Graduate Diploma of Media and Communication
This course has been discontinued - this course is closed for new enrolments, the information on this page is provided for continuing students.
The Graduate Diploma of Media and Communication provides students with a broad range of theoretical and practical skills applicable to a wide range of media activities. The course explores the media landscape, and provides skills in the practice and production of multiplatform media content. Students also gain project management and a range of generic skills that qualify them to contribute to the changing nature of work in the media industry.
Every international student application is considered for a scholarship
Whether you’re living in Australia or overseas, you’re automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 75% off your course fees. Please check our updated entry requirements.
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Duration
1 Year/s
CRICOS code
093363C
Fees
A$29800 (total for 2019)*
The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
The Graduate Diploma of Media and Communication provides a broad range of theoretical and practical skills valued in many sectors of the media industry. Graduates are equipped with skills to understand the media landscape, the practice and production of multiplatform media content, as well as project management and a range of generic skills that qualify them to actively contribute to the changing nature of work in the media industry.
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Course structure
Please note that a unit of study can only be counted once. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. In each year, eight units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four units normally constitute a part-time load of 50 credit points.
Units of study
MDA60018 New Media Management *
MDA60019 Networking, Promotion and Entrepreneurship *
MDA60020 Media Mentorship Program
MDA80004 New Media Ecologies *
MDA70005 Digital Cultures: Aesthetics, Markets, Industries*
MDA70003 Engaging Audiences *
MDA70004 Social Media Analytics
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- review and analyse contemporary media industry issues across a range of contexts through the use of a combination of technical and analytical approaches
- critically evaluate media texts across a range of platforms to demonstrate advanced knowledge of media and communication concepts and practices
- interpret and communicate concepts and professional practice methodologies to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- synthesise and integrate professional, research and theoretical skills in media and communication to design and implement scholarly and practical projects
- demonstrate advanced research skills and technical applications to the media and communication field for both scholarship and professional practice.
Pathways and scholarships
- Scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.
Course fees
Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus. Due to government regulations, industry-based learning (IBL) and work placement are not available to onshore international students unless it is a compulsory component of the program. Programs that are taught solely online are not available to onshore international students who hold an international student visa.
Entry requirements
A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.
Standard entry
- A recognised three-year Bachelor degree with a credit average or
- A recognised AQF level 8 qualification in a cognate area, such as the Graduate Certificate in Media and Communication
Advanced standing
On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Media and Communication, students may be eligible to progress to the Master of Media and Communication and may be given full credit for the units completed towards the Graduate Diploma of Media and Communication.
English language requirements
Satisfactory completion of one of the following:
- Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
- minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 79 with a reading band no less than 18 and writing band no less than 20
- Pearson (PTE) minimum of 58 (no communicative skills less than 50)
- any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency
Find out more about English language requirements.
How to apply
Find out more
Tel: +61 3 9214 8444 (outside Australia)