Graduate Diploma in International Community Development

This unique and practical postgraduate course offers you personalised education, specialising in community development at a local or international level.

The program is open to graduates with a bachelor degree, who wish to further their career in community development.

If you are already employed in community development and wish to advance your career, this program will give you the skills to achieve your goals.

You'll gain expertise in key community development theories, building your knowledge and skills in these main areas:

• community development theories and practices
• project design
• planning and management
• social research and evaluation
• understanding globalisation and its impacts on communities
• peace and conflict resolution
• building capacity and mobilising communities
• advocacy of gender rights and human rights
• leadership in community development
• governance of international organisations.

This diploma is the second stage of three courses in our graduate program. Successful completion leads into our Master of International Community Development.

Graduates of this course work in many related areas, including international humanitarian work and development aid.

Career possibilities include:

• international and regional consultant in human rights, gender, poverty reduction and project evaluation
• project manager with international, government and local organisations such as Australian Red Cross, Save the Children, Asylum Seekers Resource Centre
• leaders and advisers in government
• community development educator and trainer
• journalist
• activist
• academic and researcher.

Find the average salary for community workers on the government job-data site Labour Market Insights.

With further study or experience, you could become a policy or planning manager. Find salary and job growth information for these roles on Labour Market Insights.

To complete the Graduate Diploma in International Community Development students will be required to complete 96 credit points consisting of the following:

• 72 credit points of Core Studies.

• 24 credit points of Elective Studies.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.