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Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
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On-campus - Duration:
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
G78 - CRICOS:
058038G
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Graduate Diploma of Communications
Area of Specialisation In Creative Services
The growth of the creative industries or creative economy means that more organisations will require the creative services of talented individuals or businesses in advertising, design, public relations, specialist writing, print publishing, desktop publishing and related areas.
This specialisation is for students who wish to diversify their creative skills and knowledge rather than to be a specialist in one creative communication discipline.
Related careers
Advertising Manager, Public Relations Manager, Communications Manager
Area of Specialisation structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The growth of the creative industries or creative economy means that more organisations will require the creative services of talented individuals or businesses in advertising, design, public relations, specialist writing, print publishing, desktop publishing, etc. The Graduate Diploma in Communications, specialising in Creative Services is for students who wish to diversify their creative skills and knowledge rather than to be a specialist in one creative communication discipline.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMM4122 | Introduction to Research | 15 | |
| CMM4137 | Project Preparation | * | 15 |
| Select 45 credit points from the following: | |||
| ADV4116 | Foundations of Advertising | 15 | |
| CMM4120 | Integrated Marketing Communication | 15 | |
| CMM4208 | Communications and Digital Technology | 15 | |
| DES4101 | Design Practices: Identity | 15 | |
| FAV4104 | Introduction to Digital Video | 15 | |
| IMM4121 | Digital Photomedia | 15 | |
| IMM4122 | Publishing on the World Wide Web | 15 | |
| IMM4123 | Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1 | 15 | |
| VIS4102 | Design Thinking | 15 | |
| And select 45 credit points from the following: | |||
| ADV4102 | Creative Strategy: Process and Execution | 15 | |
| ADV4111 | The Business of Publishing | 15 | |
| CMM4117 | Creative Thinking | 15 | |
| CSI4108 | Presentation Systems | 15 | |
| FAV4101 | Introduction to Video Production | 15 | |
| JOU4011 | Introduction to Journalism | 15 | |
| PRN4115 | Public Relations Event Management | 15 | |
| PRN4120 | Foundations of Public Relations | 15 | |
| PRN4124 | Public Relations Techniques | 15 | |
| *CMM4137 is only to be completed if continuing on to Masters level. | |||
This major can also be studied in the following courses: