Postgraduate Diploma of International Communication (PDIN) - PGradDipInterComm

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

This is a full fee-paying program. Fees have not been established, but will be established on a course-by-course basis, and are likely to vary between the two institutions.

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 program aims to produce graduates who will be able to demonstrate advanced skills in at least one area of professional communication and/or advanced knowledge of international communication issues and problems.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• demonstrate a knowledge of the application of communication theory to a practical communications area

• initiate, plan and execute (under supervision) research tasks to a high professional level in a selected area of international communication in either a theoretical or applied context.

Admission requirements

Students will require a three-year undergraduate (Bachelor) qualification (with relevant work experience) in any field from an Australian university or a four-year qualification from an USA university or a three-year Honours degree from a British university or a four-year Honours degree from a Scottish university. Applicants from other countries must minimally have a three-year Bachelor qualification but admission will be determined on a country-by-country, case-by-case basis. In all cases, relevant work experience will be taken into consideration. For ease of administration, students will normally apply for, and be admitted to, the Master of International Communication, but might then opt to exit with either the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Program 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 Postgraduate Diploma of stage of the Master of International Communication program comprises eight units, including two core courses and six elective courses. At least two units must be selected from each of the participating universities, including one core course from each university. Each course is weighted at one unit unless otherwise stated.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 4 years to complete this program.

Core courses

CA72006 Communication Theory and Practice (NU) (NU), CMS8010 Communication Research Methodology (USQ)

Elective courses

Elective courses will be selected from the list of courses in the Advertising and Public Relations or Journalism and Media or Communication Theory strands indicated in the table in the Master of International Communication.

IT requirements

Students must have access to high level computing capacity (at least Pentium level) including email and Internet access.

Recommended enrolment pattern

Completion of the following two core courses in the Postgraduate Certificate in International Communication program:

Plus Six more units from other courses on offer, provided that at least one of these additional six courses comes from EACH of the participating institutions.