Master of Dispute Resolution (with specialisations)
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution GradCertDispResln
Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution GradDipDispResln
Master of Dispute Resolution MDispResln
Master of Dispute Resolution (Business Law) MDispResln(BusLaw)
Master of Dispute Resolution (Employment Relations) MDispResln(EmpRel)
Master of Dispute Resolution (General Management) MDispResln(GenMgt)
Master of Dispute Resolution (Human Services) MDispResln(HumanServ)
Master of Dispute Resolution (Juvenile Studies) MDispResln(JuvStud)
Master of Dispute Resolution (Organisational Coaching and Leadership) MDispResln(OrgCoachLdship)
Online - Wagga Wagga
Online - Wagga Wagga
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
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.
Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the course 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.
Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the course 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.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
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.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution
The course consists of (4) core subjects.
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 course 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 up to four (4) 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
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
or you may choose one (1) elective from any of the subjects listed under Group B Restricted Electives of the Master of Dispute Resolution or any other level five (5) subject offered by CSU.
Master of Dispute Resolution
The course consists of four (4) core subjects, four (4) subjects from Group A Restricted Electives and four (4) subjects from Group B Restricted Electives available in various specialisation areas of which up to two (2) subjects may be drawn from any other level five (5) subjects offered by Charles Sturt, providing subject prerequisites are met.
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
Group A Restricted Electives
Choose four (4) 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
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
Group B Restricted Electives
Complete all four (4) subjects from within same specialisation or choose the remaining four (4) subjects from the subjects listed across all specialisation including up to two (2) level five (5) subjects offered by CSU.
Specialisations
Business Law
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW505 Taxation 1
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
Employment Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems & Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
INR510 Comparative Labour Relations
Human Services
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
HCS409 Social Welfare in Human Services
HCS532 Law for the Human Services
Juvenile Studies
HCS410 Legal Issue in Child and Adolescent Welfare
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
General Management
MGT501 Contemporary Management
Plus three of the following:
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MGT531 Business Ethics*
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance*
MGT583 Managing for Sustainability
*Student may choose only one of these subjects
Organisational Coaching and Leadership
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (credit only; based on completion of IECL Organisational Coaching Theory to Practice 1 subject)
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (credit only; based on completion of IECL Organisational Coaching Theory to Practice 2 subject)
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (credit only; based on completion of IECL Principles of Organisational Coaching subject)
XXX51C Level 5 Unspecified Credit (credit only; based on completion of IECL Advanced Coaching Practice subject)
MGT584 Leadership in Teams
(*Up to four subjects to be completed at IECL)
Suggested enrolment over three session, subject to availability of subjects.
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
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.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School
Professional accreditation is being developed in Australia, currently separate accrediting organisations accredit their own mediators / convenors.
The new National Accreditation Standards Government (e.g. 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 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 be declared Recognised Mediator Accreditation Bodies (RMABs) and 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 they recognise 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.
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.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.