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Western Sydney University seeks to enhance student learning experiences by enabling students to engage in the culture, expectations and practices of their profession or discipline. This course includes a placement or other community-based unpaid practical experience.

The Graduate Certificate in Inclusive Education equips graduates with the skills, knowledge and dispositions which will enable them to work effectively in the field by exposing them to theory and practice that will support the holistic development and inclusion of individuals with additional needs across the lifespan. Founded on authentic learning experiences and analysis of theory and the research literature, professionals are enabled to apply their studies to their current professional situation and/or interests. Covering Australian and international theory and practice and delivered through a flexible online mode, the course is well-suited to professionals across Australia and beyond.Applicants for admission into the Graduate Certificate in Inclusive Education must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in teaching/education, rehabilitation therapies, human welfare studies and services, or behavioural science. An undergraduate degree in teaching includes the historical 2-3 year Diploma of Teaching/Education prior to 1987.

This course is an exit point only from the Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aborignal and Torres Strait Islander Education.This course is an exit award only.

The Graduate Certificate in Urban Management and Planning gives students the professional and scholarly education to take a leadership role in urban management, strategic planning and policy development. The coursework includes preparation in professional practice, history, the theoretical and legal frameworks for planning. Students will develop skills in a range of relevant areas including governance, urban finance and sustainable strategies.This course is not available for admission to International students.

Counselling is a cross-disciplinary pathway into a career in helping human beings in distress In counselling clients gain self-understanding, expand interpersonal capacities and become more able to change through a dedicated helping relationship. This course focuses on the process of creating of a therapeutic environment for clients and on cultivating the high levels of skill, sensitivity, self-knowledge and ethical conduct required of the counselling professional. Theories and approaches are taught and critically examined in the light of their contribution to a contemporary relational understanding and practice of counselling. This program is aimed specifically at graduates in any discipline who can demonstrate the personal qualities required for this demanding profession.

Accreditation This course is accredited with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a three-year sequence in Psychology. The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies prepares graduates for an accredited fourth year in Psychology; it does not comprise such a fourth year.Accreditation This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an undergraduate three year sequence in Psychology.

The Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation is aimed at providing suitable bilingual graduates with knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings and the essential skills of interpreting and translation. The Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation articulates into the Graduate Diploma in Interpreting, the Graduate Diploma in Translation, the Master of Arts Interpreting and Translation Studies and the Master of Interpreting and Translation. Credit towards any of these courses is granted based on common units. The course is suitable for people new to the discipline as well as for practising interpreters and translators wanting to learn about the theory and to improve their practical skills.

The Diploma in Innovation is a new undergraduate degree with half the credit points of double bachelors. It was created as a direct response to industry demand for graduates to work at the intersection of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.The Diploma is an exciting opportunity to stand out among graduates from your discipline by learning how to collaborate across disciplines to address complex problems. It is available to students undertaking almost any UTS undergraduate degree. This course can be taken alongside your core degree, allowing you to achieve two qualifications in the same time that it will take you to obtain one. Accelerated pathways through the diploma are available, too.The first of its kind in Australia, this course allows students to gain exposure to real-world problems and collaborate with a diverse group of students, academics and industry partners, consolidating the course aims in their chosen area of study while developing the creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship skills sought by government, employers and society alike.

The Diploma in Languages is designed to be taken concurrently with an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at UTS or another Australian university or as further learning. It facilitates university students learning about language and culture and contemporary societies and broadens the opportunities associated with their professional degree or other studies.This course allows students to gain exposure to international perspectives and consolidate their linguistic capabilities in a language other than English. Language options include: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Language and culture subjects taken throughout the diploma draw on the UTS Model of Learning, which combines international and intercultural engagement with research-inspired learning.