Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution

Year	2010
Course Code	100604
Version	2
Faculty	Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Candidature

Progression

Advanced Standing

Award Details

Admission Requirements

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 experienced 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.

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

Course Structure

Core Subjects

LB5525:03 Conflict and Dispute Analysis

PLUS

LB5500:03 Negotiation

LB5522:03 Negotiation Theory and Practice

Options

Select 18 credit points of specified LB level 5 subjects

LB5501:03 Mediation

LB5514:03 Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Mediation

LB5515:03 Workplace 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

LB5523:03 Research Project A

LB5524:03 Research Project B

LB5526:03 Conflict Management and Transformation

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 degree and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject.

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 JCU; otherwise 6 credit points, unless part of an approved articulation process
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 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.

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

Modification History

Version No.	Approval Date	Modification Type	Effective Date
1-09	10/2009	Original document	10/2009