Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COUNSELLING
SKILLS
Course Code S37
The Graduate Certificate offers an introduction to counselling
skills for graduates. The focus is on providing the conceptual
underpinnings of counselling practice and developing a self
awareness – two practitioner capacities essential to effective
counselling in a community work context.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A three year degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised
tertiary institution.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley, and Joondalup Campuses.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,
and Off-campus.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Students must complete 60 credit points in total.
Core Units
COU5111 Dynamic Models of Counselling 15
COU5112 Self Development 1 15
Students will select 30 credit points from the following:
COU5103 Concepts into Practice 15
COU5104 Humanistic Models of Counselling 15
COU5105 Self Development 2 15
COU5106 Skills Training 15
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DISABILITY
STUDIES
Course Code S35
The Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies is designed to
provide an understanding of current issues in disability for people
who have a Bachelor degree or equivalent but who require
specific disability knowledge. It is designed for those who are
working in the community with people with disability and/or in a
range of disability services. Students undertake 60 credit points (4
units) of study and will study part-time either internally or
externally (online).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A three year degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised
tertiary institution or equivalent prior learning, including at least 5
years appropriate professional experience.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,
and Off-campus.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Students will complete 60 credit points (4 units) of study.
Core Units
DIS5101 Historical and Sociological Perspectives on
Disability
15
DIS5103 Introduction to Disability 15
Students will select 30 credit points from the following:
DIS5104 Community and Professional Values and
Disability
15
DIS5105 Early Intervention in Families with Special
Needs
15
DIS5106 Contemporary Issues in Disability 15
DIS5107 Communication Skills and Disability 15
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDITING
Course Code P73
INTRODUCTION
The Graduate Certificate in Editing course aims to provide those
whose professional duties may involve a significant component of
text generation with the basic skills of editing and proofreading
necessary to meet community standards or to improve on these
standards significantly. This course is designed for university
students who have completed a bachelor degree majoring in, for
example, communications, public relations, business, interactive
multi-media, justice studies, arts administration, children, family
and youth studies and English, Drama and Writing. The Society
of Editors (WA) supports the principle of this course.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students must have successfully completed a Bachelor of Arts or
a Bachelor of Science in any field.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Oncampus.
Three elective writing units are available in online mode to
facilitate course completion for part-time students.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course consists of four units of study (4 x 15 = 60 credit
points), three of which are compulsory.
Core Units
WRT4103 Production, Editing and Design 15
WRT4110 Introduction to Editing 15
WRT4116 Writing: Special Area Study (Editing) 15
Elective Units
Plus one unit selected from:
WRT311S Authorship and Publication 15
ENG310S The Study of Language in Narrative 15
WRT311U Independent Study 15
WRT311Q Creative Writing 15
ICS310O Arts Practicum 15
WRT4121 Communication Practices 15
WRT4122 Writing Technical, Scientific and Business
Reports
15
WRT4124 Writing Applications, Tenders and Proposals 15
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