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Gain the specialist knowledge and skills that will prepare you for senior management positions in a variety of fields with our two year MBA - Master of Business Administration (Professional). You'll develop an understanding of the overall management of an organisational unit, including its marketing, finance and people. You'll gain hands-on experience, with assessments designed to solve real business problems through simulation or working with an industry or community partner. This course presents a strong foundation in conceptual knowledge incorporating recent developments in sustainability and global trends in business. Stay up-to-date with current industry practices while developing expertise in: critical thinking problem solving creativity and leadership. CEO Magazine's 2019 Global Rankings awarded our MBA a Tier One rating for its excellent lecturers, small class sizes, student diversity, value-for-money and international study options.

You'll be supported by a large community of academic staff with experience conducting research projects, presenting papers to international conferences, and publishing academic journal articles and books. Our position in the west of Melbourne offers unique opportunities for collaborative research. We have strong connections with community, healthcare and arts organisations, as well as local and national government departments. During your masters study, you'll expand and develop specialist knowledge and demonstrate independent thought, while undertaking an original thesis. You'll also improve your career prospects in a competitive field by highlighting your ability to research, write, manage projects, and think critically and logically. VU Research offers supervision for masters degree programs in areas including: Asian and Pacific Studies History Political Science Sociology Post-colonial Studies Social Policy Sociology Social Movement Studies Globalisation Studies Criminal Justice Studies International Development.  

You'll be supported by a large community of academic staff with experience conducting research projects, presenting papers to international conferences, and publishing academic journal articles and books. Our position in the west of Melbourne offers unique opportunities for collaborative research. We have strong connections with community, healthcare and arts organisations, as well as local and national government departments. During your masters study, you'll expand and develop specialist knowledge and demonstrate independent thought, while undertaking an original thesis. You'll also improve your career prospects in a competitive field by highlighting your ability to research, write, manage projects, and think critically and logically.

You'll be supported by a large community of academic staff with experience conducting research projects, presenting papers to international conferences, and publishing academic journal articles and books. Our position in the west of Melbourne offers unique opportunities for collaborative research. We have strong connections with community, healthcare and arts organisations, as well as local and national government departments. During your masters study, you'll expand and develop specialist knowledge and demonstrate independent thought, while undertaking an original thesis. You'll also improve your career prospects in a competitive field by highlighting your ability to research, write, manage projects, and think critically and logically.

You'll gain experience in adult, child and adolescent counselling, focusing your learning on: counselling and psychological theory counselling interventions and psychological therapies (for adults, children, adolescents and families) practical skills through industry-based learning and placement. Accredited by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), the Master of Counselling covers: insights into a range of presenting issues, including depression, anxiety, grief, loss and addictions an understanding of the ethics of counselling the completion of a practice-based minor thesis. Please note: this is not a psychology course accredited by the Australian Psychological Society.

You'll learn to assess and prescribe exercise and physical activity for people with chronic conditions or complex care needs. This course will prepare you to work in the community and in clinical settings with people who have: musculoskeletal injuries neurological conditions metabolic conditions cardiovascular conditions various comorbidities. Our program follows a strong evidence-based teaching approach to the scope of practice of clinical exercise physiology. To consolidate your theoretical learning, you will gain significant practical experience in clinical placements. You will graduate with the knowledge, skills and experience to work as an exercise physiologist. There is also an optional research component embedded in this course that will prepare you academically for a PhD pathway. This course has provisional accreditation with Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA). (Note: Fees with CSP are subject to availability.)

Advance your career options as a digital media professional or learn how to implement innovative digital transformations in your current industry. VU’s Master of Digital Media is designed for a future-focused professional with an entrepreneurial spirit. This course, informed by an advisory panel of prominent practitioners from industry and government, offers key insights into the very latest industry practices and processes. Through our flexible and regularly updated curriculum, you’ll learn the skills to excel in: user experience (UX) design game production search engine optimisation content production & strategy visualisations of data social network and web analytics design research. You’ll also graduate with an impressive portfolio of UX and human-centred design research methodology examples. Upon completion you’ll be ready to work as a digital media strategist, web designer or cross-media practitioner – making you absolutely indispensable in this global, progressive sector.

This unique, popular program offers you a personalised education. It includes practical on-site learning and deep engagement with communities and experts in the field. The perfect mix of study and practical experience will have you job-ready for a fulfilling career. Key study areas include: critical consciousness and ethics of development community development project design and management participatory research and evaluation globalisation and social movements leadership in community development impacts of Trump and Brexit on governance of international organisations conflict resolution and peace-building. We're one of the few universities in Australia that offers regional and contextual studies (e.g. on Latin America, Africa and Asia). Our masters is the final stage of three courses, following our graduate certificate and diploma.

Become a professional clinical psychologist working with children, adolescents and adults when you study the Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology). You'll study a range of assessments, therapies and rehabilitation techniques and undertake clinical field placements in agencies across Melbourne. As part of your professional training you'll also see clients at the VU Psychology Clinic. This program has a strong emphasis on both cognitive and psychodynamic therapeutic perspectives. The course provides an APAC-accredited pathway to practice as a fully-registered professional psychologist. In addition, appropriately-qualified applicants can continue postgraduate training in the area of Clinical Psychology. Graduates qualify for registration as a psychologist in Victoria and membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) (external link) . The program has been designed to meet the accreditation standards of the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) (external link) .

Pursue a career as a community psychologist with the Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology). You'll be part of a vibrant learning environment where your psychology skills and knowledge will be directed towards applied community psychology. This course is founded upon the scientist-practitioner model of professional training. Two key elements of the model are: combined knowledge and skills acquisition with reality-based psychological understandings facilitation of a clear stance of inquiry in relation to all aspects of theory, research and practice. You'll undertake a combination of theoretical coursework, skill-based practice coursework, practicum placements and an applied community psychology focused research project. Graduating students will have completed 1000 hours of supervised practical placement experience.