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Undergraduate Certificate in Communication and Cultures | 2020
Testamur Title of Degree: | Undergraduate Certificate in Communication and Cultures |
Abbreviation: | UGCommCulture |
UOW Course Code: | 3078 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Total Credit Points: | 24 |
Duration: | 6 months full-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities |
Intake Session(s): | Spring |
Delivery Mode: | Distance |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Overview
This course is one of a number of online short courses available to students between July and December 2020 to support school leavers and workers looking to up-skill or future-proof their careers. Each course comprises four subjects that impart new skills and knowledge that can be applied to existing or future job roles, or as a basis for further study towards a UOW undergraduate or postgraduate degree. This course is aligned to the Bachelor of Arts (792) and the Bachelor of Communication and Media (1706) and you will receive full credit towards either degree on completion of this course.
Develop your communication and media career and learn the skills which can lead to occupation in areas such as digital and social media, graphic design, filmmaking, journalism, and marketing communication and advertising. In the Undergraduate Certificate in Communication and Cultures you will study four subjects including ‘Business Communications’ and ‘Global Culture and Media’. The federal government’s 2020 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) ranked UOW first in NSW/ACT for Communications and in the 2020 Good Universities Guide, UOW ranked number 1 university in NSW for skills development in the study area of Communications.
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available here.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge required to upskill professionally | ||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate lifelong learning | ||||||
| 3 | Apply knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas | ||||||
| 4 | Demonstrate an appropriate depth of integrated knowledge of the specialisation area. | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the degree, Undergraduate Certificate in Critical Reading and Writing Skills, a candidate must successfully complete at least 24 credit points as outlined below:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENG131 | Australian Film and Fiction | 6 | Spring |
| HMGN102 | Business Communication | 6 | Spring |
| HCAC100 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 6 | Spring |
| HBCM111 | Global Media and Culture | 6 | Spring |
Other Information
For further information email: askuow@uow.edu.au