Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication (GCPF) - GradCertProfComm

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should contact us.

Notes

The mode of offer for this program depends on the strand selected. The General Study strand is available in on-campus, external and web modes. The Multimedia strand is only available in web mode. The offering of courses on-campus is subject to enrolments.

Contact us

Current students

Telephone 1800 007 252 (within Australia freecall), +61 7 4631 2285 (from outside Australia), email usqassist@usq.edu.au or submit a question via USQAssist.

Program aims

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication aims to produce graduates who:

• have a general and theoretical skills base in one or more areas of professional communication

• have a scholarly and informed understanding of the relevance of communication, social and cultural theory in mass communication environments.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication students should be able to:

• demonstrate the fundamental skills associated with one or more professional communication disciplines

• demonstrate a knowledge of application of social and cultural theory to professional communication environments.

Admission requirements

Applicants for enrolment in the Graduate Certificate shall normally have a Bachelor degree or equivalent in any discipline.

Program fees

Student contribution amount

For domestic students who are offered Commonwealth supported places, the Government pays some money directly to the University, but students are also required to make a contribution. This contribution is called the ‘student contribution’. For more information about student contribution amounts, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ fees.

Tuition fee

Domestic fee-paying places are funded entirely through the tuition/direct fees paid by the student. Tuition/direct fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. For more information about Tuition Fees, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ Fees.

International fees

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the International Fee Schedule provided by USQ International.

Program structure

The Graduate Certificate consists of four units in either a General Study strand or Multimedia Studies strand as indicated in the recommended enrolment pattern below.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 2 years to complete this program.

IT requirements

The following minimum computer configuration is recommended: Intel Pentium, Power Mac or equivalent; 64Mb RAM; 4Gb hard disk; CDROM; sound card; video display card capable of displaying more than 256 colours; Windows 98, Macintosh system 8.6 or later operating system; 56kb modem. Students will also require regular access to email and the Internet.

Students studying courses in Multimedia Studies who expect to work in basic HTML, and/or programs such as Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Premier, Macromedia Director, and Quark Express or similar should note that:

• courses will not teach them how to use these applications

• such applications may require computer configurations that differ from the minimum set out above.

Please see the following URL for up-to-date advice on computing requirements http://www.usq.edu.au/ict/students/standards/default.htm.

Articulation

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication (General Study) does not articulate into the Graduate Diploma or Master of Professional Communication, although some courses may qualify for exemption or advanced standing in those programs. The Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication (Multimedia Studies) articulates into the Graduate Diploma of Professional Communication and Master of Professional Communication (Multimedia Studies major).

Exemptions

Exemptions are not granted in programs of less than eight units.

In this section:

• Applied communication recommended enrolment pattern
• Communication and media studies recommended enrolment pattern
• General study recommended enrolment pattern
• Journalism recommended enrolment pattern
• Multimedia studies recommended enrolment pattern

Applied communication recommended enrolment pattern

For continuing students only.

Communication and media studies recommended enrolment pattern

For continuing students only

General study recommended enrolment pattern

For continuing students only

Journalism recommended enrolment pattern

For continuing students only.

This program will articulate with the fee-paying Graduate Diploma of Journalism program.

Multimedia studies recommended enrolment pattern

For continuing students only

Notes

The offering of courses on-campus is subject to enrolments.