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3788 - Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated titleFacCertHSM
Managing facultyArts
Study location and modeOff-campus (Gippsland)
Total credit points required24
Duration (years)0.5 years FT, 1 year PT
Course coordinatorKaren Crinall

Description

This course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community and human services sectors who have moved from direct practice into a managerial role, but who do not hold an appropriate undergraduate degree. The program offers an alternative entry to graduate study, with the option to advance via the graduate diploma to the masters if a credit average is achieved. The curriculum includes program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, and 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 to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context.

Objectives

Students completing this course will have:

  • a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
  • a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
  • a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
  • a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
  • advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
  • developed sound analytical skills
  • developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Structure

Students complete 24 points, comprising two 12-point core units.

Requirements

Core units

  • HSM4301 Program planning and evaluation in the human services
  • HSM4302 Management and leadership in the human services

Progression to further studies

Students who complete the faculty certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Award(s) received on completion *

Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

 

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