The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution GradCertDispResln

Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution GradDipDispResln

Master of Dispute Resolution MDispResln

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution (2301DR)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga

Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution (2601DR)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga

Master of Dispute Resolution (2701DR)

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)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 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

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 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)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Dispute Resolution

For entry to the Master of Dispute Resolution applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent). Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution, Graduate Certificate in Organisational Coaching and Leadership or the Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Dispute Resolution and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Dispute Resolution and receive credit for applicable subjects

Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Dispute Resolution and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

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

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 postgraduate subjects offered by CSU.

Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution

N\A

Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution

No special arrangements apply.

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and 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 requirements

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

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

The Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution consists of four (4) core subjects and four (4) restricted electives.

Core Subjects
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses

Restricted Electives

Choose three (3) from the following:

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

Choose one (1) from the list below or from any level 5 subject from the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences 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
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)
MGT582 Managing Sustainability Effectively
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW519 Negotiation Skills

Master of Dispute Resolution

The Master of Dispute Resolution consists of four (4) core subjects (ie: the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution) and eight (8) restricted electives.

Core subjects
HRM540 Theories of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses

Restricted Electives

Choose four (4) of the subjects specified below:

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

Choose four (4) of the subjects specified below which includes subjects not undertaken as part of the above requirements:

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
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)
MGT582 Managing Sustainability Effectively
MGT584 Leadership in Business
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
GPM506 Executive Leadership (16)
GPM507 Global Law Enforcement
GPM510 Cyber Security: Crime, Terrorism, and Warfare in the 21st Century
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
HCS521 Practice Leadership in the Human Services (16)
HCS531 Leading Service Development in Human Services Organisations
JST520 Theories of Crime & Deviance
JST532 Juvenile Justice 1 - context
JST533 Juvenile Justice 2 - Practice
JST535 Crime Prevention and Young People
LAW503 Administrative Law
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
LES501 Issues in Leisure and Health
LES510 Project Management in Community Leisure and Health (16)
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM562 Environmental Policy
SSC502 Ethics, Law and Medical Science
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
WEL522 Addiction Studies

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 areas of interest 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

Organisational Coaching and Leadership

This course comprises 12 subjects as follows:

Core subjects:

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)
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
MGT584 Leadership in Business
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics

Plus the following three (3) 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

Restricted Electives

Choose two (2) subjects 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 any of the following to complete a total of twelve (12) subjects 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

Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution

Due to the flexibility in subject choice there is no specified enrolment pattern. Students are recommended to complete the subjects listed in the Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution before continuing on to elective subjects.

Master of Dispute Resolution

Due to the flexibility in subject choice there is no specified enrolment pattern.

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance

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.

Accreditation

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.