Professional Communication Post-Degree Diploma at Douglas College in New Westminster, Canada is a postgraduate diploma in Communication Studies programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,300 per total for local students.
Study builds experience writing across a range of genres, editing both print and digital material, producing documents with industry-standard software, and working on projects both in teams and alone. A professional placement, either a job or a project, requires a substantial amount of writing. Graduates finish equipped to work as communicators across sectors such as business, government, non-profit organisations and publishing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This programme defers to Douglas College's General College Admission Requirements: applicants need an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada, or an equivalent credential from an approved institution elsewhere. Applicants whose credential was earned in a language other than English must also meet Douglas College's institution-wide English Language Proficiency requirement: Grade 12 English at a minimum grade of C (English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, or English 12) or Communications 12 at B, or a recognized test score such as IELTS Academic overall band 6.5, TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with no section below 4.0, PTE Academic 56, Duolingo English Test 110, or CAEL 60. On top of the academic and language requirements, applicants must submit a letter of application describing their prior educational and work experience and explaining how the diploma will meet their academic or career objectives, together with 8-10 pages of writing samples spanning at least three genres (for example an academic essay, website copy, and a technical manual); collaborative-writing samples are not accepted, though excerpts from longer works are. Electronic PDF submission of the letter and samples is preferred.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Douglas College publishes college-wide application windows rather than a single date for every programme, and the domestic and international timetables differ. Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC: for the 2027 entry cycle, Fall applications open 1 October 2026, Winter applications open 1 February 2026, and Summer applications open 1 June 2026; limited-enrolment programmes set no fixed close and shut once seats fill, while open-enrolment programmes stay open until 4:00 p.m. the Friday before the semester starts. International applicants apply directly to Douglas: Fall 2026 entry is now closed, Winter 2027 entry is accepted until 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry until 31 January 2027. Admission is effectively rolling within each window until seats or the deadline are reached. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
