Communication

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The Master of Communication is a stimulating course which creates professionals with advanced communication skills. The course recognises the advances in communication technologies and the increasing globalisation of business enterprises.

The course is designed for those wanting to enter the professional communication industry and those already in the industry wanting to gain or add to their qualifications for career advancement prospects.

You can select to undertake specific and intensive training in the areas of journalism, media and communication, professional writing or public relations, with the possibility of cross-disciplinary explorations. The coherent and flexible course structure allows you to build on your knowledge base so you can move across professional fields. The course acknowledges that a broader range of skills is required to remain competitive and maintain competencies in the industry.

Off campus studies

Deakin offers many courses which can be studied by distance education overseas.
However, international students living in Australia must, in each compulsory trimester (that is, Trimesters 1 and 2), enrol in at least one unit that is offered as an on-campus unit and can, in addition enrol in online or off-campus units. Best practice is to enrol in mostly on-campus units in each compulsory trimester.
In a non-compulsory trimester (Trimester 3), international students may study online and off-campus units only. Note that online and off-campus units can make up no more than 25% of a total study load.

Professional recognition

STUDENTS TAKING PUBLIC RELATIONS STREAM ONLY: Students may qualify for membership of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) by completing 6 credit points of ALR-coded units including ALR700, ALR704, ALR731 and ALR732.

Career opportunities

In addition to the traditional public relations and media positions, as a graduate of this course you may find employment in the specialised areas of public affairs, corporate affairs, community relations, customer relations, investor relations, employee relations, publicity, government relations, media relations and crisis and issues management.

If you are already practising in a field such as journalism, media and communication, professional writing and public relations, this course gives you the opportunity to move across professional fields by upgrading your qualifications and refreshing or advancing your professional skills.



Course rules

To qualify for the Master of Communication, a student must successfully complete 12 credit points of study comprising:

* at least 6 credit points of study (including core units) from one of the following specialisations: Advertising; Journalism; Public Relations; Professional Writing; or Media and Communication
* a further 6 credit points of electives selected from units offered in the specialisations above and/or from units offered in the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or any other elective with the permission of the Post Graduate Course Director.



Specialisations

* Advertising
* Journalism
* Media and Communication
* Professional Writing
* Public Relations

Entry requirements - generalDeakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories. In all categories of admission, selection is based primarily on academic merit as indicated by an applicant's previous academic record. The minimum requirements are successful completion of a three-year undergraduate degree, or equivalent, from an approved university or other educational institution or successful completion of other equivalent qualifications gained by examination, or approved professional or industrial experience. International students must also meet the English language requirements.Entry requirements - specificIELTS / English language requirementsPlease note that English language requirements exist for entry to this course and you will be required to meet the English language level requirement that is applicable in the year of your commencement of studies.It is the students responsibility to ensure that she/he has the required IELTS score to register with any external accredited courses.IELTS overall score of 6.5 (with no band score less than 6) or equivalent English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5

Scholarships at Deakin University
Deakin University is committed to providing its international students with opportunities to obtain financial support for their study program through a wide range of scholarships and bursaries.

Scholarships are for full-time, on-campus international students at Deakin and are awarded on the basis of academic merit.

Please note that applicants must be eligible for their selected program and be citizens of a country other than Australia and New Zealand. Additional eligibility requirements may apply for selected scholarships.

Available scholarships

* Australian scholarships
* Deakin University International Scholars Program (DUISP)
* ICE WaRM Scholarships - Master of Water Resources Management
* Research scholarships
* Victoria India Doctoral Scholarships
* Deakin University research scholarships for Indian students
* Financial aid for American, Canadian and Indian students
* NEW - MBA (International) Scholarship - India
* NEW - MBA (International) Scholarships - GMAT/GRE
* Other scholarships