Leadership

• AQF 08CRICOS N/A

  Graduate Certificate in Leadership
  Duration

  Full-time not available,
  Up to 2 years part-time

  Modes

  Mixed, Online

  Colleges & Schools

  Available at 1 College/School

  The Graduate Certificate in Leadership is designed for both new and experienced leaders wishing to consolidate their learning, challenge their assumptions and underpinning knowledge and skills, and explore ways to develop their leadership influence skills in their teams and workplaces.

  Students undertake a series of coursework units which may include a project unit, integrating critical thinking and engagement with theoretical, religious, and spiritual beliefs with a body of knowledge and lived experience. This is done through enquiry-based studies, case studies from leading professionals to address workplace problems and issues, that may lead to practical applications for change in their professional context.

  Students may choose from streams in Organisational Leadership or Transformational Leadership.

  Course profile

• AQF 09CRICOS N/A

  Master of Leadership
  Duration

  Full-time not available,
  Up to 5 years part-time

  Modes

  Mixed, Online

  Colleges & Schools

  Available at 1 College/School

  The Master of Leadership is designed for experienced professionals and learners wishing to take the next step in their leadership journey. This course will give the student practitioners an opportunity to consolidate their learning, challenge their worldviews and take initiatives to introduce meaningful transformative initiatives to their workplaces and communities. Students will gain practical research experience through the Leadership Research Project that enables them to explore certain organisational or community issues in an in-depth manner and produce a minor research paper.

  Students undertake a series of coursework units including a research project unit, integrating critical thinking and engagement with theoretical, religious, and spiritual beliefs with a body of knowledge and lived professional experience. This is done through enquiry-based studies, case studies from leading professionals to address workplace problems and issues, that are expected to lead to the development of practical approaches for change and implementation of projects in their professional context.

  Course profile

NEW 2024 intake

Learning materials

All learning material including lectures, interviews, reading material and links to other referencing and learning resources, quizzes and activities will be available online via ARK the University’s Learning Management System. The materials will be accessible at your convenience during each unit’s teaching period.

Weekly webinars

Webinars will be held weekly on a mid-week evening. These sessions will allow you to meet with your tutor and other participants, discuss the learning material and prepare for assignments.

Intensives

Intensive workshops will be held during each unit, where participants will gather for face-to-face or online interactive sessions, with a focus on networking, reflection, and application of the learning.

Intensives will be held in different locations simultaneously, depending on the numbers of participants in the various national hubs. Hub locations may include Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and Brisbane.

Assignments

Assignments are designed to help you put your learnings into practice.

National delivery

The course will be taught by the School of Professional Practice, with onsite delivery supported by Colleges of the University.

Units

18 point units

Each unit will run for a 8-week period, that include 6-weeks of teaching and 2-weeks in which you will complete an assignment for that unit.

12 point units

Each unit will run for a 5-week period, that include 4-weeks of teaching and 1-week in which you will complete an assignment for that unit.

36 point unit (Research Capstone)

The research capstone unit will run for a 16-week period.

Intake

Classes start in Semester 1, 2024 (from 26 February). Applications close a week prior.

2024 Unit Timetable

18 point units

Unit code	Unit name and UMS link to scheduled unit	Term	Unit start date (ARK access is 1 week before)	Unit end date	Teaching Pattern	Intensive dates
LE8001Z	Framework for Leadership Transformation	1	Week 1 Mon 26 Feb	Week 8 Sun 21 April	Week 1-8 Webinars on Wednesdays	Sat 9 March Sat 23 March
LE9004Z	Collaborative Leadership	2	Week 1 Mon 29 April	Week 8 Sun 23 June	Week 1-8 Webinars on Wednesdays	Fri 14 June Sat 15 June
LE8002Z	Organisational Transformation	3	Week 1 Mon 29 July	Week 8 Sun 22 Sept	Week 1-8 Webinars on Wednesdays	Sat 10 August Sat 24 August
LE8003Z	Community Transformation Project	4	Week 1 Mon 30 Sept	Week 8 Sun 24 Nov	Week 1-8 Webinars on Wednesdays	Sat 12 October Sat 26 October

12 point units

Unit code	Unit name and UMS link to scheduled unit	Unit start date (ARK access is 1 week before)	Unit end date	Teaching Pattern	Intensive dates
LE8804Z	Leading Change	Mon 26 Feb	Sun 31 March	Webinar on Tuesdays	Sat 9 March
LE8805Z	Organisational Communication	Mon 8 April	Sun 12 May	Webinar on Tuesdays	Sat 20 April
LE8807Z	Ethical Leadership	Mon 20 May	Sun 23 June	Webinar on Tuesdays	Sat 1 June
LE8801Z	Self-Leadership	Mon 29 July	Sun 1 Sept	Webinar on Tuesdays	Sat 10 August
LE8802Z	Leading Others	Mon 9 Sept	Sun 13 Oct	Webinar on Tuesdays	Sat 21 Sept
LE8803Z	Organisational Leadership	Mon 21 Oct	Sun 24 Nov	Webinar on Tuesdays	Sat 2 Nov

Leading student satisfaction in Australia

In 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022, the federal government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Student Experience Survey ranked the University of Divinity #1 out of all universities in Australia. This includes metrics such as learner engagement, teaching quality and student support.