Course code: 3790 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Full-fee-paying course: course fee $15,000 (2005) + International students: course fee $25,500 (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
three postgraduate qualifications, with entry points at faculty certificate,
graduate diploma and masters levels, and exit points at graduate certificate,
graduate diploma and masters levels.
The entire masters program encompasses a sequence of 72 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 in international agencies, to adapt topics and assignments to
their own experience and professional context.
A bachelors degree with at least a credit average in the final year or a bachelors pass degree with demonstrable professional experience at a management level in a relevant area (these applicants will need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and the names of two professional referees). There are no prerequisite units for entry into the masters program. Students with a minimum of five years at senior management level may apply for entry into the faculty certificate.
It is essential for all students to have email and internet access.
Students may receive up to 36 points credit for relevant equivalent study. Entry into the Masters level will require a credit average at Graduate Diploma level.
Students must complete 72 points, normally taken part-time over three years by off-campus learning. The study program must include a maximum of 48 points at level four and a minimum of 24 points at level five.
plus one of the following:
Students must complete up to 36 points of electives, 24 points of which must be undertaken from the Faculty of Arts. A list of electives may be obtained by contacting the School of Humanities Communications and Social Sciences.
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 program planning and evaluation; the development of knowledge and skills in management and leadership, continuous quality improvement in the human services; analysis of organisational environment and culture; analysis and design of organisational policies and procedures; resourcing human service programs; change management; the implementation of a social justice framework in a human service organisation; and the management of research projects in the human services.
* 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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