Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice is a Bespoke course which gives you the freedom to choose from more than 500 units across the full breadth of university subject areas, and assemble them into your own unique course.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

0.5 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Code

GradCertProfPrac

Study Mode

Online

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice is a Bespoke course which gives you the freedom to choose from more than 500 units across the full breadth of university subject areas, and assemble them into your own unique course.

Up to half of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice is derived from the knowledge that you have already gained in your work and life. This knowledge is recognised and combined with units that will give you the new knowledge you need now and in the future.

Your experience is reflected in a portfolio which forms the basis of assessment for the core unit 'Developing Your Professional Practice'. All career skills and knowledge are relevant, including formal learning and life and workplace experience. This means that you have completed a significant step toward your Graduate Certificate before you even begin, saving you valuable time.

You will graduate with a university postgraduate award that complies with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and is eligible for FEE-HELP.

Study online in any of our three study periods (trimesters) with 24/7 tutor support. Finish in one trimester, or take three.

Your individual circumstances are unique, so an academic success adviser will help you to plan your Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice and will be there for advice all the way.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall:

(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree, or above in any discipline; or

(b) satisfy the School by means of other relevant qualifications and workplace experience, at least equivalent to admission rule (a), of adequate preparation for candidature.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

curate a compelling professional identity and philosophy, and demonstrate the ability to critically communicate this to both specialist and non-specialist audiences;
demonstrate professional leadership capabilities, identify professional opportunities or challenges and devise strategies to respond or resolve using an evidence-based approach;
model specialist knowledge, research and communication skills that contribute to life-long application in their professional career; and
apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement and responsibility in conducting, reporting and reflecting on professional practice.

Career pathways

Being a highly tailored course, the career opportunities are very specific to each individual. Depending on your career aspirations, the award may help to:

* diversify skillsets to create more career choices,

* hone specialist skills to give a competitive edge in a chosen field or

* provide new skills to take your career in a new direction.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Science & Mathematics courses at University of New England (UNE).

91.7%

Overall satisfaction

77.8%

Skill scale

72.2%

Teaching scale

78.4%

Employed full-time

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