
About this course
The CIPR Specialist Diploma: Digital Communication equips you with the knowledge you need to make social and digital media an effective, integral part of your PR and communication strategy. Our digital PR courses help you to understand online behaviours and trends, planning for digital PR, data analytics and evaluation.
This course is taught and assessed at Master’s level. Make sure that this is the right level for you and if you aren’t sure, just get in touch.
You will have access to the course for one year and can decide how quickly you want to complete it within this time. The CIPR exam board meets four times a year and this is when you can submit your work (usually January, March, July and October).
Course detail
Course Features
Plenty of tutor support
Individual feedback on assignment ideas to ensure you are on track for success
Specially selected online library
Online learning centre
Networking
CIPR accredited
Live interactive online workshops
Individual tutorial
Your investment
PR Academy tuition: £1,550
Our pricing is totally transparent:
CIPR Awarding body fees: £405 (no VAT)
Total: £1,955 (+VAT)
VAT will be calculated upon enrolment depending on your location and situation. VAT inclusive price is £2265.
Instalment option
Pay in easy instalments. An initial payment of £465 (payable before course starts) then six monthly payments of £300.
Instalments shown include VAT
Paying by instalment: the first payment is made when you enrol, future payments come out monthly on the same date. For example, if you enrol on the 20th, future payments are made monthly on the 20th.
Who’s this course for?
PR and communication practitioners. You may be working in a PR or communication role and want to develop your expertise in social media and digital communication as part of your strategic communication.
Not just for PR. If you have responsibility for digital communication in consultancy or in-house in a related discipline such as marketing this course will help you to make your digital PR effective.
Update your CV. Add a digital qualification to your CV and show that your practice is up to date. You may already hold the CIPR PR Diploma and want to add a new skill to your CV.
Master’s level. This is Master’s level course so make sure you are ready to study and be assessed at this level.
Learning outcomes
Learn to manage, plan, monitor, measure and evaluate digital and social media activities and engagement with stakeholders and online communities, consider legal and ethical implications.
Develop digital PR strategies that help organisations to enhance and protect their reputation and achieve their strategic objectives.
Get to grips with emerging technologies, digital strategies and social media platforms. Understand the disruptive and transformative impact of digital technologies on society, business, organisations and individuals.
Apply what you learn. You can choose to be assessed on a real work related project which is great for employers, showing the practical relevance of the course.
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- Full syllabus
- Assignment details
- Key dates
- Reasons to study

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Is this course right for me?
Course leader Heather Yaxley talks about what to expect when you study for the CIPR Specialist Diploma in Digital Communication in this short video.
The CIPR Digital Diploma course taught me the importance of taking the time to make sure that the right amount of research and planning is done to properly inform proposal recommendations for my clients. Having a robust strategic framework on which to base recommendations for PR activity is so important. (See Connor’s case study)

Meet your course tutor Heather Yaxley
I’m a passionate advocate for investment in sustainable professional development and the benefits that effective learning brings to individuals, teams and organisations. At a time of unprecedented change in working practices, we all need to keep up to date with latest thinking, new ideas, and emerging practice.