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Graduate Certificate of Communications and Media Studies

Graduate Certificate.
Monash University

58

in world overall ranking*

6

in local overall ranking*
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About the course

There has never been a more important or exciting time to study the mediated world. This course builds your understanding of the changing contexts of media and communication practices. You will gain insight into the key issues affecting the communications and media industries and you will examine these developments from cultural, political and theoretical perspectives. This course develops an understanding of the contemporary communications and media environment.

Career outcome

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that students will be able to: explain diverse aspects of communications and media including policy, content and technology change over timerelate communications and media theory to politics, public administration, business and the everydayanalyse and critically evaluate a range of texts and cultural products pertaining to communication and mediautilise research skills to undertake a short, guided research taskcommunicate.


Living Costs in Melbourne**


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Restaurant
(Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant)
A$ 15 - 20
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Rent per Month
(1 bedroom in City Centre)
A$ 1,583 - 2,094
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Rent per Month
(1 bedroom Outside of Centre)
A$ 1,207 - 1,596
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Transportation
(Daily)
A$ 7 - 9
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Utilities per Month
(Electricity, Mobile & Internet)
A$ 240 - 318

Average Salary***


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*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)
**Source: numbeo.com
***Source: PayScale.com (2026)

Costs

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A$24,050 per year

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Information

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0.5 years

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February, July

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Caulfield

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A4007

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+61 3 9663 5333

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australia@augstudy.com

Scholarships

tick iconINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY-BASED LEARNING PLACEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS

A$18,000

tick iconPHARMACY INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Up to A$100,000

tick iconMONASH INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE

Up to A$40,000

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