Master of Dispute Resolution Articulated Set
By coursework
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
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Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
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Master of Dispute Resolution
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+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
| Master of Dispute Resolution (2701DR) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
| Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution (2601DR) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
| Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution (2301DR) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
Normal course duration
Master of Dispute Resolution
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Actual Duration: 0.5 All students receive 64pts credit
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Actual Duration: 0.5 Note all students receive 32pts credit
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Master of Dispute Resolution
Applicants must have completed the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution or equivalent studies.
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
Applicants must have completed the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution or equivalent studies.
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
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.
Credit
Master of Dispute Resolution
Credit will be granted for all subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution and the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution. Up to two subjects (16 points) may be granted as credit on the basis of subjects undertaken at another institution, provided the study is in a related area and of equivalent standard to 400 or 500 level subjects offered by CSU.
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
Credit will be given for all subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
No special arrangements apply.
Articulation
The Master, the Graduate Diploma and the Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
Graduation requirement
Master of Dispute Resolution
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course structure
The course consists of four core subjects in the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution:
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes & Uses
Students can then elect to continue on to the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution, consisting of:
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
Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution can then continue into the Master of Dispute Resolution and complete an additional four restricted electives from the following list.
Students will complete 32 points of restricted electives from the following areas. 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 AIRS (Australian Institute for Relationship Studies - Relationships Australia NSW) focussing 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)
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 & 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
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)
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)
GPM506 Executive Leadership (16)
GPM507 Global Law Enforcement
GPM510 Social Impacts of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
JST408 High Tech Crime
JST409 Investigative Processes
JST410 Investigations Management 1
JST411 Investigations Management 2
JST412 Fraud Prevention
JST413 Risk Management
JST415 Fire Investigation
JST417 Psychological Aspects of Arson
JST449 Intelligence Research and Analysis
JST450 Introduction to Intelligence
JST452 Intelligence Management (16)
JST482 National Securrity & Intelligence Issues (16)
JST491 Ethics and Investigation
JST492 Strategic Intelligence Practice (16)
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 or MBA507 Business Research Methods
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MGT565 Business Research Project (16)
Social Work:
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
SWK402 Social Planning and Evaluation
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practices
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Students may nominate / select any other elective subject at 400 or 500 level not listed on the approval of the course coordinator.
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
GPM418 Current Conflicts and Emerging Threats
GPM506 Executive Leadership
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills
THL420 Pastoral Counselling: Theory and Professional Issues
THL430 Pastoral Counselling: Crisis Intervention
THL432 Pastoral Counselling: Relationship and Family
+ Workplace Learning
No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.
Enrolment pattern
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Session 1
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
Session 2
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
Session 3
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes & Uses
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
Session 4
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
Session 5
JST534 Restorative Justice - Community Conferencing
Session 6
JST517 Violence in Society: Interpersonal to International Perspectives
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
Master of Dispute Resolution
Due to the flexibility in subject choice there is no specified enrolment pattern.
Professional recognition
Professional accreditation is currently being developed in Australia. There has been no one accrediting body. What has existed are separate accrediting organisations who accredit their own mediators / convenors.
Because of the new National Accreditation Standards Government (eg Community Justice Centres, Legal Aid, Health Conciliation Registry) and private dispute resolution organisations (e.g. LEADR, ACDC, Relationships Australia) are in the process of reviewing their training and assessment in order to upgrade their mediation panel members to the new National Standard. See www.leadr.com.au/Approval standards.pdf; www.leadr.com.au/documents/Practice standards.pdf
Private organisations can now be declared Recognised Mediator Accreditation Bodies (RMABs) who will be able to monitor members, provide or attest to CPD requirements, a complaints scheme and insurance. LEADR, which is a Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body, has indicated that they regard CSU's dispute resolution Graduate Certificate to fulfil the necessary educational requirements in order for graduates to apply to be accredited by LEADR to the National Standard.
Although being accredited to the National Standard is voluntary at the present time, it appears that in reality there will be a flow on effect with practising members being forced to meet the standards in order to be employed in the industry.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.