About Cipr Professional Pr Diploma | Chartered Institute Of Pr in Leeds Beckett University
Course Details
Developed and accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), this course is ideal if you are a manager looking to progress into a senior communications or advisory role, or if you have completed the CIPR Professional PR Certificate.
As an established PR professional with industry experience, this course will enable you to build on and develop your existing skillset using real-life examples, with the option to use your current place of work as a case study.
You will complete three assessed units that reflect professional public relations practice. Each unit will focus on an element involved in delivering a PR campaign; your first will focus on strategic objectives, your second on content and delivery and your third on evaluation and professional ethics. You will attend two days of teaching on-campus before undertaking each assignment through self-directed study with the support of course tutors via email, phone or video calls.
Course Benefits
The structure of this course will enable you to fit your course around your existing professional and personal commitments. You will learn via open-briefs meaning your studies will inform and enhance your professional practice and vice versa.
On completion of this course you will have the proven expertise and professional accreditation to advance into a more senior role. You will have the skills to future-proof your knowledge and keep up-to-date with trends and developments in a changing industry.
Leeds Beckett has more than 25 years’ experience delivering professional PR education and you will join a community with a wealth of academic PR scholarship to offer, including Professor Ralph Tench and colleagues who have written the best-selling PR education textbook in Europe. You will be taught by experienced academics and practitioners with a host of industry connections that will inform your learning.
Academic qualification equivalents
Qualification: Bachelor degree
Grade: 2.5 GPA for 2:2 equivalent
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
- All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) – English Grade 70%
- Indian School Certificate (Class-XII) (CISCE) – English Grade 70%
Leeds Beckett University Highlights
| College Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment Year |
1824 |
| Annual Endowment |
216 million Pound |
| Student Retention Rate |
98% |
| Work-study program |
Yes |
| Mode of Program |
Full time, part-time and classroom |
| Graduation Job rate |
97.7% |
| Intake Months |
February and October |
Leeds Beckett University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
| Course |
Annual Tuition Fees
(Non-EU) |
Annual Tuition Fees
(EU) |
| Pre-sessional five weeks |
£1,150 |
£1,150 |
| Pre-sessional 10 weeks |
£2,300 |
£2,300 |
| Foundation |
£11,000 |
£9,250 |
| Undergraduate (most courses) |
£12,000 |
£9,250 |
| Postgraduate (most courses) |
£13,000 to £14,000 |
£5,950 to £7,500 |
| Research |
£14,000 |
£4,260 |
Living Costs - Per month example*
| Accommodation |
£750 |
| Food |
£120 |
| Other living costs (phone, clothes, socialising) |
£145 |
| One month |
£1,015 |
