About the Course

Course Description:

Aims & Objectives:

The aim of the course is to provide the conceptual and practical skills necessary for management, administration and policy development in housing provision. The content is thus split between knowledge of housing issues and skills in administration, management, research and policy.

The formal objectives of the course are:

* To provide knowledge of, and experience in, the analysis of the Australian and New Zealand housing systems and the social and economic problems which characterise them.
To enhance portable research, discovery and information retrieval skills.
* To promote transferable communication skills - analytical, written and technological.
* To promote an array of transferable problem-solving, organisational and management skills in the specialised area of housing assistance.
* To facilitate technical competence in the management of a housing service.
* To develop a client value based management culture in the delivery of housing assistance.
* To link the formal training offered by this course with training in the work setting.

Course Structure:

Units of Study:

Employment Outcomes

Career Opportunities:

Graduates of the program will have enhanced ability to apply for management level positions in the social housing sector, policy formulation and related fields.

Graduate Attributes:

The courses aim to ensure that students:

Are capable in their chosen professional areas:

* Are able to apply knowledge of contemporary and changing forces which are shaping the social housing environment;

* Are able to undertake an analytical approach to operational performance of housing management, and the various settings in which it occurs;

* Are able to engage in informed critical inquiry.

Operate effectively and ethically in work, private and community situations:

* Are able to function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member;

* Are sensitive to the needs of, and able to work effectively with, senior management, advisory bodies, boards of management, individuals and families, and understand both the influence and the responsibilities of their own role;

* Are able to communicate effectively, not only with peers, but with clients and the community at large;

* Have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities;

* Are aware of, and can balance, their responsibilities to employers, clients and the wider community;

* Have an appreciation of the intellectual, ethical and psychological dimensions of the decision making inherent in housing practice and policy

* Are able to operate at local, regional, state and, if required, national levels.

Are adaptable and manage change:

* Are self-motivated;

* Have multi-faceted research and problem-solving skills;

* Have a general capacity for flexibility and the ability to deal with a diverse range of stakeholders and clients.

Are aware of environments:

* Have a broad understanding of the social role of technology and how it can be used to promote their work;

* Are culturally sensitive and have respect for multiple points of view in complex social environments;

* Are able to evaluate the economic, social and environmental impact of their decisions;

* Are able to make a balanced decision, taking into account all of these factors;

* Respect a plurality of viewpoints and provide opportunity for expression of views.

Are entrepreneurial:

* Are able to make links and connections between developments and opportunities within and across diverse socioeconomic environments, and their implications for housing management and policy;

* Are able to identify and realise opportunities for socially and financially responsible innovation;

* Are able to deal with success and failure through informed critique and self-reflection.

How To Apply

Entry Requirements:

Applicants for the Master of Social Science in Housing Management and Policy need to have a minimum of five years work experience in the social housing, human services, planning, property management or real estate industries, and a recognised honours degree or equivalent qualification with appropriate research skills.

Recognition of Prior Learning:

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process where a student may be granted credit or partial credit towards a qualification in
recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training.

Further details for students considering Higher Education courses: http://www.swin.edu.au/corporate/registrar/ppd/files/stuinf.htm

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