Duration 
Units 
Customise your study towards your career goals
Build a graduate certificate that aligns with your career ambitions. Select from a variety of advanced and foundational units to enhance your communication skills in an area that interests you.-
Designed by industry leaders
Access industry-leading course content designed by academics, experts, and industry leaders contributing to ECU's forefront research in social media, public relations, and cultural diversity. -
People and purpose driven
Master purposeful, two-way communication with innovative strategies to lead and influence in your workplace. Apply inclusive, socially responsible, and creative communication principles for a competitive career edge. -
Flexible, online delivery with ready-to-apply skills
Customise your flexible online study, focusing on one unit at a time over seven weeks. Gain support, build connections, and apply learnings immediately to your career.
Career and salary outcomes
Upon successfully completing the Graduate Certificate of Communication, you will have the skills and knowledge to succeed in roles across a variety of industries. Here are some examples of the roles and their expected annual salary range in Australia. These roles include:
Admission requirements
To gain entry to the Graduate Certificate of Communication, you will need:
- A bachelor’s degree in any discipline; or
- Equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience.
If you would like more information, contact one of our Student Enrolment Advisors on 1300 707 760 or request a call-back.
Graduate Certificate
3 units
or continue studying
Graduate Diploma
+ 3 units
(6 units total)
Master Degree
+ 6 units
(12 units total)
or
Master Degree (Fast-Track)
+ 3 units
(9 units total)
The online Graduate Certificate of Communication consists of three units. You can select any combination of units across Foundation or Advanced buckets.
Foundation units
Understand communication theories and skills that can be immediately applied to contemporary practice.
Explore key concepts, theories, and practices in the communication discipline, including stakeholder management, two-way communication and more to develop a situation analysis and strategic communication plan that analyses and responds to real-world issues.
Examine social and digital media theory and strategy in practice, including ethical and societal issues in social media.
Advanced units
Gain experience in researching, developing, implementing, and evaluating a communication campaign, including setting goals and SMART objectives by using real-world scenarios.
Explore the different spectrums of inclusiveness, accessibility and communication needs to identify strategic elements that lead to best practice inclusive communication.
Uncover the key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues that organisations are facing today and learn how to respond to these issues by implementing best practice ethical and responsible communication.
Employ real-world case studies to demonstrate the differences between an organisational issue and a crisis. Learn how to apply reputation management strategies to a range of scenarios.
Explore what it is to be creative by developing a communication portfolio of creative works in different mediums and formats, designed for both traditional and digital platforms.
Understand the political, social, and economic environments of business communication and how they operate today. Build commercial acumen skills that provide the means to lead improvements in communication quality and effectiveness and drive ROI.