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[PGDipIC]

8, 120

Full-time for one year or part-time for two to three years

Starts February or July

15 places

Applications will be considered in the date order received

CA2264

Mt Albert campus

NZ$ 5500

International fees
Programme summary
Career opportunities
Courses and timetables
Admission requirements

Programme summary

Improve your understanding of organisational and international communication. Develop the capabilities necessary to manage communication effectively in organisations and with the global context. Explore topics such as intercultural communication, political communication and management and strategic communication. Our close links with professional communication organisations ensure that what you learn is relevant to your career.

Like to advance your communication skills and increase your career prospects in the field of communication? The Postgraduate Diploma in International Communication gives you insight into the intercultural, political and organisational aspects of international communication.

Develop the understanding and capabilities necessary to manage communication effectively in any organisation within New Zealand or around the world. Improve your critical thinking and analytical skills, and explore the issues that explain communication policy and practice at a national and international level.

Real-world learning
Our close links with professional communication organisations like the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand and the Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand ensure that all course content is relevant to your career in communication.

Flexible study options
To help you combine study with the other demands of your life, you can also study this programme on a part-time basis.

Courses are delivered via a mixture of online learning and on-campus teaching. With internet access, you can download lecture study notes and participate in online discussions whenever and wherever it suits you. Student learning is primarily self-directed and flexible delivery of courses allows you to schedule your studies around work and personal commitments.

What next?
This postgraduate qualification is equivalent to the first year of the Master of International Communication. After successfully completing this programme, you may be eligible to transfer to the second year of the masters programme.

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Career opportunities

  • Communication manager
  • Community relations manager
  • Corporate communication manager
  • Government relations manager
  • Internal communication executive
  • Policy analyst
  • Public affairs manager
  • Relationship manager

 

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Courses and timetables

To view the list of courses and timetables for this programme for 2010, please click here.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet either the general admission requirements or the special admission requirements. Applicants must also meet the English language requirements. Applicants may be interviewed.

General admission

Applicants must:

  • Have a recognised bachelors degree in the same or similar discipline, with merit achievement (deemed to be an average grade of B- or higher in all level 7 courses); or
  • Hold a professional qualification in a relevant discipline, recognised as being equivalent to at least merit achievement in a bachelors degree.

Special admission

Applicants may be granted special admission if they hold a qualification in a discipline other than communication. The Programme Committee may recommend a plan of study in the first semester.

English language

Applicants must:

  • Have a minimum of eight NCEA credits in English at level 2, of which four must be in Reading and four in Writing, or equivalent; or
  • Have successfully completed studies at level 5 or higher in an English medium; or
  • Have a grade of 5 or better in New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate in an English-rich subject, or equivalent; or
  • Have an overall IELTS band score (Academic) of no less than 6.5 (with no band score lower than 6.0 in Writing), or a TOEFL score of no less than 575, or equivalent; or
  • Have an appropriate Unitec English language qualification, such as the Diploma in English (Advanced), or equivalent.

 

 



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