PgCert Strategic Communication and Public Relations at Queen Margaret University

The PgCert in Strategic Communication and Public Relations is a flexible 60-credit postgraduate certificate in communications and public relations knowledge and skills, for people starting a PR career or already working in the sector. It is delivered on campus with some online learning, full time or part time.

Department: MCPA  |  Duration: 1 semester full time or up to 2 years part time (60 credits, SCQF level 11)  |  Intake: September 2027; January 2028  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students complete 60 credits from 20-credit modules including Media Theory and Campaigning, Strategic Communication Campaign Planning, Digital Communications and Public Affairs. Teaching is by lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, mostly timetabled on Thursdays and Fridays, with assessments such as case studies, essays, projects, blogs, proposals and campaign materials. Exemptions are available for applicants holding some CIPR diploma-level awards.

Career pathways

Graduates take communication roles in a wide range of organisations globally, in consultancy and in-house, and the course is a pathway to an academic career in the subject.

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