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Birmingham City University: Chartered Institute of Public Relations Diploma
| Institution | Birmingham City University |
|---|---|
| Department | Birmingham City Business School View department profile |
| Web | http://www.bcu.ac.uk/bcbs |
| courseenquiries@bcu.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0121 331 6295 |
| Study type | Taught |
Diploma in Professional Studies
Summary
Develop your skills in Public Relations (PR) planning and integrated communications management with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Professional PR Diploma. Delivered part-time over one year, this course will boost your career and improve your decision-making and effectiveness at work.
You will gain a critical understanding of the issues facing PR practice in today’s society and the business community. This course offers excellent contact with creative workers and policy bodies, as well as regular guest lectures from industry leaders.
**What's covered in the course?**
Aimed at people with some experience as PR professionals, the Diploma focuses on strategic public relations and its role as an integral part of both public and private sector communications.
Studying for the CIPR Professional PR Diploma will give you the boost your career needs to take it to the next stage, helping you to develop your team more effectively and progress towards senior management levels. Taking an in-depth look at PR, you will learn to put theory into practice and apply the concepts you learn to your own sector.
The course is taught and assessed at the same level as a postgraduate degree. You will learn through three modules, taught over one year on a part-time basis, with individual tutor support by email and via the course’s online learning environment. The course is taught by academics and practitioners who are full members of the CIPR.
Graduates with the Diploma feel it really improved their career prospects. Whether it is gaining a promotion, like Fiona Denning, who rose from Communications Assistant to Communications Specialist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, or the complete change of career you are looking for, the CIPR Professional PR Diploma offers the skills you need to get ahead in this highly competitive sector.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You must have at least one of the following: Postgraduate professional qualification in a related discipline, or a relevant MA, plus one year’s relevant full-time employment in PR. Degree in business/marketing, plus one year’s relevant full-time employment in PR. Any UK degree, plus two years’ experience in PR. CIPR Advanced Certificate in PR. plus one year’s experience in PR. Four years’ relevant full-time employment in PR and five GCSE passes, one of which must be in English Language. |
| Location | Curzon Building Campus Cardigan Street Birmingham B4 7BD |
Fees
| England | 3300 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 3300 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 3300 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 3300 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Delivered part-time over one year, this course will boost your career and improve your decision-making and effectiveness at work.
You will gain a critical understanding of the issues facing PR practice in today’s society and the business community. This course offers excellent contact with creative workers and policy bodies, as well as regular guest lectures from industry leaders.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Postgraduate professional qualification in a related discipline, or a relevant MA, plus one year’s relevant full-time employment in PR. |
| Location | Curzon Building Campus Cardigan Street Birmingham B4 7BD |
Fees
| EU | 3200 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| England | 3200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 3200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 3200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 3200 GBP for Year 1 |
Birmingham City University
Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences
A postgraduate qualification is an opportunity to be introduced to new ideas, to gain expertise in your specialist subject and to give your career a real edge. The Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, based at our City Centre Campus, has approximately 6,500 students and offers an innovative learning environment, as well as outstanding facilities and resources. The Faculty is split up into three schools: Birmingham City Business School, School of Law, and School of Social Sciences.
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