Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations

What is this course about?

CSU's Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations aims to enable students to analyse and evaluate the place of industrial relations in society, along with the opportunity to hone and develop their research skills within an industrial relations context.

Why study this degree?

CSU's Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations provides an in-depth study of Australian industrial relations relevant to the needs of teaching and for professionals in the industrial relations arena. The course provides an international context for students to analyse and evaluate theories and practices of Australian industrial relations.

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Career opportunities

Graduates may work in both human resource management and employment relations fields in all areas of the private and public sector and be responsible for helping formulate policy and its implementation in the context of changing national and industry based employment practices.

There are opportunities to assume advisory and consultant positions, industrial officer positions in employer associations and unions, or to operate as private consultants.

Credit

Candidates may receive transfer credit for up to 50% of the course for prior study if they can demonstrate that such study was completed at a recognised higher education institution within the last 10 years at the postgraduate level. To apply for credit, candidates are required to submit with their application for admission a certified transcript of results and subject outline/curriculum of those subjects.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.

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CSU has an excellent reputation for providing quality education delivered by dedicated academics with relevant industry experience. Lecturers are supported by well researched curriculum and teaching methods. CSU's online educational environment offers a broad range of modern systems dedicated to teaching and learning in addition to facilitating communication and collaboration among students and academics.

Available by distance education, the Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations is designed and delivered with study flexibility in mind. You can choose between full-time and part-time study options so as to fit in with work and lifestyle commitments.

You could choose to study just one subject per session or, following consultation and approval from your Course Director, complete up to four subjects per session, allowing you to fast-track your degree completion.

Admission requirements

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.

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.

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