The Dispute Resolution program is designed for people engaged in a wide range of business professions, public service, human services and voluntary occupations who desire a knowledge of theories of conflict and methods of conflict resolution.
The knowledge of the theory, methods and skills of dispute resolution, together with the processes of negotiation and mediation, will equip students to resolve disputes in a broad range of commercial and non-commercial careers and occupations.
The Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution consists of four prescribed subjects and provides graduates with an understanding of the causes of conflict and the availability and suitability of various methods of dispute prevention and resolution and their differing results. Graduates will also learn the skills and ethics of conflict resolution and be able to apply them to mediation processes in different settings.
The Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution consists of eight prescribed subjects. The aim of the course is to provide graduates with further depth in legal studies and in understanding violence in society as well as giving an appreciation of additional methods of resolution of differences which cause conflict in a variety of settings, including restorative justice. Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution will receive credit for all four subjects studied.
The Master of Dispute Resolution consists of 12 subjects. The aim of this course is to provide a framework of specialist areas so that graduates will have knowledge and understanding of causes of conflict and process of dispute resolution applicable to their workplace settings. Students receive credit for studies completed in the Graduate Certificate and/or Graduate Diploma or equivalent studies.
In addition to the articulated program, students of the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution, students may apply for credit towards Charles Sturt University’s MBA, Master of Human Resource Management or the Master of Business.
There is a compulsory three-day residential school for LAW517.
Students must satisfactorily complete 32 points (four subjects) to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
Students will graduate from the Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution on completion of 64 points (eight subjects).
To graduate from the Master of Dispute Resolution, students must successfully complete 96 points.
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Students may commence CSU's Dispute Resolution program at either a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master level entry point.
The Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution consists of four core subjects:
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
The Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution consists of an additional four subjects:
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
JST534 Restorative Justice - Community Conferencing
JST517 Violence in Society: Interpersonal to International Perspectives
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
The Master of Dispute Resolution requires the completion of all subjects in the Graduate Certificate and the Graduate Diploma listed above, plus additional restricted electives totalling 32 points from those listed below. Students may elect to complete subjects in one specific area or take subjects from across the offerings.
Corporate Governance
MGT533 Applied Business Ethics
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics, Leadership and Accountability
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT548 Regulation, Governance and Accountability
Family Dispute Resolution
Students may select from a range of units offered by Australian Institute for Relationship Studies - Relationships Australia NSW (AIRS) focusing on family dispute resolution. Subjects chosen must be approved by the Course Coordinator prior to enrolment to ensure that credit can be granted for these studies in the Master of Dispute Resolution.
Human Services
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
HCS521 Practice Leadership in the Human Services (16 points)
HCS531 Leading Service Development in Human Services Organisations
SSC502 Ethics, Law and Medical Science
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL409 Grief and Loss
WEL418 Case Management
WEL522 Addiction Studies
Industrial Relations
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations System and Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
INR504 Industrial Law
LAW515 Law of Employment
Justice Studies
JST440 Criminological Practice
JST444 Deviance and Control
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
PHL403 Social Justice
PHL409 Theories of Justice
Juvenile Justice
JST532 Juvenile Justice 1 - Context
JST533 Juvenile Justice 2 - Practice
JST535 Crime Prevention and Young People
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
Law
LAW502 Law of International Business
LAW503 Administrative Law
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
Leisure and Health
LES501 Issues in Leisure and Health
LES510 Project Management in Community Leisure and Health (16 points)
Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
Pastoral Counselling
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills
THL420 Pastoral Counselling: Theory and Professional Issues
THL430 Pastoral Counselling: Crisis Intervention
THL432 Pastoral Counselling: Relationships and Family
Policing, Law Enforcement and Intelligence
(students must be engaged or employed in one of these areas to be eligible for these subjects)
GPM411 Policing Practice: Dynamics and Development
GPM412 Effective Operational Command
GPM413 Effective People Management
GPM414 Police, Public and the Media
GPM415 Corporate Governance and Accountability
GPM416 Planning and the Management of Change
GPM417 History and Motivators of Terrorism
GPM418 Current Conflict and Emerging Threats (16 points)
GPM506 Executive Leadership (16 points)
GPM507 Global Law Enforcement
GPM510 Social Impacts of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
JST408 Computers and Crime
JST409 Investigative Processes
JST410 Investigations Management 1
JST411 Investigations Management 2
JST412 Fraud Prevention
JST413 Risk Management
JST415 Fire Investigation 1 (Origin, Cause and Scene)
JST417 Psychological Aspects of Arson
JST449 Intelligence Research and Analysis
JST450 Introduction to Intelligence
JST452 Intelligence Management (16 points)
JST493 National Security and Intelligence Issues (16 points)
JST491 Ethical Isues in Investigation
JST492 Strategic Intelligence Practice (16 points)
Public Sector / Public Policy
LAW503 Administrative Law
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
PKM562 Environmental Policy
Research in Dispute Resolution
HRM507 Research Methods
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MBA507 Business Research Methods
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MGT565 Business Research Project (16 points)
Social Work
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
SWK402 Social Planning and Evaluation
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Students may nominate / select any other elective subject at 400 or 500 level on the approval of the Course Coordinator.
Trimester 1
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
Trimester 2
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
Trimester 3
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Four subjects as completed for the Graduate Certificate, plus:
Trimester 1
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
February Session
JST534 Restorative Justice - Community Conferencing
July Session
JST517 Violence in Society: Interpersonal to International Perspectives
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
Students complete the eight subjects in the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution, and an additional 32 points of restricted electives. Due to the flexibility in subject choice there is no specified enrolment pattern.
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.
The following information gives you an overview of studying by distance education.
Course materials
When studying by distance education you may receive:
Distance education students usually study two 8 point subjects per semester. More or fewer subjects may be studied in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Teleconferencing
Telephone tutorials may also be used to supplement face-to-face contact between students and academic staff. Conference calls enable several students, either at home or at a common location, to participate in a group tutorial with academic staff.
Direct telephone contact and email
Students are encouraged to maintain direct contact with staff by telephone or email. Office telephone numbers and email addresses will be supplied and telephone answering services are available in the offices of Course Coordinators. Students will also be advised of numbers for the School's central telephone answering and facsimile machines.
Online forums
Students may participate in various forums online, enabling direct and instant contact with staff and other students.
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