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Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Postgraduate Courses Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution

Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution

Handbook year

Information valid  for students commencing in 2024

Course code

23411

Course type

Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)

Professional accreditation status

One subject within this course is accredited by LEADR (or any other Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body) - LB5501 Facilitative Mediation Practice.  This subject covers the education and training requirements of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards - to get accredited, students must also pass the competency-based assessment (Mediation Accreditation Workshop, professional development (this is not part of the JCU subject).

One subject is also accredited by Conflict Coaching International - LB5527 Conflict Coaching.  This subject covers the education and training requirements for accreditation as a REAL Conflict Coach through Conflict Coaching International.  Students also need to complete a portfolio and a video-recorded competency-based assessment (this is not part of the JCU subject).

Owner

Academy

College

Business, Law and Governance

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree from this or another university; or

Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies as equivalent to the above.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

12 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution, JCU graduates will be able to:

  1. Synthesize a range of complex conflict and related theories and standards for professional practice in conflict management and resolution
  2. Critically analyse a range of complex conflicts and conflict management systems
  3. Provide general advice to assist individuals, groups and organisations to constructively manage conflict
  4. Effectively communicate with people in conflict (such as personal, group, organisational or cross-cultural conflict)
  5. Autonomously reflect on and evaluate their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

LB5525:03 Conflict Analysis

LB5530:03 Conflict Resolution Processes

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of specified subjects from List 1

List 1

LB5500:03 Negotiation

LB5501:03 Facilitative Mediation Practice

LB5514:03 Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution

LB5516:03 Group Facilitation

LB5527:03 Conflict Coaching

LB5534:03 Contemporary Dispute System Design

LB5535:03 Multidisciplinary Research and Communication in CMR

LB5536:03 Ethical Decision Making and Reflective Practice

LB5537:03 Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

External

Mid-year entry is available

Some subjects can be taken in either external mode or mixed mode at either the Townsville City or Cairns City Campus

Candidature

Expected time to complete

1 year part-time

Maximum time to complete

3 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Credit

Eligibility

Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure

Maximum allowed

6 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 13 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course.

Other restrictions

Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or for work experience that is used to gain admission to the course.

Award Details

Award title

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION

Approved abbreviation

GCertConflMgtResol

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable - this course does not have majors

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution may be eligible for entry to the Master of Conflict Management and Resolution, the Master of Business Administration or the Master of Business Administration [2-Year], and may be granted credit for all subjects completed under the Graduate Certificate.

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure