You are an overseas student if you are:
- a temporary resident (visa status) of Australia,
- a permanent resident (visa status) of New Zealand, or
- a resident or citizen of any other country.
Conditions of study for this course
This course is only available to overseas students not residing in Australia.
- You will not require a visa to study this course.
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership allows students to focus on the spirituality of organisations and to integrate spirituality, leadership and organisational transformation. Graduates are equipped to meet the challenge of new moral imperatives facing the world.
Course outcomes
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Leadership:
- have knowledge of how processes, structures, skills and attitudes impact on organisational development at different stages;
- have skills in reflection, research and communication required for effective engagement in organisations;
- have engaged with conscious and unconscious processes in self and other, informed by the pedagogy and dynamics of theological and spiritual reflection as applied to groups as well as to individuals;
- apply key concepts of organisational behaviour, systems thinking and spirituality to the task of leadership, including processes which facilitate healthy organisational development and transformation.
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership consists of 72 points comprised of one of the following programs.
1. Program: Leadership in Christian Education
Candidates must complete the following units:
- DA9001L Leadership for a Christian Context
- DE9016L Education and Theology in Dialogue
Candidates must also complete one of the following units
- DE9035L Ethics, Values and Decision Making for Educators
- DS9001L Spiritual Dimensions of Leadership in a Christian School
2. Program: Living Leadership
Candidates must complete 72 points selected from the following units:
- DP800P Self and Other in Pastoral Relationship
- DP8004 Integrative Leadership Formation
- either DS9010P or DS9019P Discernment and Authority in Christian Tradition
- DP9005P Educating and Ministering through Life’s Passages
- DP9805P Effective Christian Leadership and Ministry
- DP8002P Living Leadership: Managing Organisational Change Faithfully
- DP8003P Formation for Christian Leadership
3. Program: Stirling College
Candidates must complete the following units:
- either DA9016S or DA9716S Spiritual and Self Leadership
- either DA9018S or DA9718S Leading People and Teams
- DP8011S Reflective Practice
Locations and modes
Uniting Church in AustraliaParkville VICClassroom, Mixed and Online modes
- Uniting Church in AustraliaParkville VICOnline (off-shore students only) mode
Duration
The standard full-time duration of the Graduate Certificate in Leadership is six months. The Graduate Certificate in Leadership must be completed in not less than six months and not more than two years from the date on which the course is commenced.
| Standard full-time | 6 months |
| Maximum part-time | 2 years |
Pathways to future study
Graduates may proceed to the Graduate Diploma in Theology or Master of Theological Studies.
Admission criteria
Successful completion of an undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent.
Fee summary
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership requires the completion of 3 standard postgraduate units. Fees for 2023 are $2,882 per unit or $8,646 for a full-time semester (3 units).
Fees are subject to change from year to year. For more information about fees, please visit the Fees page.
