Master of Dispute Resolution Articulated Set
By coursework
+ Award nomenclature
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
| Master of Dispute Resolution (2701DR) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
| Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution (2301DR) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Master of Dispute Resolution
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Actual Duration: 0.5 Note: students receive 64pts credit when they have completed the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution [exit point only]
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Actual Duration: 0.5 Note: students receive 32pts credit if the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution has been completed
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
Master of Dispute Resolution
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent or have completed the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership 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 CSU Credit Policy
Master of Dispute Resolution
Credit will be granted for all subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership courses will be given guaranteed entry and full credit into the Master 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 Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Standard CSU Credit policy apply.
Articulation
The Master, the Graduate Diploma [exit point only] 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 [exit point only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course structure
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution (EXIT POINT ONLY)
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Plus
Any three (3) of the subjects specified below (subset A):
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
PLUS
The remaining subject from the list below or may be drawn from any level 5 subject from business or other relevant study including Justice, Public Policy, Family Dispute Resolution, Health and Human Services
HRM501 Labour Market Studies
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM507 Research Methods
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM531 Organisational Politics & Culture & Change Management
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
HRM560 Human resource development
HRM563 Developing Organisational Capabilities
HRM582 Managing Sustainability Effectively
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems & Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
INR504 Industrial Relations and the Legal Environment
INR510 Comparative Labour Relations
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT536 Leadership and Entrepreneurship
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT565 Business Research Project (16)
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Master of Dispute Resolution
Successful completion of the four subjects of the Graduate certificate (see above)
PLUS
Any four (4) of the subjects specified below (subset A):
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
PLUS
Any four (4) of the subjects specified below (subset B) which includes subjects not undertaken as part of the above requirement:
HRM501 Labour Market Studies
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM507 Research Methods
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM531 Organisational Politics & Culture & Change Management
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
HRM560 Human resource development
HRM563 Developing Organisational Capabilities
HRM582 Managing Sustainability Effectively
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems & Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
INR504 Industrial Relations and the Legal Environment
INR510 Comparative Labour Relations
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT536 Leadership and Entrepreneurship
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT565 Business Research Project (16)
MGT584 Leadership in Business
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Student choice can be guided by the following suggested areas of interest.
Industrial Relations:
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations System and Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
LAW515 Law of Employment
HR 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
Research in Dispute Resolution:
HRM507 Research Methods or MBA507 Business Research Methods
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MGT565 Business Research Project (16)
With permission from the Course Director students may elect to take up to four subjects from the following streams where relevant to career.
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 Director prior to enrolment to ensure that credit can be granted for these studies in the Master of Dispute Resolution.
Human Services:
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
WEL522 Addiction Studies
Juvenile Justice:
JST532 Juvenile Justice 1 - context
JST533 Juvenile Justice 2 - Practice
JST535 Crime Prevention and Young People
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
JST520 Theories of Crime & Deviance
Leisure and Health:
LES501 Issues in Leisure and Health
LES510 Project Management in Community Leisure and Health (16)
Policing, Law Enforcement and Intelligence (students must be engaged or employed in one of these areas to be eligible for these subjects):
GPM506 Executive Leadership (16)
GPM507 Global Law Enforcement
GPM510 Cyber Security: Crime, Terrorism, and Warfare in the 21st Century
Public Sector / Public Policy:
LAW503 Administrative Law
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM562 Environmental Policy
Master of Dispute Resolution: Organisational Coaching and Leadership Stream
The course comprises 12 subjects as follows:
From the Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (based on completion of IECL Organisational Coaching Theory to Practice 1 subject)
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (based on completion of IECL Organisational Coaching Theory to Practice 2 subject)
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (based on completion of IECL Principles of Organisational Coaching subject)
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (based on completion of IECL Advanced Coaching Practice subject)
MGT584 Leadership in Business
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
Plus 2 from:
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
Plus
Master of Dispute Resolution
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Plus the following three subjects if not undertaken as part of the Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
Plus any of the following to complete a total of 12 subjects (96 points) for the Master of Dispute Resolution
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM512 Values and Conflicts in Organisations
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Enrolment pattern
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Suggested enrolment over three session. Students may vary subject to availability of subjects.
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
Master of Dispute Resolution
Due to the flexibility in subject choice there is no specified enrolment pattern.
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
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.
Students entering the Master of Dispute Resolution from the Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership and who have completed the IECL Coach Training Program (ACTP) curriculum accredited by the International Coach Federation (USA) may apply for ICF accreditation.
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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.