Course code: 3790 + Mid-year entry available + 3 years
part-time only + Off-campus (Gippsland)
Course coordinator: Karen Crinall
* Subject to final university approval at the time of publication. Students should contact the course coordinator to confirm course requirements.
This
course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community
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 faculty/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 course content is designed to allow
students, whether local or in international agencies, to adapt topics and
assignments to their own experience and professional context.
Applicants should hold (a) a bachelors degree with at least a minimum credit average in the final year, or (b) a graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, or (c) a bachelors pass degree with demonstrable professional experience (a minimum of two years) at management level (eg program coordinator, team leader, house supervisor) in a relevant area. Applications in the latter category will need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and the names of two professional referees. Students with significant relevant experience (eg five years of practice as a program manager, director of a human service organisation) without a graduate qualification may apply for entry into the Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management. Upon successful completion with a credit average, they may apply for entry into the Graduate Diploma in Human Services Management. On completion of the Graduate Diploma with a credit average, students may apply for entry to the Master of Human Services Management.
Students complete a total of 72 points, comprising a maximum of 48 points at level 4 and minimum of 24 points at level 5. Students will normally complete one 12-point unit per semester by off-campus learning. All units, except where indicated are 12 credit points.
and
or
Students may complete up to 36 points from the following:
Note that
prerequisites are required for some of the above electives.
A maximum of 12 points may be taken outside the Faculty of Arts as approved by
the course coordinator.
Students must complete a minimum of 24 points at level 5 from the following:
* Students intending to undertake HSM5302 (Human services research practicum) (24 points) will require approval from the course coordinator and will be required to complete HSM4305 at fourth level and achieve a distinction grade.
The option of full-time enrolment will not be available for the first three years of the course. This will be reviewed in 2007.
Students may be offered an exit award of a Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management after completion of 24 points, or a Graduate Diploma in Human Services Management after successful completion of 48 points.
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