C11125v3 Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution

Overview

The Dispute Resolution program at UTS, a first in Australia, focuses on the wide range of non-adversarial dispute resolution processes. The mixture of experience-based learning and formal lectures demonstrates the UTS commitment to excellence in teaching, research, development and training.

This course offers students a cross-disciplinary graduate degree providing the theory, skills and practice of dispute resolution. Experienced practitioners assist students to build practitioner skills and gain enriched theoretical understanding of the alternative dispute resolution process.

Career options

Career options include negotiator, arbitrator, administrator, manager or a professional in a wide range of areas such as health and education, government and industrial relations.

Articulation

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require:

• a Bachelor's degree, or
• applicants who have not gained the requisite tertiary qualification may be provisionally admitted into the Graduate Certificate program if they can provide evidence of equivalent work experience and the ability to undertake projects at an advanced level.

Course duration and attendance

The Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution can be completed in a minimum of one semester of full-time study, or one year of part-time study. The core introductory subject is offered in intensive block mode over several days of attendance at the beginning of semester. The options are taught in intensive block mode over several full days of lectures, workshops and seminars.

Course structure

The course requires completion of a core introductory subject (6 credit points) plus a further three subjects (18 credit points).

Subjects are regularly timetabled but not all subjects listed will be offered in any one semester. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable can be found at:

Course completion requirements

Other information

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