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Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership

GradCertCathID&Lead

40 cp

Minimum duration: 2 years part-time.

Course available at:
Nationally online
(http://www.acu.edu.au/student_resources/elearning/)
Also available to Sponsored Cohorts

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed a three year Bachelor degree in a relevant field and relevant professional experience.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Graduate Certificate

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 20 cp from Core Units;
  2. 20 cp from Electives.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Click here for Unit Descriptions

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PHIL506 10 Ethics in a Faith-Based Context
THEO567 10 Catholic Ethos and Social Teaching

Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COUN615 10 Leadership and Communication
COUN616 10 Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling2)
COUN620 10 Grief and loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling2)
COUN622 10 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling2)
LEGL504 10 The Legal Environment (Inc: EXSC661 Sports Law and the Regulatory Environment)
LEGL505 10 Duty of Care
SOCI607 10 Managing the Research Process
SOCI608 10 Contemporary Human Services Management
SOCI610 10 Social Justice and Advocacy
SWTP602 10 Leadership in Human Services Organisations
SWTP603 10 Professional Supervision and Consultation in the Human Services
SWTP604 10 Special Studies in the Human Services
SWTP605 10 Child Protection Context and Policy
SWTP615 10 Families with High and Complex Needs
SWTP616 10 Models of Intervention in Human Services
SWTP617 10 Cross-Cultural Practice
THEO667 10 Theology of the Human Person
YSED600 10 Principles of Effective Youth Work
YSED601 10 Critical Issues, Young People and Schooling
YSED602 10 Young People at Risk
YSED604 10 Youth Cultures
YSED607 10 Justice and Young People
YSED610 10 Working with Children and Young People

Other elective approved by the Course Coordinator.


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2For students who enter the course with recognised expertise in counselling, this prerequisite may be waived by the Course Coordinator.