Graduate Certificate of Conflict and Dispute Resolution

Year	2010
Course Code	23411
Version	7
Faculty	Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Candidature

Progression

Advanced Standing

Award Details

Admission Requirements

Pre-requisites

Completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree, equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree, or graduate diploma from this or another university; or

Other qualifications or practical experienced recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above.

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Special admission requirements

Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	12 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil

Course Structure

Core Subjects

LB5525:03 Conflict and Dispute Analysis

PLUS

LB5500:03 Negotiation

LB5522:03 Negotiation Theory and Practice

Options

Select 6 credit points of specified LB level 5 subjects

LB5501:03 Mediation

LB5514:03 Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Mediation

LB5515:03 Workplace Dispute Resolution

LB5516:03 Public Interest and Multi-Party Disputes

LB5517:03 Commercial Dispute Resolution

LB5518:03 Advanced Mediation

LB5519:03 Family and Interpersonal Dispute Resolution

LB5520:03 Independent Project

LB5521:03 Conflict, Reconciliation and Peace

LB5523:03 Research Project A

LB5524:03 Research Project B

LB5526:03 Conflict Management and Transformation

Candidature

Expected time to complete	6 months full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	2 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Accreditation requirements	Nil
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject.

Advanced Standing

Eligibility	Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Stan ding for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.
Maximum allowed	6 credit points
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 10 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.
Other restrictions	Not applicable

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable - this course does not have majors
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Candidates who complete the Graduate Certificate of Conflict and Dispute Resolution may be eligible for entry to either the Graduate Diploma or the Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution, and may be granted advanced standing for all subjects completed under the graduate certificate.

Document Modification History

Version No.	Approval Date	Modification Type	Effective Date
1-09	10/2009	Original document	10/2009