Postgraduate handbook 2004
Education

Graduate Certificate in Regional Community Development*

*NOTE: OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT OF THIS COURSE HAS NOW BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS. EXISTING STUDENTS WITHIN THE PROGRAM MAY TRANSFER TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS OR ALTERNATIVELY REMAIN WITH FACULTY OF EDUCATION (Contact: Dr Helen Sheil on (03) 9902 6367 or Dr Heinz Kreutz, Faculty of Arts (03) 9905 8547)

Course code: 3704 + Gippsland (on-campus/multi-mode) + Contact: Dr Helen Sheil (Gippsland) (telephone (03) 5122 6367 or (03) 9902 6367 for initial inquiries)

The Graduate Certificate in Regional Community Development is designed for regionally based workers from diverse sectors who have 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:

• a three-year bachelors degree, or
• demonstrable experience in community development or field of adult education.

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

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* Recent changes to the course outline below are subject to faculty board approval in December 2003.

The course will comprise 24 credit points of part-time study over two semesters. There will be four six-point units as follows:

• EDF5602 Facilitating community development (6 points)
• EDF5603 Collaborative engagement in communities (6 points)
• EDF5605 Theory and practice of community development 1 (6 points)
• EDF5606 Theory and practice of community development 2 (6 points)

Course length/workload required

The Graduate Certificate in Regional Community Development is equivalent to 24 credit points of study, 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

For further information regarding this course, contact the Faculty of Education, Gippsland campus, telephone (03) 5122 6367 or (03) 9902 6367, visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au or email info@education.monash.edu.au.

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