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Your ATAR isn’t the only way into UTS communication

Worried you’ll miss out on a UTS offer for your dream UTS communication degree? You have options, like UTS College. We’re another way into UTS.

Study a UTS College Diploma of Communication and get direct entry into your UTS communication degree* with up to 1 year of credit points. You’ll also get your choice of tailored support to help build on your strengths and skills so you can ace your UTS degree.

Plus, UTS College entry is based on your HSC subject average not your ATAR.

Don’t wait - secure your UTS communication place now.

Why study a Diploma of Communication at UTS College?

- Up to 52 credit points with guaranteed entry to UTS*

Up to 52 credit points with guaranteed entry to UTS*

- Fast track into 2nd year of your UTS communication degree*

Fast track into 2nd year of your UTS communication degree*

- Direct entry into first year Bachelor of Laws^

Direct entry into first year Bachelor of Laws^

- Access to around the clock support

Access to around the clock support

- Real-world assessments

Real-world assessments

Where the Diploma of Communication will take you

The Diploma of Communication provides guaranteed entry* to your UTS degree:

  • Strategic Communication
  • Digital and Social Media
  • Journalism
  • Media Arts and Production
  • Social and Political Sciences
  • Writing and Publishing
  • Media Business
Want to study law at UTS? A Diploma of Communication can provide up to 48 credit points towards the UTS Bachelor of Laws with guaranteed entry* into your first year UTS law degree^.
 

Communication career areas

  • Advertising Executive
  • Brand Strategist
  • Copywriter
  • Content Marketing Manager
  • Digital Content Producer
  • Events Planner
  • Head of Government Relations
  • Journalist
  • Media Advisor
  • Multimedia Director 
  • News Editor
  • Operations Manager
  • Public Relations Manager
  • Publicist
  • Social Media Manager
  • Strategic Communications Manager

What subjects will I study?

  • Citizenship and Communication
  • Academic English: Communication Fundamentals
  • Strategic Communication in Society
  • Understanding Digital Audiences
  • Digital Literacies
  • Emergent Public Relations
  • Digital Media Metrics
  • Digital Media Industries
  • Academic English OR Academic Communication (Extended Diploma only)
  • Designing Communication (Extended Diploma only)
  • Object Ecologies (Extended Diploma only)

Diploma of Communication – FAQs

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Or contact us on 1800 896 994 (within Australia).

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* Based on successful completion of your diploma with the required Grade Point Average (GPA) for the program you choose at UTS. Entry into the second year of UTS is only for Strategic Communication or Digital and Social Media Majors.

For other majors, the 52 credit points apply to the duration of the degree, allowing for a reduced workload. *The point where you enter your UTS Bachelor of Communication will depend on your major.

^The pathway to the UTS Bachelor of Laws offers either 48 credit points without Practical Legal Training or 30 credit points with Practical Legal Training.