Postgraduate Certificate in Organisational Human Resources and Safety

Postgraduate Certificate in Organisational Human Resources and Safety (PgCertOHRS)
Course code: C1075
Availability:
Murdoch campus (internal)

Duration: Available on a part-time basis only (may be completed over a period of 1 to 2 years)
The Graduate Certificate is relevant to those wishing to apply knowledge of organisational psychology in business, industrial and other organisational contexts. It is particularly appropriate as a second discipline area for graduates in Commerce, Law, Education, Sociology, and Environmental or Biological Science who intend working in an area requiring knowledge of: Job Assessment Methods, Performance Appraisal, Staffing, Human Resource Development, Training, Safety, Rehabilitation, Retirement, Retrenchment, Management of Change and Organisational Decision Making.

Although enrolment is open to graduates in any discipline, candidates should possess a functional understanding of statistics and research methods. Candidates holding a four-year psychology degree and who intend to pursue a career as a Registered Psychologists should normally enrol for the Master of Applied Psychology. However, those four-year psychology graduates who complete the Certificate, and who subsequently enrol in the Masters course will be given credit for relevant units completed. (Note that students without a four-year degree in Psychology are not eligible for admission to the Master of Applied Psychology).

The Graduate Certificate requires the completion of three core units and an elective unit. Although a number of electives are available, students are encouraged to consider completing an Independent Study Contract or the Structured Workplace Learning unit. Both of these options offer the student the opportunity to apply and develop their learning in practical work environment.

Employment Prospects: This Certificate is available to graduates of any discipline, including psychology, who do not intend to pursue a career as a Registered Psychologist but who intend to work in an area where knowledge of organisational psychology will be of benefit. Psychology students who intend to pursue a career as a Registered Psychologist are advised to complete the organisational specialisation within the Master of Applied Psychology degree (MAppPsych). The core units completed in the Graduate Certificate can be used as credit towards the MAppPsych for students transferring to this course.

Admission Requirements: Onshore course offerings: Applicants should hold at least a three-year degree in any discipline and preferably have quantitative or statistical skills.

Articulation: Units completed in the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Human Resources and Safety may be used as advanced standing toward the Postgraduate Diploma in Consultancy Psychology or the Master of Applied Psychology (Organisational).
URL: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/contacts/academic/School_of_Psychology

Course Structure (12points)

Required

• The following are recommended units. Some require the permission of the relevant unit or program coordinator for enrolment.
• If you wish to enrol in a unit not listed here, you must obtain approval from the Program Chair.

MBS507 Marketing Management — 4 pts
Murdoch: T1-internal, T1-external
Rockingham: T3-internal

EDU645 Adult Learning in Education and Work — 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-external

EDU637 Program Evaluation — 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-external

PSY633 Psychology: Program Evaluation Methods — 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal

EDU646 Cultural Diversity in Learning and Working — 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-external

Independent Study Contract — 3 pts
at a 500/600 level

Other electives may be substituted with permission from the Program Chair