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Study postgraduate online with Griffith University through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

The Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication a 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.

Develop practical skills in professional communication. Apply your learnings to a career in public relations, journalism and related communications roles. Or, build on your skills with further postgraduate study.

Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication

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

Communication Research Skills equips you with foundational knowledge and skills needed to research a range of communication forms, practices, audiences, and institutions. It is comprised of two modules. Foundations (Weeks 1-5) deals with the following topics: using the university library and other information resources; academic writing formats, skills and strategies; effective study practices and habits; and the work contexts and ethics of communication research. Methods (Weeks 6-10) introduces key methodologies used in researching communication texts, practices and users/audiences: semiotic analysis, content analysis, quantitative techniques, and qualitative techniques.

Maximise your effectiveness as a researcher by adding new skills and strategies to your toolkit. Utilise information resources. Learn how to structure effective study plans. Draw on research methodologies including semiotic and content analysis.

Communication Research Skills

This subject is a postgraduate level introduction to the interdisciplinary practice of Communication Studies. It identifies key features of communication as a field of study: forms of communication; theories and histories of mass communications media; the diverse and evolving field of Australian mass media communications; and media communications issues in 21st century public policy and politics. The subject identifies key communication research traditions and examines their characteristic concepts, themes and issues. Introducing Communication Studies familiarises students with a range of social and cultural issues related to creative and communications industries and technologies.

Break down mass communication media practices in Australia and Europe. Immerse yourself in long-standing communication research traditions.Piece together the fragmented state of mass communication media and highlight the diversity of audiences

Introducing Communication Studies

Communication and Public Value deals with how organisations identify, measure and communicate the value of the goods and services they provide. The subject focuses on the concept ‘public value’ and the models used to implement it. Theoretical and practical familiarities with best practice examples enable students to understand why and how the concept is used, the kinds of organisations and activities best able to benefit from it, and its potential for strengthening the relationships between organisations, their partners and publics. Assessment includes an essay on a public value issue and a public value model of your own design.

Explore the ways in which organisations convey the value they offer.Pull apart the concept of 'value' and its historical tie to goods and services. Learn how organisations leverage values to form strategic partnerships with one another.

Communication & Public Value

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