Comments about Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (Housing Management) - On Campus - Bedford Park - South Australia
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Objectives
The Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (Housing Management) is designed to provide a broad introduction to the theory and practice of public administration and housing management. It provides a conceptual and practical framework for students wishing to proceed further with careers in the public sector and non-government organisations. It provides both a stand-alone program for the purposes of mid-career development, and a basis to continue to the more advanced Graduate Diploma and Masters levels in the Graduate Program in Public Administration (Housing Management). Learning outcomes Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate will be able to: * demonstrate an understanding of the factors affecting housing policy in Australia and other nations; * contribute effectively to the management and governance of public and/or social housing agencies, or private housing and development organisations; and * contribute effectively to the delivery of housing services in the public, non government and private sectors.
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Entry requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. Admission may also be granted based on prior work and voluntary experience. This will usually include several years of experience in a public sector or non-government organisation. Admission will be based on the extent to which work or voluntary experience has enabled the applicant to develop an understanding of issues in the public and non-government sectors, and policy and/or analytical skills. Applicants who wish to be admitted on this basis will need to provide: * a curriculum vitae; * a description of their roles and activities in work or voluntary positions; * a description of the skills and abilities demonstrated through their work/voluntary experience; and * name(s) or referee(s) who could verify work/voluntary experience. Assessment of the work or voluntary experience will be undertaken by the Director of Studies. Credit may be granted, on application, for comparable prior studies.
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Academic title
Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (Housing Management)
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Course description
The Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (Housing Management) is an 18-unit program which forms part of the Graduate Program in Public Administration (Housing Management) offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The course is offered on a full fee-paying basis and is only available part-time.
It articulates with the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (Housing Management) and the 72-unit Master of Public Administration (Housing Management), and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
A student's program of study must be approved by the Program Approver.
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (Housing Management), a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.
CORE TOPICS
HMAN8002
Housing Management
6
HMAN8001
Housing Policy
6
plus one of the following
GEOG3007
Cities, Geography and Policy
6
GEOG3008
Regional Development
6
GEOG3013
Geographic Information Systems
6
GEOG7004
Advanced Demography
6
GEOG7005
Urban Social Geography
6
POAD9010
Public Policy
6
POLI3017
Urban Politics
6
POLI7035
Australian Government and Politics
6
POLI7041
Urban Politics and Public Policy
6
SOAD3002
Access and Equity: Social Issues in Public Policy
6
SOAD3101
Social Policy
6
Except with permission of the Faculty Board:
* no topic may be attempted more than twice;
* the course must be completed within three consecutive semesters part-time, or where credit has been granted for previous work, a period determined by the Board.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
