Course code: 3789 + Mid-year entry available + 2 years
part-time only + Off-campus (Gippsland)
Course coordinator: Karen Crinall
* Subject to final approval.
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 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 international, to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context.
Candidates must have a bachelors degree, or a faculty certificate in HSM or relevant graduate certificate with a credit average and demonstrable professional experience at a senior level in a relevant area. Students in the latter category need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and the names of two professional referees.
The
program encompasses a sequence of 48 points of part-time study through flexible
delivery incorporating print and online teaching and learning.
Students complete four 12-point core units:
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma with credit results may apply to transfer to the masters program
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