Course code: 3789 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Full-fee-paying course: unit fee $2500; course fee $10,000 (2005) + International students: unit fee $4250; course fee $17,000 (2005)
The course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in
the social, community, health and human services sectors who have moved, or who
wish to move, from direct practice into a managerial role. The program offers
two graduate qualifications, with entry points at faculty certificate and
graduate diploma levels (with the option to advance to the masters).
The program encompasses a sequence of 48 points of part-time study through
flexible delivery incorporating print and online teaching and learning. The
course is offered within Australia and internationally. The curriculum includes
program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, strategic planning,
development of quality standards and best practice models, human resource
management, problem-solving, and organisational culture and environment
analysis. The course offers a unique focus on exploring the role, function and
responsibilities of the human service organisation in rural, regional and urban
environments. The content is designed to allow students, whether local or
international, to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and
professional context.
A bachelors degree, or a Faculty Certificate of Human Services Management, or a relevant graduate certificate with a credit average and demonstrable professional experience at a management level in a relevant area (these students would need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and the names of two professional referees).
It is essential for all students to have email and internet access.
Students may receive up to 24 points credits at the graduate certificate level for relevant equivalent study.
The course comprises two years part-time study by off-campus learning and consists of four 12-point units. The study program must include a minimum of two units at level four, and a further two units at levels four or five:
All assessment is assignment based; there are no exams in this course. Using case study and problem-based learning techniques, assignment tasks focus on the application of relevant theory to the current practice context. Students will engage in assessment tasks involving a comprehensive organisational environment analysis; analysis and design of organisational policies and procedures; resourcing human service programs; change management; and the implementation of a social justice framework in a human service organisation.
* Subject to approval.
For further information, contact the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone +61 3 9902 6339, or email humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications should be forwarded to the Admissions Officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia, by 24 September 2004 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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