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Graduate Certificate in Leadership

Students

Available to

  • Domestic
  • Offshore

Duration

  • Full-time: 6 months
  • Part-time: 2 years

Modes

  • Classroom
  • Mixed
  • Online

Units

3 units

Intake

  • February
  • July

AQF 08

CRICOS
N/A

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership (GCL) is designed for both new and experienced leaders wishing to consolidate their learning, challenge their assumptions and underpinning knowledge and skills, and explore ways to develop their leadership influence skills in their teams and workplaces.

Students undertake a series of coursework units which may include a project unit, integrating critical thinking and engagement with theoretical, religious, and spiritual beliefs with a body of knowledge and lived experience. This is done through enquiry-based studies, case studies from leading professionals to address workplace problems and issues, that may lead to practical applications for change in their professional context.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Leadership will be able to

  1. Analyse and synthesise relevant information and concepts that may include perspectives from religious beliefs and spiritual traditions.
  2. ​Articulate specialised knowledge of leadership theories and frameworks that may include perspectives from religious beliefs and spiritual traditions to inform leadership practice in complex contexts.
  3. Communicate, both orally and in writing, leadership ideas and decisions in logical, relevant ways.
  4. Critically reflect on and respond appropriately to theological, religious, social, cultural, ethical and / or sustainability issues from a leadership perspective.
  5. Participate, contribute, and actively collaborate with other professionals to facilitate healthy organisational development and transformation.
Course Structure

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership consists of 72 points comprised of:

  • 24 points of core (foundational) units and
  • 48 points made up of postgraduate elective units drawn from the list below, as advised by their Home College Course Advisor.
    • Core
      • LE8801Z Self Leadership – 12 points
      • LE8802Z Leading Others – 12 points
    • Elective
Admission Criteria

The minimum admission requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Leadership are:

  • an undergraduate degree and five years’ work experience, including at least three years management experience.
  • International visa-holder students must also have an IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 or equivalent.
Duration
  • Full-time: 6 months
  • Part-time: 2 years
Modes

nits will be delivered via a variety of modes, including face-to-face, online synchronous and online asynchronous, as well as blended approaches. Core units will include compulsory weekly online webinars and one in-person or online intensive, alongside self-directed learning modules.

2025 Tuition Fees

$1, 634 per 12-point unit

$3,268 per 24-point unit.

Fees are subject to change from year to year.

For more information, please visit the Fees page.

Graduate pathways

Graduates can progress to the Graduate Diploma in Divinity.

Additional Information
Page last updated at 3:25pm on 9 May 2025