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Graduate Certificate in Regional Community Development


General information

Course code: 3704 + Gippsland (on-campus/multi-mode) + Contact: Ms Helen Sheil (Gippsland) (telephone (03) 5122 6375 or (03) 9902 6375 for initial inquiries)

The Graduate Certificate in Regional Community Development is designed for regionally-based workers from diverse sectors who in recent years have had a responsibility to engage with community groups: local government, health, agriculture, tourism, economic development, adult education, housing, enterprise development, Indigenous programs, neighbourhood houses, recreation, arts and culture, church and community organisations, women's groups and environmental programs.

Admission requirements

The minimum requirement for entry is one of the following:

English proficiency requirements

Applicants who are not native speakers of English will be required to demonstrate substantial competence in written and spoken English before admission. These requirements are:
(i) education in full English medium in an English-speaking country, or
(ii) IELTS - 7.0 global (no score below 6); TOEFL - 600 with TWE of 5; computer-based TOEFL - 250.

Course structure

The course will comprise 24 credit points of part-time study over two semesters. There will be two 6-point units and one 12-point unit as follows:

Length of course/workload required

The Graduate Certificate in Regional Community Development is equivalent to 24 credit points of study and is normally completed over one year of part-time study. The expected number of hours per week for a part- time student is 24.

Further information

Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the Faculty of Education, Gippsland campus, telephone (03) 5122 6375 or (03) 9902 6375, or visit our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au or email info@education.monash.edu.au.

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