GradCertGov&Strategy Award Summary
Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy (GradCertGov&Strategy)
AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate
| Entry Requirements | A three-year AQF Level 7 award or equivalent in any discipline. |
| Duration | 6 months full-time, or 2 years part-time |
| Mode | Full-time, Part-time. |
| Structure | 36 credit points from the list of approved Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy units listed in **Schedule 1. |
| English Proficiency | Applicants whose entry qualifications were obtained in an institution where English is not the language of instruction normally require a minimum IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.0 in all bands of the test. |
Admission
International students intending to study or studying on a student visa cannot enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy.
Domestic students should contact the Registrar of the teaching college for enrolment and fee details.
Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy (GradCertGov&Strategy) is offered at:
Graduate Profile and Rationale
The Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy is designed for those possessing a three-year undergraduate degree in any field, who wish to acquire transferable knowledge and skills in Governance and Strategy as part of their continuing professional development for employment and further learning.
The Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy focuses on building capacity for people involved in a wide scope of non-profit, community-focused enterprises. Students may be working for denominationally-based organisations in education, welfare, aged care, local church or other ministries requiring specific leadership training for professional development.
Outcomes
Graduates will have added particular transferable knowledge and skills in Governance and Strategy to enhance their work in the not-for-profit community sector.
Knowledge
Graduates will have
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- specialised theoretical and technical knowledge related to the practice of Governance and Strategy which are transferable to a variety of complex religious, not-for-profit, community enterprises;
- an understanding of the principles and methods of inquiry transferable to different contexts within real-world community practice.
Skills
Graduates will demonstrate specialised cognitive and technical skills in organisational governance and strategy within a ministry-related body of knowledge, so that they are able independently to:
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- analyse critically, evaluate, and apply information to complete a range of activities associated with good governance in an organisational context;
- analyse, generate and provide solutions to complex problems to guide the strategic direction and organisational governance within a religious, not-for-profit, community organisation;
- transmit transferable knowledge, skills, and ideas through coherent and sustained organisational governance to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Applications of Knowledge and Skills
Graduates will possess the ability to:
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- apply transferable knowledge and skills in a way that demonstrates autonomy, well-developed judgment, adaptability, and responsibility as strategic leaders in religious, non-profit, community-focused enterprises.
Articulation to Other Awards
Students who satisfactorily complete this award will be eligible to articulate with full credit to the SCD Graduate Diploma of Arts or other SCD Graduate awards, provided that they meet the entry requirements of that award. Special entry to those awards may be also granted by the Student Support and Administration Committee.
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS for the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy
| 1 | Admission to Candidature | |||
| 1.1 | An applicant for admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy will: | |||
| 1.1.1 | hold a three-year AQF Level 7 award in any field from an accredited Australian tertiary institution; or | |||
| 1.1.2 | qualify for professional entry as determined by the Student Support and Administration Committee. | |||
| 1.2 | Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, the Student Support and Administration Committee may require an applicant to demonstrate fitness for admission as a candidate for this degree by carrying out such work and/or sitting for, such examinations as the Student Support and Administration Committee may determine. | |||
| 1.3 | In exceptional cases, an applicant may be admitted as a candidate for a Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy, if the applicant submits evidence of other academic and professional attainments to the Student Support and Administration Committee. | |||
| 1.4 | A Candidate for the award will be designated as full-time or part-time. A student is designated as full-time if enrolled in 27 credit points or more in a semester or part-time if enrolled in less than 27 credit points per semester. | |||
| 1.5 | No candidate for the award may be concurrently enrolled in any other undergraduate or postgraduate course within the Sydney College of Divinity or any other tertiary institution, unless approval has been granted by the Academic Board. | |||
| 1.6 | Applicants whose entry qualifications were obtained in an institution where English is not the language of instruction will normally be required to demonstrate competency in English by an IELTS (or equivalent) result of 7.0 in all bands of the test, and may be required to attend such English language courses as prescribed by the Sydney College of Divinity. | |||
| 1.7 | Application for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy program is made to the Registrar of the appropriate Teaching Body offering the program. | |||
| 2 | Course Structure | |||
| 2.1 | The Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy requires the completion of 36 credit points from 8100 and 9200 series units in the SCD Schedule of Units of Study. | |||
| 2.2 | The units will be any combination of units totalling 36 credit points from the list of approved Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy units listed in **Schedule 1. | |||
| 2.3 | Units coded “A” are not counted towards a Concentration or Specialisation in any discipline or subdiscipline. | |||
| 3 | Period of Candidature | |||
| 3.1 | The period of candidature for the award will normally be 0.5 year full-time and up to 1.5 years part-time. | |||
| 3.2 | In certain circumstances, the Student Support and Administration Committee may grant extensions. | |||
| 4 | Leave of Absence | |||
| 4.1 | The Student Support and Administration Committee may grant leave of absence from the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy. The period of leave will not be counted as part of the period of candidature for the award. | |||
| 4.2 | The period of leave will normally be one semester, after which a candidate may apply for a further period of one semester, or will be required to complete candidature. | |||
| 5 | Assessment | |||
| 5.1 | The assessment of subject units will be in the manner approved by the Academic Board, in line with the College’s established guidelines. | |||
| 5.2 | Academic Board may require students to present themselves for oral examination. | |||
| 5.3 | Academic and non-academic misconduct will be penalised in accordance with the regulations of the Sydney College of Divinity, whose stipulations are severe. | |||
| 6 | Credit and Recognised Prior Learning | |||
| 6.1 | A candidate may seek credit up to a maximum of 18 credit points in the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy. | |||
| 6.2 | Credit can only be granted for units that are from an equivalent award or institution and have outcomes, content, demand hours, and assessment equivalent to that of units in the SCD award. | |||
| 6.3 | Credit for Recognised Prior Learning may be granted subject to a successful application. | |||
| 7 | Professional entry into the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy | |||
| 7.1 | This award is a course for professional development where the student may acquire transferable knowledge and skills over a reasonably short period of time. Professional entry into the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy will be considered by SSAC on the basis of three years’ experience in a ministry or professional role. The candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have led people or projects even though their role may not have been senior in their organisation. | |||
| 8 | Saving Clause | |||
| 8.1 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Academic Board of the Sydney College of Divinity may, in any case in which it may deem it appropriate to do so, vary, dispense with or suspend any requirement or prescription by these regulations, and report forthwith to the Council of the Sydney College of Divinity. | |||
**SCHEDULE 1
The list of approved units for the Graduate Certificate in Governance and Strategy.
Choose any of the following units to a total of 36 credit points
- P8106 Administrative Gifts for Ministry
- P8107 Non-Profit Governance for Ministry
- P8162 Administrative Leadership and Management for Ministry
- P9258 Strategic Thinking and Decision Making
- P8193 Seminar in Governance
- P92XX Governance and Strategy Project
- P92XX Governance and Strategy Focused Study
- Or other units determined from time to time by the Academic Board