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The
programs in civil ceremonies prepare students to plan and conduct public
ceremonies of recognition such as weddings, namings and graduations, and
ceremonies of grief such as funerals and divorce. They aim to enable graduates
to provide expert advice on precedent and etiquette and to help people handle
the often emotionally charged processes of moving through a rite of passage.
The courses aim to prepare graduates to orchestrate the delicate issues of
planning and conducting rites of passage with sensitivity, dignity and
propriety. The programs are designed to develop an appropriate understanding of
the possibilities and limitations of the role of a celebrant, including
listening carefully to clients and, where appropriate, referring them elsewhere
for professional legal and counselling advice. Literary and musical content of
ceremonies are considered.
This emerging profession has grown substantially since the first appointments
were made in 1973 such that in 1996 at least 38.5 per cent of all marriages in
Australia were registered by civil marriage celebrants. People who perform
functions touching the lives of others are widely expected to have been trained
to undertake what they do.
Course
code: 2157 · Course fees (on campus): local students - $A6600;
international students - $A12,000 (full time) · Course fees (by distance
education): Local students - $A6600; international students - $A9000
(full-time) · Course director: Judith Watt
In addition to providing an understanding of cultural variation and
sensitivities in public statements of lifecycle events, this course prepares
celebrants to plan and conduct public ceremonies of grief, such as funerals and
divorce, and ceremonies of recognition, such as weddings, namings and majority.
The course is designed to provide the training required to practise as a civil
celebrant in Australia. In the light of the university's continuing engagement
with developments in society and its commitment to the social sciences, it is
appropriate that Monash University provide a course in this field.
At the invitation of the Attorney General, the faculty has submitted the course
to him for approval as a formal course to provide the necessary training for
those seeking to become certified as civil marriage celebrants. Most celebrants
work independently.
The course is available to applicants with a bachelors degree or equivalent education and experience. Students who have completed a Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies with grades of credit average or above will obtain 50 per cent credit and can complete the graduate diploma in half a year of full-time study or one year of part-time study.
Four subjects are required for the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Civil Ceremonies):
Distance education (DE) students should note that only two
subjects, CVL4010 and CVL4020, will be available in 2000 and that distance
education students therefore can only study part-time if they wish to complete
the course in DE mode. The remaining subjects, CVL4030 and CVL4040, are
proposed for introduction in 2001.
As all four subjects in the Graduate Diploma of Arts(Civil Ceremonies) have an
assessment component in performance and presentation skills, all distance
education students must attend either one weekend seminar at Monash University
or present a video tape of the activity to be assessed, or participate in a
video conference for each subject.
Program
code: 2161 · Program fees (on campus): Local students - $A3300; not
available to international students · Program fees (distance education):
local students - $A3300; international students - $A4500 (full time) ·
Coordinator: Judith Watt
This program of study is designed to provide an introduction to the training
required to practise as a civil celebrant in Australia. It provides a point of
entry to the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Civil Ceremonies) for people who are
motivated and have advanced their education through a route other than
university study. This program of study focuses on cultural variation and
sensitivities in the conduct of public ceremonies associated with lifecycle
events.
This program of study is open to candidates with a bachelors degree. Those who do not have a bachelors degree but who have a minimum of five years relevant work experience may also be admitted. Relevant work experience includes responsible work in education, nursing, counselling, human services, human resource management, or the equivalent, whether paid or volunteer. Those seeking admission on the basis of relevant work experience must submit a dossier including a curriculum vitae, position descriptions and three letters of recommendation and a statement of up to 1000 words outlining their career objectives and reasons for applying for the program.
The Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies requires the satisfactory completion of one core subject, CVL4010, and one of two other 12-point single-semester subjects listed below, accumulating a total of 24 credit points. Students must complete:
In addition, students must complete one of the following:
Distance education (DE) students should note that only CVL4010
and CVL4020, will be available in 2000. The remaining subject, CVL4030 ,is
proposed for introduction in 2001.
As the subjects in the Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies have an
assessment component in performance and presentation skills, all distance
education students must attend either one weekend seminar at Monash University
or present a video tape of the activity to be assessed or participate in a
video conference for each subject.
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