Communication (Online)

With a degree as diverse and in-depth as communications, you can gain the skills you need to be a leader in a variety of fields and businesses. Maybe you want to advance in your current career or start your own company. Or perhaps you would like to become a researcher or college professor. Whatever your career goals are, our PhD in Communication can help you make your dreams a reality. Visit the programme website for more information

Career opportunities:

As a graduate of our PhD in Communication, you can become more qualified to pursue a variety of positions including:

• Advertising/public relations executive
• Chief customer experience officer
• Communications executive
• Director of online sales and services
• Research manager
• Social media executive
• University administrator
• University professor
• Vice president of customer satisfaction

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Digital & Strategic Communication Orientation
• Advanced Communication Theory
• Current Topics in Content Communication
• Event Planning & Donor Relations
• Effective Social Media
• Video Storytelling
• Strategic Communication Campaigns for the Digital Age

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

GPA: 3

English requirements

• Duolingo English Test: 105
• TOEFL iBT: 80
• IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements

General requirements

• Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
• Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

• International: 14,069 AUD / year
• Out-of-State: 14,069 AUD / year
• In-State: 14,069 AUD / year