Graduate Diploma in Management
Course Overview / Course Structure
| Course Name | Graduate Diploma in Management |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Type | Full-time or part-time |
| Mode | External |
| Duration | 1 year (full-time equivalent) |
| Credit Points | 80 (10 credit points per unit) |
| Starting Semesters | 1 & 2 |
| Course Code | BS42 |
| Host School | Business |
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General Information
The Graduate Diploma in Management is a one-year fulltime course or a part-time equivalent. It is available fulltime by distance education, but most students enrol in this course on a part-time basis.
The Graduate Diploma in Management emphasises strategic management from a Christian worldview and covers a breadth of management principles. The course is especially relevant to managers of profit and not-for-profit organisations who need to gain management expertise, and for people in business seeking Christian input to do ministry in their business sphere.
Course Overview and Content
Foundational to all programs at Christian Heritage College is the disposition and ability to look at life and work from a Christian perspective. The Christian worldview forms the basis for thinking about and reflecting and acting upon learning in other parts of the program. The result is not a stifling narrowness, but an enrichment and thorough transformation of the whole program. Human wisdom is valuable, but it has its greatest significance when it is exposed to the wisdom of God.
Management is seen as providing a conceptual paradigm for business activity in that all thought and action are related in some way to the central tasks of managing and decision-making. Management thus forms an integrating concept within the course, with all areas of study relating to the contexts of management, management tools and information, and management of specific dimensions of business activity.
The core units develop the knowledge base, intellectual processes and affective qualities required by a professional manager
Career Outcomes
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Accountant |
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Administration Manager |
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Banker |
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Bookkeeper |
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Business Analyst |
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Business Development Manager |
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Business Manager |
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Entrepreneur |
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Event Coordinator, Event Manager |
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Financial Project Manager |
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Government Officer |
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Human Resource Developer/Manager |
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Industrial Relations Officer |
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Insurance Officer |
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Manager |
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Marketer |
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Market Research Manager |
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Office Manager |
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Project Manager |
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Promotions Coordinator |
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Sales Coordinator |
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School Business Manager/Bursar |
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Small Business Owner |
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Workplace Health and Safety Officer |
Attendance
Full-time students undertake 3-4 units per semester. Each unit is equivalent to 10 credit points. Students may enrol in fewer units per semester and extend their program over a longer period.
Workload for the Course
The Graduate Diploma in Management requires 80 credit points for completion. Each credit point indicates an expected student involvement of one hour per week for one semester. A standard unit carrying a weighting of 10 credit points normally involves 10 hours of study and research per week. Fulltime students normally undertake four units per semester with a weighting of 40 credit points and an expectation of 40 hours of work per week over a semester. Part-time students normally undertake one or two units per semester, with an equivalent workload per unit.
Students may apply for transfer of credit from previous studies. Application for transfer of credit is to be made at the time of entry into the course. During their course of study, students may also apply to engage in cross-institutional study towards the requirements of the course. A maximum of 50% of the course may be undertaken through transfer of credit and/or cross-institutional study.
The maximum recommended time for completion of the course is 6 years. Extensions beyond this time may be available in special circumstances by application to the Dean of Business.
Course Structure
The course consists of seven core units and one elective unit. The foundational unit of the Graduate Diploma in Management is BS400 Christian Thinking on Management and, as such, it is recommended that it be studied first in the program sequence. It is recommended that BS490 Strategic Management and the elective unit be studied last in the program of study.
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Core Units (70 credit points) BS400 - Christian Thinking on Management - Available Semesters 1 and 2 BS410 - Information Systems Management - Semester 1 BS420 - Leadership and Change Management - Semester 2 BS440 - Marketing Management and Fundraising - Semester 2 BS450 - Financial Management - Semester 2 BS460 - Human Resource Management - Semester 1 BS490 - Strategic Management - Semester 1 |
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Elective Units (10 credit points) BS470 - Corporate Governance and the Legal Environment - Semester 2 BS480 - Project and Events Management - Semester 2 |
Alternatively, students may choose to import electives from an accredited higher education institution.
Course Sequence
The suggested sequence of units for fulltime students is:
The suggested sequence of units for part-time students is:
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Unit Code and Title Semester 1: BS400 - Christian Thinking on Management BS460 - Human Resource Management Semester 2: BS420 - Leadership and Change Management BS450 - Financial Management Semester 3: BS410 - Information Systems Management BS440 - Marketing Management and Fundraising Semester 4: BS490 - Strategic Management 1 Elective Unit |
