Graduate Certificate in Business and Communication
Graduate Certificate in Business and Communication
Highlights Provides a premium pathway into QUT’s Master of Business. Suitable for international students who have not met the minimum English language requirements to enter the Masters degree. Advance your knowledge and skills in your chosen business discipline and develop your English language capability and academic literacy. Successful graduates will…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Highlights
- Provides a premium pathway into QUT’s Master of Business.
- Suitable for international students who have not met the minimum English language requirements to enter the Masters degree.
- Advance your knowledge and skills in your chosen business discipline and develop your English language capability and academic literacy.
- Successful graduates will receive 1 semester of credit for prior learning (advanced standing) towards the Master of Business degree.
This course is intended primarily as a pathway for international students who want to study Master of Business (BS11) but have not met the English language requirements for direct entry. Graduate Certificate in Business and Communication is is designed to help students acquire postgraduate level knowledge and skill in a specialist business discipline, while developing competency in English language and academic literacy.
You will be studying two Communication units QUT College to enhance your academic English language skills, and two Business major units at the faculty from one of the following majors: Applied Finance, Human Resource Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, International Business, Management, Marketing, Professional Accounting, Public Relations or Strategic Advertising.
- Study on campus as a QUT student with access to all services and facilities across the University.
- On completion with the required results, receive a guaranteed place in Master of Business with 1 semester of advanced standing.
- Develop academic English language skills and progress without the need to take another IELTS test (or equivalent).
Real-world learning
Developed in consultation with industry, the Graduate Certificate in Business and Communication incorporates real-world case analysis, activities and workplace projects. You will also benefit from meaningful connections with industry leaders and practitioners, as they share their insights into essential skills and attributes needed for professional practice.
The Communication units work explicitly to provide you with the academic language, skills and strategies that will support you through the study of your two chosen business discipline units. The dimension of language developed through the Communication units will move you beyond vocabulary, syntax and grammar, to cognitive, conceptual knowledge and formal academic language as opposed to basic interpersonal communicative skills.
This course also provides you with opportunities to understand your own cultural identity and develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that foster understanding of other cultures.
Support services
In addition to the substantial support that will be offered to you by the QUT College, the QUT Business School also offers you specific programs of support. These include unit-based embedding of support services, just in time task-targeted support, as well as a combination of workshop delivery and one-to-one support.
Why choose this course?
The Graduate Certificate in Business and Communication will help you to meet the English language requirements of the Master of Business (BS11) program. This program will help you to improve your English language capability and academic literacy skills while studying advanced Business topics. On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Communication with the required results, you are guaranteed a place in the second semester of QUT’s Master of Business program.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
