Graduate Careers Australia

Postgraduate Options

There is a huge variety of postgraduate courses available. The type and range of postgraduate options within a given discipline is influenced by the history and nature of the area of study, student demand, work force trends, skills shortages and the state of the economy. Below are postgraduate study snapshots of the most common disciplines.

Communications & Media

This is a relatively new but growing and very popular field of postgraduate study. Like other new fields, the research tradition is not strong, but it is developing at some universities.

While some courses offered are general, many are vocation-specific, catering for graduates who want to become journalists, creative writers, editors, filmmakers, etc. Most courses are targeted at graduates rather than professionals wanting to specialise or upgrade skills, but options for the later are emerging.

Course options include:

• Master of Global Media Communication
• Graduate Certificate in Media Practice
• Master of Publishing
• Graduate Diploma in Strategic Public Relations
• Master of Internet Communication
• Master of Marketing Communication

This article is taken from the 2008 edition of GCA's employer directory Graduate Opportunities .

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