University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of English / Professional Communication / Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication 2010

Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication GradCertProfCom
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 040893D
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 0.5 years of full time study or up to 2 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree of a standard acceptable to the Faculty.

International applicants whose tertiary studies in which the language of the institution and of instruction, examination and assessment was not English should check the English language requirements are at:

http://www.usyd.edu.au/fstudent/international/postgrad/apply/english.shtml.

Completion Requirements

 
4 core units of study (totalling 24 credit points).

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
Core
ENGL 6912 Issues in Mass Communication 2 6
ENGL 6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A 1 6
ENGL 6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B 1 6
LNGS 7002 Language, Society and Power 2 6
Elective
ARIN 6901 Network Society 2 6
ARIN 6902 Internet Cultures and Governance 1 6
ARIN 6912 Digital Research and Publishing 1, 2 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
ENGL 6907 Essay (English) 1, 2 6
ENGL 6929 Dissertation Part 1 1, 2 6
ENGL 6930 Dissertation Part 2 1, 2 6
LNGS 7001 Structure of English 1 6
LNGS 7004 Register and Genre in English 8 6
LNGS 7006 Cross-Cultural Communication 2 6
LNGS 7274 Media Discourse 1 6
LNGS 7276 Discourses of Globalisation 1 6
MECO 6901 Dealing with the Media 2 6
MECO 6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice 2 6
MECO 6909 PR Management and Conflict Resolution 1 6
MECO 6927 Organisational Communication 2 6
TRNS 7000 Translation Studies A 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
1
Semester 1
01 Mar
26 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
26 Jul
20 Nov
2010
8
Semester 1b
19 Apr
6 Jun
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information