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University of Tasmania

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Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience

  • Graduate Certificate

Increase your career opportunities with a Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience. In an ever-changing world, the resilience of organisations is constantly challenged and tested.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 - 3 years full-time
Course Code
A5R
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$29,250 per year / $14,625 total

About this course

Increase your career opportunities with a Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience.

In an ever-changing world, the resilience of organisations is constantly challenged and tested. Whether its natural disasters as a result of natural hazards, global pandemics, financial crises, or human threats such as cyber-attacks, leaders need to be equipped to solve these challenges and lead their organisations forward.

The Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience aims to develop independent and knowledgeable practitioners who are leaders in organisational resilience. With a strong reputation in resilience research and access to national and international industry partners from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience will develop students' theoretical knowledge and practitioner-relevant skills.

The course is designed for those seeking to promote and implement change across a range of organisations that include those from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Students will develop knowledge of contemporary organisational resilience theory and evidence-based practices that can be applied to their current or future roles in organisational resilience, crisis management, protective security and/or business continuity management.

Entry requirements

Entry into the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience degree requires;

  • a bachelor's degree or higher in any field or;
  • work experience of at least three years in business continuity management, emergency management, crisis management, protective security, organisational resilience, company directors, HR managers, or other senior roles in operational or general management.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects and the English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

Course Specific Requirements

Entry into the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience degree requires;

  • a bachelor's degree in any field, or;
  • admission to a Master of Business Administration or equivalent at University of Tasmania or other institutions, or;
  • work experience of at least three years in business continuity management, emergency management, crisis management, protective security, organisational resilience, company directors, HR managers, or other senior roles in operational or general management.

What you will learn

  • 1 Comprehend and analyse theoretical perspectives in organisational resilience.
  • 2 Communicate by written modes, knowledge of organisational resilience into clear and coherent expositions to academic and industry audiences.
  • 3 Synthesise and apply theoretical perspectives and concepts to provide solutions to real-world cases in organisational resilience.
  • Career pathways

    The skills and knowledge developed can be applied to your current or future roles across the public, private and notfor-profit sectors. Delivered fully online, you will be taught by leading resilience researchers and lecturers with a broad range of industry experience. Supporting the academic lectures will be steady stream of practitioner insights provided by industry experts. The delivery of the course is specifically designed for those seeking the benefits and flexibility of online learning.

    Careers requiring skills in organisational resilience are growing fast, with organisations across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors demanding a range of specialist managers that can tackle new threats and challenges and implement change in communities and businesses.*

    *ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024

    • Corporate Services Managers 14.9% projected job growth to 2024
    • Human Resource Managers 15.5% projected job growth to 2024

    Course structure

    Completion of the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Resilience includes completion of 50 credit points from the following units:

    Credit for prior study or work

    The maximum credit granted will be in accordance with the limits as stated in Rule 6 Admission Assessment and Student Progress.

    Graduate outcomes

    Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at University of Tasmania.
    74.3%
    Overall satisfaction
    76%
    Skill scale
    65.2%
    Teaching scale
    87.9%
    Employed full-time
    $109k
    Average salary