Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 100604 |
Version | 2 |
Faculty | Law, Business and the Creative Arts |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree, equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree, or graduate diploma from this or another university; or Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above. Completion of the Graduate Diploma of Conflict and Dispute Resolution from this university. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the (AQF level 9) Guidelines for Masters degrees. |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the 番茄社区 Admissions policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Applicants must have a minimum of at least five years academic and professional experience in a cognate discipline. |
Special admission requirements | Nil |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 24 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Masters Guideline in the (AQF level 9). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
LB5525:03 Conflict and Dispute Analysis
PLUS
LB5500:03 Negotiation
or
LB5522:03 Negotiation Theory and Practice
Options
Select 18 credit points of LB55_ _ subjects or any other level 5 subjects, up to a maximum of 6 credit points, considered complementary to the program on the recommendation of the Head of School and subject to approval of the Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor.
LB5500:03 Negotiation
LB5501:03 Mediation
LB5502:03 Conflict Management
LB5503:03 Transformative Systems
LB5514:03 Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution
LB5516:03 Public Interest and Multi-Party Disputes
LB5517:03 Commercial Dispute Resolution
LB5518:03 Advanced Mediation
LB5519:03 Family and Interpersonal Dispute Resolution
LB5520:03 Independent Project
LB5521:03 Conflict, Reconciliation and Peace
LB5522:03 Negotiation Theory and Practice
LB5523:03 Research Project Part 1 of 2
LB5524:03 Research Project Part 2 of 2
LB5525:03 Conflict and Dispute Analysis
LB5526:03 Conflict Management and Transformation
LB5527:03 Conflict Coaching
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 12 credit points for dispute resolution subjects completed at 番茄社区; otherwise 6 credit points, unless part of an approved articulation process. |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 10 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course. |
Other restrictions | Candidates who are granted advanced standing for either the Graduate Certificate or the Graduate Diploma of Conflict and Dispute Resolution, will be required to surrender that award prior to taking out the Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution. Advanced standing will not be granted for work experience or undergraduate studies. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Candidates who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the relevant number of credit points and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive either the Graduate Certificate, or the Graduate Diploma, of Conflict and Dispute Resolution. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |