Postgraduate Diploma in Communication – PGDipC
Media & Comms
A course by
Massey University
An advanced, multidisciplinary postgraduate diploma focused on communication principles and practice, suitable for those seeking professional development or a career advancement in communication roles.
NZ$39,840
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced understanding of communication theories and practice
Engage critically with traditions, key concepts, and multidisciplinary approaches to communication, covering both historic and contemporary perspectives.
Apply communication concepts to diverse professional settings
About This Course
Massey University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Communication (PGDipC) offers an in-depth understanding of communication practice and theory across disciplines. Students develop skills through a selection of advanced coursework spanning media, humanities, business, organisational studies, and the social and health sciences. The qualification is ideal for professionals in or aspiring to communication roles, allowing graduates to broaden their expertise with no research thesis component. The curriculum includes core and elective courses covering media, organisational communication, digital methods, marketing, language studies, and elective topics in related areas.
Course Content
- The Communication Field: advanced overview of discipline, history, key concepts, competing traditions.
- Transdisciplinary Communication Research Methods: methods in communication research.
- Advanced Film Studies: theory and critique of cinema.
- Modern Fiction, Popular Culture and the Media: exploration of literature, film and culture.
- Technology and Cultural Change: the impact of technology on contemporary culture.
- Media Practice and Global Culture: contemporary media practice in a global context.
- Marketing for Social Change: social marketing and behaviour change.
- Multimodal Discourse Analysis: communication phenomena in space and time.
- Language and Communication in Late Modernity: discourse and language in modern society.
- Management Communication: internal communication in organisations.
- Perspectives in Business Communication: theory and case studies in workplace settings.
- International and Intercultural Communication: communication across cultures and globally.
- Writing Science: advanced science communication for various audiences.
- Community Theatre; Theatre for Innovation and Communication; Creative Writing Workshop.
- Electives: Human Resource Management, Emergency Management, Māori Development, International Relations, Evaluation Research.
Build towards these roles
Senior communications roles in public and private organisationsCorporate communications officerMedia consultantPublic relations managerMarketing and communications manager
Build skills in these industries
MediaCorporate Communication
