Diploma of Marketing and Communication
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
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Duration
12 months full-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (April, September) - View application and start dates
Study mode
- Full-time
VTAC course code
- 3400211084 (fee type determined by provider)

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Course structure
Units of study
Elective units
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives, graduate skills and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives

Graduate skills
Professional recognition
Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways, credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
A VET Student Loan is available for this course – allowing you to defer part of your fees if you're eligible.
Please note: The maximum VET Student Loan amount for this course is $10,717. You must start repaying this loan once you earn above the compulsory repayment threshold.
Diploma of Marketing and CommunicationEstimated course fees for 2021* |
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For students who are not granted a Skills First government-subsidised place | For students who are granted a Skills First government-subsidised place | Is this a Free TAFE course? | |
You will need to pay this amount if you do not receive a VET Student Loan | $9,780 | $5,480 | This course is not eligible for Free TAFE |
You will need to pay this amount if you do receive a VET Student Loan | Fully Covered | Fully Covered | This course is not eligible for Free TAFE |
This course is delivered with state government funding.
You could be granted a Skills First government-subsidised place when you apply for this course. Check your eligibility now.
Concession rates for Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs are also available to Aboriginals or Torres Strait Islanders or Youth Concession students enrolled prior to 1 July 2012 and continuing the same course in 2013.
If you are not granted a government-subsidised place, you will be eligible for the full course fee. Check your eligibility now.
Indicative nominal course hours: 640.
Entry requirements
- Previous completion of Certificate IV in Marketing and Communications (BSB42415), or
- Enrolment in and completion of all five core units of the Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication, which are in the Marketing and Communication Foundations Skill Set (BSBSS00077):
- Make a presentation (BSBCMM401)
- Articulate, present and debate ideas (BSBCRT401)
- Apply digital solutions to work processes (BSBMGT407)
- Apply marketing communication across a convergent industry (BSBMKG417)
- Develop and apply knowledge of marketing and communication industry (BSBMKG418)
How to apply
Applications for all other intakes should be made directly to Swinburne.
Students needing to complete the entry requirement units from the Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication (BSB42415) will first complete the five core units of the Marketing and Communication Foundations Skill Set (BSBSS00077) before the Diploma, starting the Skill Set at the next available intake and progressing into the Diploma.
Find out more
Tel: 1300 SWINBURNE
Training Organisation Identifier (TOID): 3059