Overview

It is imperative that organisations employ effective communication to inform their stakeholders, promote their products and services, and maintain their reputation and public trust. Communication is increasingly enabled through advanced technologies and conducted strategically to achieve specific objectives aligned to organisational strategy. Rewarding careers await those who master strategic communication – whether it is for business, government, specialised fields such as health promotion, or for community and social issues.

The Strategic Communication course from University of Technology Sydney (UTS) can be completed over one year of full-time study or 18 months part-time. You'll commence your studies with a variety of core units, giving you the opportunity to acquire critical foundational knowledge of this vast and interesting discipline.

Your future career

As a graduate of the UTS Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication, you'll have a host of cutting-edge, job-ready capabilities, enabling you to meaningfully connect with audiences of all types, interests and backgrounds. You'll know how to plan, design, execute and deliver communications with meaning and impact, using strategic approaches to ensure the success of your outreach activities.

With this, you'll be ready to move up in your current role or seek exciting new opportunities in communications and related roles across the public, private and non-profit sectors in Australia or internationally.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Communication Theory and Practice

Strategic Communication Planning and Management

Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability

Finding Insights for Understanding Audiences

Creative Appeals in Advertising

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-25 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

48 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Corporate Communication View 8 other Masters in Corporate Communication in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS: 116215K

Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent, in any field of study

A minimum of 4 years full-time, or equivalent part-time, relevant professional experience

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Tuition Fees

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41525 AUD / year

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27965 AUD / year

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Additional Details

A small number of postgraduate courses offer government subsidised Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP).

Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

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Funding

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Programme Structure

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Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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English requirements

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General requirements

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