Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture

The Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture is a unique degree that offers a flexible program of study in multiple aspects of digital communication and culture, including the latest developments in internet platforms, social media, research tools, digital audiences, mobile media, online governance, cross-media creative and games.This degree provides a comprehensive platform from which to engage with digital technologies and their cultural contexts.

You will gain an understanding of the recent literature on technological change and its cultural contexts.You will develop a critical understanding of the following areas:

aesthetics and politics of computer games and mobile media production and circulation of knowledge in the digital era diverse meanings and operations of networks the activity of digital media audiences diverse forms of regulation of the internet.You may choose elective units based on selected and recommended pathways from Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney College of the Arts, Interactive Design and Electronic Arts and Information Technologies.

You can also undertake an internship as a capstone experience, coordinated by staff within the Department of Media and Communications.

Admission requirement

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution, with a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences; or
• equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.

Upgrade is possible from the Graduate Certificate to a Graduate Diploma or Masters, or from a Graduate Diploma to Masters in the same subject area, after successful completion of the shorter course.

What you'll study