Graduate Certificate in International Community Development

Name: Graduate Certificate in International Community Development
Price: <p>Fee type for this course: <a href='#fees-and-scholarships'> Full fee </a></p> AUD

VU course code: ATID | CRICOS: 061978C | Level of study: Postgraduate

Duration

0.5 years full time or longer for part time

Delivery mode

Hybrid

Fees

Fee type for this course: Full fee

Location

City Tower

Next start date

24 February 2025

Application closes

16 February 2025

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Overview

Build a career with a positive impact, focusing on international humanitarian and development aid, with the Graduate Certificate in International Community Development at Victoria University.

This practical postgraduate program offers you a personalised education, including workplace training, for a career in community development in the local and international arena.

Key study areas include:

community development theories and practices
project design
planning and management
advocacy of gender rights and human right
conflict resolution in groups and communities.

The course critically engages with working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our graduate certificate is the first of three courses that make up VU’s Master of International Community Development. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to study our Graduate Diploma in International Community Development, which gains you credit towards our masters.

: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Interpret community development theoretical concepts and related knowledge to think critically on appropriate approaches to address sociocultural problems in contemporary societies;

Utilise critical analytical skills to interrogate and interpret different schools of thought on globalisation and development and their impacts on communities, including through critical engagement with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Deconstruct the role of civil society and grassroots social movements in relation to international community development;

Critique global and regional political structures, and their impact upon community development;

Creatively employ advanced skills in research and project management in international community development contexts.
: The Graduate Certificate in International Community Development is enriched by our agreements with other universities (including the National University of Timor Leste (UNTL)) and non-government organisations.
By choosing this course, you could benefit from a short or long-term study tour. These eye-opening tours are organised for the purposes of formal study, combined with experiential learning in a particular culture and society. You'll live, experience and engage in different real-life intercultural interactions and take part in seminars hosted or organised by agencies, institutions or organisations approved by the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and IT.
: Victoria University is one of the few universities in Australia that offers regional and contextual studies (e.g. Latin America, Africa and Asia) in community development.
Specialised areas of study include:
social action and change
advocacy and human rights
peace and conflict resolution
environmental sustainable development.
Other related studies can be selected from a long list of elective units.
: Achieve your full potential with The Learning Hub, which help you develop your confidence, academic ability, and study skills.
Benefit from in-person mentoring and study sessions, along with a range of digital learning modules that you can access anytime.
Get help from our online, 24/7 support service to polish your assignments before you submit, and receive guidance on writing, referencing, maths and more.
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Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

For PhD applicants, we offer a related ‘Integrated PhD’ which allows you to establish relevant skills before beginning your research.

You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

To complete the Graduate Certificate in International Community Development students will be required to complete 48 credit points of Core units

Units

Fees & scholarships

University fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer (including our generous scholarship program).

Fees

Scholarships

Careers

Graduates of this course can work in a diverse range of fields including international humanitarian and development aid.

Typical roles might include:

international consultant (within human rights, gender, poverty reduction or project evaluation)
international project manager (e.g. Australian Red Cross and World Vision)
government employee (e.g. local or federal government)
community development educator
international project manager
journalist
researcher.

VU stories

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International Community Development

"A highlight of the course was meeting many inspiring students from a range of cultural and professional backgrounds. Having such diversity in the course meant that class discussions were always interesting."

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