Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Intersectionality, Diversity and Inclusion offers groundbreaking online diversity training to build inclusive organisations and communities. It includes focused micro-credentials and a practical project to apply inclusion principles in real-world settings.
It's time to put equality and diversity at the heart of society. The Graduate Certificate in Intersectionality, Diversity and Inclusion from Charles Sturt University is the first course of its kind in Australia. Experience groundbreaking online diversity training - led by experts in the field - that will give you the skills and knowledge to build truly inclusive organisations and communities.
Through a series of focused micro-credentials, you'll gain a nuanced understanding of how discrimination happens and how to combat it. You'll explore social identity, discover how to implement diversity strategies in the workplace and gain new perspectives through an intersectionality lens. Then you'll complete a project you're passionate about at your workplace or in the community, so you can confidently infuse inclusion principles into real-world policy and practice.
Enrolments for this course are currently closed, but you've many other options. From microcredentials to full degrees, find the perfect course for you.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Completion of an Australian university bachelor degree in any area, or equivalent, or a minimum of 5 years' professional work experience equivalent to a bachelor qualification.
Any undergraduate bachelor degree will be eligible for admissions. The alternate pathway will be assessed on work experience in the field e.g. five years full time (or equivalent) work experience in a role with resume and letter of support from an employer.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
Select three (3) subjects from the following:
HCS414Intersectionality and Social Identity2 credit ptsHCS415Intersectionality and Inclusion2 credit ptsHCS416Applying an Intersectional Lens to Research2 credit ptsHCS417Adaptive Leadership for Intersectionality2 credit ptsHCS418Intersectionality and Communication2 credit ptsStudents can complete a non-credit bearing component of HCS413 and receive an intersectionality walk badge.