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Graduate Certificate in Risk Management

M077R  Off-Campus



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Fee*
6 Month/s Off-Campus (Semester 1, Semester 2) A$9,400 (total for 2012) 
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

This program replaces M077Y Graduate Certificate of Technology in Risk Management.
 
The Graduate Certificate in Risk Management forms the first stage in a three-stage nested suite of programs consisting of:
  • Graduate Certificate in Risk Management
  • Graduate Diploma of Risk Management
  • Master of Risk Management
This program is designed primarily to meet the needs of personnel currently involved in, or wishing to be involved in, the risk management industry. In addition, the program is designed to have considerable application for personnel in a wide range of technologically based industries including rail, shipping, heavy industry, the chemical industry and energy production.

Australian organisations increasingly face the challenge to provide more effective management of various financial and societal resources. All organisations need to know how to make good decisions in order to achieve goals and reduce those losses that arise from unexpected incidents, poor maintenance, accidents or illness within the workforce. Also, legislation requirements for safety and occupational health impose important demands to ensure the overall wellbeing of people.

Risk management involves processes and techniques aimed at the cost-effective loss prevention concerning an organisation's assets and resources. The program covers areas of health, safety, plant, property, financial control and maintenance. At the graduate diploma and master degree levels, students can select projects from a field of topics that reflect their particular specialisation.
 
(This course is not available to on-shore international students.)

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The objectives of the Risk Management postgraduate programs are to provide useful learning experiences in relevant risk management knowledge sets and in related knowledge areas to students, with an understanding of specific principles, practices and advanced and/ or emerging risk management strategies as well as technologies. It is expected that the graduates from this program will be sufficiently competent to manage risks and safety in products, services and facilities in engineering as well as non-engineering industries.

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Risk Management programs are a nested suite, offering students the opportunity to exit at the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master stage.
 
The program structure for the Risk Management postgraduate programs provides great flexibility and choice for students, and at the same time, to allow the amortisation of unit set-up costs over a wider range of programs.

Choosing from a set of discipline specific (core units) and a pool of recommended elective units, students are required to complete requisite credit points with specified minimum discipline-specific units for each level of the postgraduate degree.

The Graduate Certificate comprises four units normally taken over one semester full-time study, comprising of two discipline specific units and two further discipline specific or elective units. Allowance can be made for an extended study period (e.g. for part-time study).

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Disicipline-specific units
 
 
Research Units
 
Notes:
* Delivered via distance education/online
** Flexible options of on campus and/or distance education
All units of study are 12.5 credit points unless noted otherwise.
Additional elective units drawn from other postgraduate education programs under special circumstances is subject to the Program Coordinator's approval.
Not all units are available in every semester or year.
Some units may be offered both on campus and by distance/ online education.
 
(Flexible study modes may not be available to international students.)

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Note that online and distance education courses are only available to international students who are studying in a country other than Australia.

Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.

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Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the undergraduate level (EAP 5: UG-65% ); OR, Obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 550 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 213 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 80 with no band less than 20.

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

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Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

Phone:
+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

 

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A range of scholarships are available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.

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