Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies (GCPS)

Back to top Program aims The aim of this program is to provide experienced professionals with Graduate Certificate level research opportunities (and some coursework as required) that will engage issues that are relevant and meaningful to them, help to sustain their communities and help to fulfil their lives.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Completion of an Australian university Bachelor degree or equivalent, and
• A minimum of three years' work experience in the chosen field of professional practice.
• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.

Anyone wishing to gain entry to the program on the basis of equivalent qualifications and/or experience should contact the University for consideration for admission on this basis. Credit awarded within the Master of Professional Studies (Research) is not carried across to the Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies.The Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies articulates with the Master of Professional Studies (Research). Students may elect to complete the Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies as a standalone AQF Level 8 qualification or to articulate into the . The Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies is also an exit qualification within theMaster of Professional Studies (Research) for students who meet the Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies completion requirements (completion of WRP9012 Fundamentals of Professional Studies and WRP9013 Professional Studies Research Project 2 ).

All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements.

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a University-approved English language program. On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Program objectives

Successful completion of the program will enable graduates to:

• demonstrate specialised understanding within a systemic and coherent body of knowledge including the acquisition and application of knowledge in a professional area of practice
• demonstrate analytical, critical and creative thinking in workplace applications
• postulate directions for investigation of unsolved problems in their workplace
• undertake and write reports on their project relating to their workplace in a professional manner
• demonstrate a high level of skill in identifying, choosing and implementing procedures appropriate for addressing hypotheses
• demonstrate an awareness of the limitations of their project and manage these limitations
• demonstrate a high level of skill in assessing and addressing ethical/confidential concerns in their study and related work activity
• report the results of their project concerning changes to their workplace in a manner appropriate to their audience
• develop a workplace-based learning plan that integrates theory and practice.