Graduate Certificate of Planning and Indigenous Communities
Information valid for students commencing in 2014.
Course Code | 109711 |
Version | 1 |
Faculty | Science and Engineering |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree at this or another university. Other qualifications recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Science and Engineering as equivalent to the above. |
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 JCU Admissions policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Post admission requirements | For flexible delivery option, computer and internet access is required. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 12 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Course learning outcomes | JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Planning and Indigenous Communities, graduates will be able to:
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Course Structure
Core Subjects:
EV5252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management
EV5010:03 Planning for Sustainable Communities in a Changing Environment
EV5610:03 Native Title and Land Use Planning
AY5026:03 The Practice of Cultural Heritage Management
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Flexible delivery is available for both Townsville and Cairns students, but the intensives will be run from Cairns. |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1 year part time |
Maximum time to complete | 4 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
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 | Not applicable |
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 and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for subjects completed in the 2 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 3 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions |
Award Details
This is a joint degree | No |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special Awards | Not applicable |