How long is the Diploma in Corporate Communication?

The Diploma in Corporate Communication runs for 9 to 12 months, with on-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes sharing the same CIPR-aligned syllabus and assessment calendar.

Can I study the Diploma in Corporate Communication fully online?

Yes. The Diploma in Corporate Communication is offered fully online with live press-line workshops, on-campus near the City, or by structured distance learning with monthly deadlines.

Is the Diploma in Corporate Communication recognised by UK in-house comms employers?

The Diploma in Corporate Communication is mapped to the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) professional development framework and reflects IPSO and FCA disclosure awareness used by UK employers.

What are the entry requirements for the Diploma in Corporate Communication?

You need completed secondary schooling or relevant comms experience, GCSE English at 4/C and IELTS 6.0 — plus a short written-English sample at application for this programme.

How much does the Diploma in Corporate Communication cost and are scholarships offered?

Fees for the Diploma in Corporate Communication vary by route and domicile; merit awards and public-sector employer concessions are available — contact LSCT admissions.

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Course Overview

The Diploma in Corporate Communication sits inside the Media, Journalism & Communication department at LSCT and is built for press-office staff, marketing executives and career changers who want a focused, CIPR-aware route into in-house communications. Delivered over 9 to 12 months on-campus in central London, fully online or by structured distance learning, the programme covers crisis communications, internal communications, stakeholder engagement, FTSE-style investor messaging and the UK regulatory environment that shapes corporate speech.

You will draft live press lines, run mock board-briefing exercises and analyse real UK corporate-comms incidents (without naming employers) from your first week. By the end you will have produced a written crisis-comms playbook, an internal-comms campaign plan and a UK CIPR-aware portfolio ready for an in-house interview.

The programme runs on a weekly newsroom rhythm: pitch on Monday, file on Wednesday, edit on Thursday and review on Friday. Tutors include working UK journalists, agency leads and in-house comms practitioners drawn from London newsrooms, PRCA-graded consultancies and FTSE press offices. Cohort sizes are deliberately small so feedback is line-by-line rather than generic, which is how editorial standards actually improve.

Key Features

CIPR-aligned syllabus mapped to Chartered Institute of Public Relations professional development standards.
Three study modes — on-campus near the City, fully online with live press-line workshops, or distance learning with structured monthly deadlines.
Crisis simulation week — students run a 48-hour mock incident with rolling press lines and social-media tracking.
UK regulatory module covering FCA market-abuse-aware comms, listed-company disclosure and the IPSO Editors' Code.
Internal-comms studio — students write CEO town-hall scripts and intranet copy for a real-style brief.
Direct progression into the BA Public Relations and Higher Diploma in Public Relations.

What You Will Learn

You will graduate able to write a press line under deadline pressure, draft a board briefing, plan an internal-comms launch and explain why a particular UK regulatory boundary is or is not safe to test. Modules include:

Strategic Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Mapping
Crisis Communications and Issues Management
Internal Communications and Employee Engagement
Investor Relations and FTSE Disclosure Awareness
Media Relations: Press Lines, Statements and Background Briefings
Digital Comms: Owned Channels, Social-Media Listening
UK Reputation Law: Defamation, IPSO and the FCA's Market Abuse Regime
Sustainability and ESG Communications

Assessment is portfolio-led: you are graded on published work, on-the-record copy and live editorial defence in front of the cohort and a working UK practitioner. This pattern is deliberate — it mirrors how UK newsroom and consultancy candidates are actually tested at interview, and it forces every student to develop the habit of standing behind their copy when a tough question lands rather than retreating behind a brief.

Who This Course Is For

Press-office assistants and junior PR account executives moving in-house.
Marketing and content staff at UK SMEs taking on a wider communications brief.
Public-sector and NHS-trust comms officers stepping into a senior role.
International applicants seeking a CIPR-aware UK qualification before BA top-up.

Hybrid candidates with one foot in editorial and the other in commercial communications are particularly well-served, since UK in-house teams increasingly need people who can switch between newsroom and boardroom registers.

Career Pathways

Graduates feed into the in-house and consultancy comms roles that UK FTSE companies, public-sector bodies and third-sector organisations are hiring at speed across the City and Westminster. Typical first roles include:

Corporate Communications Officer (in-house)
Internal Communications Executive
Press Officer (NHS trust, charity or government department)
Investor Relations Assistant (listed company)
Crisis and Issues Manager (junior)
ESG Communications Coordinator

Graduates often progress to the LSCT BA Public Relations or to a CIPR Professional PR Diploma.

Beyond the obvious newsroom and consultancy routes, graduates are picked up by UK in-house communications teams at FTSE companies, NHS trusts, large charities and central government departments. Hiring conversations test how you draft under deadline pressure and how you defend an editorial decision when challenged, so the cuttings and case-study portfolio you build during the programme matters more than the certificate itself.

Recent intakes have included career changers from teaching, returners after parental leave, working freelancers and people stepping out of agency life into in-house roles — the cohort mix itself becomes part of the curriculum.

Entry Requirements

Completed secondary schooling (A-levels, BTEC Level 3, IB or recognised international equivalent) or equivalent work experience in a communications or marketing setting.
GCSE English Language at grade 4/C or above (or equivalent) — strong written English is particularly important on this programme and a short writing sample is requested at application.
English language: IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
A short personal statement; mature applicants may apply with a portfolio or CV.

Why Study at LSCT

The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom — and our students use that proximity in their projects, placements and graduate job hunts. For corporate-comms students the proximity matters: working FTSE press officers, NHS trust comms heads and Whitehall lobby reporters guest-teach the crisis-simulation week most years.

We also run a structured careers service from intake onwards: scheduled mock editorial interviews with working UK newsroom and consultancy practitioners, CV and cuttings-book reviews aligned to UK hiring norms, and live cohort sessions on how UK editors, agency MDs and in-house heads actually filter candidates. Every student is paired with an alumni mentor working in their target UK media sector — a small touch but one that compounds across the year.

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