technological and social change.

Entry requirements

English language

Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to the Master of Strategic Communications Management (A6030).

Other information

The Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management provides you with foundation skills, knowledge and capabilities relevant to career pathways in a wide range of strategic communication related fields. This industry focused degree develops core competencies in critical areas of advocacy and persuasion, public relations and crisis communications which can be applied to the government, corporate, not-for-profit and community sectors. Drawing on best practices locally and globally, you will gain skills in building effective and ethical communication strategies across local and international cultures and being responsive to a digitally integrated world. Successful completion of this degree can count as credit toward a Master of Strategic Communications Management for those who desire further study.

Common questions

How long is Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management?

0.5 years full time, 24 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 1 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management?

At Caulfield.

How do I plan my Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification
Graduate Certificate
AQF level
Level 8
Credit points
24
Full time
0.5 Years
Part time
1 Years
Maximum time
3 years
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
CRICOS code
0100208
Abbreviation
GradCertStratCommnMan
Award title
Graduate Certificate of Strategic Communications Management
Handbook years
2020202120222023202420252026