Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership

Course code: 3702 + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland), multimode (Clayton; Gippsland), offshore (Singapore)
Contact: Professor Peter Gronn (telephone +61 3 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

Course description

This course is designed for professionals working in a range of human service and corporate sector organisations who prefer being associated with an organisational qualification rather than an educational one upon graduation.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold either:

• an approved three-year bachelors degree in a relevant field with a credit average in the final year, or
• an approved three-year bachelors degree (or equivalent) and a fourth year of study, or
• an approved four-year bachelors degree, or
• qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards.

Course outline

The course consists of 48 credit points of study. Students will complete four 12-point units (three specialist elective units and one general elective unit):

Specialist elective units

• EDF6821 Policy and governance, and/or
• EDF6822 Leadership and organisation, and/or
• EDF6823 Management and change and/or
• EDF6828 Resource management

This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Check the current timetable for unit availability via the website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/current/timetables after 30 September.
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership may complete a masters degree by undertaking up to a further two units (including a research core unit).

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