If you want to become a public relations expert with industry-ready skills and the experience employers seek, consider studying QUT's public relations major.

What makes QUT's public relations major different is its close relationship with the industry. 

Throughout this course, you will not only be taught by leading, internationally renowned public relations academics and researchers, but you will also work with industry clients to solve real-world problems. 

Additionally, you will gain valuable practical experience with consultancies, government, corporate settings, and/or community groups.

This course will teach you traditional PR skills, such as crisis communication management and stakeholder engagement, as well as in-demand skills for the modern PR practitioner, including knowing how to counter misinformation and address distrust.

Excellent and effective communication is vital in public relations. 

With the help of world-class academics and industry experts, you will graduate with strong communication skills and analytical thinking, decision-making,  and problem-solving.

This course teaches you how to monitor your client's operating environment, use social media platforms to gather information, reach different audiences, and write well-crafted messages tailored to each channel’s nuances.

Finally, a public relations course prepares you for the real world. 

At the end of this course, you will graduate with accreditation from the Public Relations Institute of Australia and a portfolio of work to demonstrate your skills and potential to employers.

• Award Certificates
• Academic Transcripts
• Passport or Visa Documents
• Translations of documents in a language other than English
• English Language Proficiency

Assumed knowledge: 

A pass in Australian Year 12 or equivalent

India:

• Senior/Higher Secondary School Certificate/Pre-University certificate from QUT-recognised state education boards with an overall average of 75% in the best five academic subjects.
• Indian School Certificate academic stream awarded by CISCE with an overall average of 60% in the best five academic subjects.
• All India Senior School Certificate academic stream awarded by CBSE with an overall average of 60% in the best five academic subjects.

China: 

• GAOKAO 60% in best 4 academic subjects.
   

Iran:

• Before 2020: Pre-University Certificate with a grade average of 15 on a 20-point scale.
• From 2020: National High School Diploma/Secondary School Leaving Certificate with a grade average of 15 on a 20-point scale in the final year (Grade 12).

Standard Foundation Program:

Standard Foundation helps you meet the academic and English language requirements to enter the first year of your QUT Bachelor's degree.

Diploma in Business:

Studying for the Diploma in Business at QUT College will fast-track your entry into the second year of QUT's Bachelor of Business.