Community development is a dynamic and growing field of practice used within all levels of government and across many departments (health, communities, aging, housing, disabilities, multicultural, indigenous).

Community development also plays a vital role in volunteer and not-for-profit organisations in addition to having an emergent role in private enterprise such as the financial sector (e.g.

community banking) and urban development.

This program is a one year part-time program that equips students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to become either a community development practitioner or integrate community development practice into other professional fields.

The program provides a suite of courses that integrate theory and practice in local and international settings and focuses on personal and social change.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Graduate Certificate in Community Development.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Graduate Diploma in Development Practice
• Master of Development Practice

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Community Development

To fulfil the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Community Development, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.