Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)

Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)

This career-oriented degree trains multi-talented communicators with cross-platform skills in the exciting and fast-growing media and communication sector.

This career-oriented degree trains multi-talented communicators with cross-platform skills in the exciting and fast-growing media and communication sector.

Program code

BP222

Duration

3 years

Intakes

February

June

October

 

Application deadlines

10 February

16 June

13 October

Location

RMIT Saigon South

RMIT Hanoi city

Overview

Equip yourself to become a multi-talented communicator with cross-platform skills in the exciting and fast-growing media and communication sector.  

With courses that focus on advertising and public relations (PR), this career-oriented degree will train you in creating both traditional and digital content that is informative and compelling.  

Advertisers seek to build the brand of a product or service to change consumer behaviour and PR practitioners look to inform and influence members of the public to build a positive opinion of an issue or organisation. 

With the communications sector increasingly in need of graduates who have a combination of skills in advertising, PR and digital methods, this program will, through up-to-date learning activities, develop your capabilities to confidently step into the workforce. 

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Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)

Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication) degree trains multi-talented communicators with cross-platform skills in the exciting and fast-growing media and communication sector.

Program structure

*General elective - Students can choose from elective courses offered across the university in any program. 

**Program elective - Students choose from elective courses offered specifically for this program: 

Learning, teaching & assessment

  • RMIT Vietnam focuses on student-centred learning, which puts you and your learning needs at the centre of our teaching practice. Teaching methods include face-to-face delivery, tutorial classes, workshops and industry seminars. Studio courses present a practical approach to learning where you’ll undertake project work based on real-world briefs and case studies. 
  • To add to your learning resources, RMIT has partnered with renowned marketing communications agencies to create Vietnamese market case studies. Giving you an edge, these studies provide insight into the local market, local consumers and the domestic media environment.
  • You'll be assessed in a variety of ways to ensure that you can demonstrate your skills across the range of areas required for a communication graduate. Expect a combination of examinations, assignments, presentations and project work. Assessment may be both individual, or conducted in groups.
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The program has been designed to prepare you to work in professional communication in an international context. You will demonstrate a collaborative and professionally informed approach to your work.

As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:

  1. Critically analyse and apply a diverse and industry relevant body of knowledge and skills to the field of media and communications in a global context.
  2. Plan, produce and evaluate innovative content, optimizing uses of technology that meets the needs of diverse stakeholders in an international environment
  3. Critically analyse, synthesize and reflect on professional communication in both local and international contexts
  4. Demonstrate creativity, critical thinking and innovation when identifying and solving problems in diverse contexts within the professional communication field
  5. Communicate using diverse formats and strategies to audiences within and external to your discipline
  6. Work with others in a range of roles and contexts, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness and ethical and reflective practice
  7. Apply initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in your practice or future study.
  8. Identify, evaluate and critically analyse cultural, historical and theoretical practices which contextualise your professional practice and further study

RMIT provides world-class blended learning with both face-to-face and online experiences in a global network, a supportive community, and real-world skills.

Career prospects

  • Account manager 
  • Client services director 
  • Copywriter 
  • Digital content developer 
  • Government and non-government organisation communications planner 
  • Marketing communications planner 
  • Media advisor or spokesperson 
  • Media/public relations strategist 
  • Online/mobile/social media producer 

Creative entrepreneurship : Increasingly, RMIT graduates are setting up their own creative businesses and companies in the fast-growing world of media and communication in Vietnam – and beyond.

Further studies

When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT honours or postgraduate program in Vietnam and Australia.

 

Fees

Payments can be made each semester, on a course-by-course basis.

Fee program

Annual tuition fee 

(based on full time study load - 8 courses)

Whole program fee

(21 courses - 288 credits)

 

 13,664 USD (indicative USD fee) ~ 318,633,667 VND  40,991 USD (indicative USD fee) ~ 955,901,000 VND 

Notes:

  1. The duration of programs is flexible and can be adapted on an individual basis upon enrolment.
  2. Program fees are priced and invoiced in Vietnam Dong (VND).
  3. Payment in other currencies will be converted to VND at the exchange rate on that day. Bank transfer is the preferred method of payment.
  4. The fees in USD are ONLY applicable to those international students who arrange for payment from overseas, as per Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN.
  5. Tuition fees and medical insurance fees are subject to change without notice.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

  • Vietnamese Upper Secondary School (High School) Graduation Diploma with a minimum GPA of 7.0/10.0 for Grade 12 (For other international qualifications please view entry requirements by country​

Academic pathway

English requirements

Successfully complete RMIT Vietnam English Advanced, or complete one of the following English proficiency tests:

  • IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no band below 6.0)
  • TOEFL iBT 79 (with minimum score of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) 58 (no communication band below 50)
  • C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) or C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) 176 (no less than 169 in any component)

For other recognised English results, please view English equivalency requirements.

Note:

Previous study and proficiency tests are recognised for two years from the completion date or test date to the program commencement date unless stated otherwise.

Where you have achieved more than one form of English language proficiency only the most relevant achievement will be considered in the admission decision.

Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

English Pathways

Don't meet the English language test scores? Successfully complete English for University for entry into this program. 

Credit transfer

Come from a partner institution? RMIT has pathway arrangements with many partner institutions around the world. If your institution has a pathway arrangement with RMIT, you may be able to receive credit and reduce the time it will take to complete your preferred RMIT program. 

Find out if your institution has a pathway arrangement with RMIT.

If you have qualifications from an institution that is not an RMIT partner, credit into your RMIT program will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

How to apply

1. Find your program

2. Check your eligibility

3. Prepare your documents

4. Submit your application

RMIT’s standard closing dates for receiving applications for each semester is published on the important dates for students page. Please note, RMIT’s offer is subject to the availability of places in each program and applications to competitive programs may close when program quotas fill before published deadlines. As such, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.