University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C11125v3 Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution

Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution (GradCertDispRes)
UAC code: 942408 (Autumn semester), 945408 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 032360M
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Faculty/institute responsible: Law
Location: City campus

Overview
Career options
Articulation
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information

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 an enriched theoretical understanding of the alternative dispute resolution process.

Career options

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

Articulation

Graduate Certificate candidates may internally transfer to the Master of Dispute Resolution (C04145). Candidates are not awarded the Graduate Certificate, rather subjects undertaken within the Graduate Certificate are applied towards the Master's.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require a Bachelor's degree. 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

79771 Dispute Resolution (PG) 6cp
Select 18 credit points from the following options: 18cp
77746 Advanced Mediation6cp 
77752 Commercial Arbitration (Domestic)6cp 
77765 Resolution Strategies for the Litigated Case6cp 
77792 Crisis Negotiation6cp 
77761 Dispute Resolution in Commerce6cp 
77760 Family Dispute Resolution6cp 
77762 Industrial Dispute Resolution6cp 
77751 International Commercial Arbitration6cp 
77745 Negotiation6cp 
77740 Research Paper6cp 
77867 Workplace Dispute Resolution6cp 
77783 International Commercial Dispute Resolution6cp 
77850 Psychology and Dispute Resolution6cp 
78012 Managing the Resolution of Public Arena Disputes6cp 
78022 Restorative Justice Processes6cp 
78027 Organisational Conflict Resolution6cp 
78029 Mediation Practice6cp 
Total 24cp

Other information

Further information is available from: