Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication

includes:

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication
AQF level 8

Awards

Academic Senate has approved the following awards for conferral at graduation on a testamur:

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication GradCertDigitalComm

Availability

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication (1322DC)

Online - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

A completed Bachelors Degree (or AQF equivalent) in any discipline
OR
Work experience, within the same industry as the course profile, of no less than four years full time equivalent.

English Language Proficiency
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of the equivalent of four standard subjects * points chosen from the following:

Restricted Electives

Select subjects equal to 32 points from the following:

CCI503 Social Media Strategy (2)
CCI506 Digital Media Practice (16)
CCI507 Data Driven Storytelling (2)
CCI550 Media Production for Community Engagement (2)
CCI551 Networking and Building Partnerships (2)
CCI552 Developing Media Relationships (2)
CCI553 External Communication Strategies (2)
CCI554 Strategic Event Management (2)
INF443 Digital Preservation and Curation
INF462 Data Curation
INF461 An Introduction to Data Management
MKT501 Marketing Management
MKT525 Digital and Social Media Marketing
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics
MKT586 Agile Thinking for Marketers in a Disrupted World
MKT587 A deeper dive into Marketing Practice

On successful completion of the course students may receive credit into the following course:

  • Master of Communication (generic and with specialisations) Articulated Set

* a standard subject is 8 points. Unless indicated with a point value after the subject title i.e. (2) a subject is standard.

Enrolment Pattern

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

FULL TIME

SESSION 1 (February/March) Commencement

Year 1, Session 1 (or Micro-Sessions 14, 34, 44)

[ ] Restricted Electives (32)

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

FULL TIME

SESSION 2 (July) Commencement

Year 1, Session 2 (or Micro-Sessions 54, 74, 84)

[ ] Restricted Electives (32)


GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

PART TIME

SESSION 1 (February/March) Commencement

Year 1, Session 1 (or Micro-Sessions 14, 34, 44)

[ ] Restricted Electives (16)

Year 1, Session 2 (or Micro-Sessions 54, 74, 84)

[ ] Restricted Electives (16)


GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

PART TIME

SESSION 2 (July) Commencement

Year 1, Session 2 (or Micro-Sessions 54, 74, 84)

[ ] Restricted Electives (16)

Year 2, Session 1 (or Micro-Sessions 14, 34, 44)

[ ] Restricted Electives (16)

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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