In this course you will explore mechanisms to enhance wellbeing, strengths and resilience within a workplace context, and critically evaluate the application of tools used to initiate, motivate and sustain wellbeing at work. The course includes a focus on the identification and management of psychosocial hazards, and practical applications of principles from disciplines such as psychology, occupational health and safety, and health promotion to the maintenance of wellbeing in the workplace.
You will have the opportunity to gain crucial lifelong learning and transferable skills, such as critical thinking, and problem solving. You will be able to apply these skills to a range of employment contexts and life situations to complement your profession and disciplinary base.
It is expected that graduates of workplace wellbeing from CQUniversity will have access to a range of career options.
Graduates will be equipped to develop positive workplace interventions aimed at promoting, maintaining and improving the mental health and wellbeing of the organisations in which they apply these techniques including:
Duration | 0.5 years full-time or 1 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 24 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Postgraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | GradCertWorkWellbeing |
AQF Level | Level 8: Graduate Certificate |
Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold: ·
· A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree, or higher equivalent qualification; or
· A completed AQF Diploma with three years relevant employment experience*, or
· Five years relevant employment experience*
* Relevant employment experience can include employment within occupational health and safety, business management, human resource management, health care, teaching and education, coaching, social work, counselling, community services. Applicants with prior leadership experience will be looked upon favourably.
Employment experience must be shown in a letter of employment which is presented on a company letterhead as well as signed and dated by a delegated authority. The letter must contain your full name, position title, duties performed and length of service.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide documentation confirming completion of:
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
Each student will be assessed individually.
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Interim Awards | CM67 - CM70 - |
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Exit Awards | CM67 - CM70 - |
Accreditation |
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No Residential School for this course.
Not applicable |
Year | Number of Students |
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First Year | 40 |
Second year | 60 |
Third Year | 75 |
Course Learning Outcomes | |||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | |||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | |||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | |||
4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | |||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | |||
6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | |||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | |||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | |||
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | |||
10. FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||
11. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||
12. FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||
13. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of skills in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||
14. Course content drawn from higher education units |
Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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Students must complete each of the units listed below.
Available units | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
PSYC29004 | Managing Workplace Mental Health | |
SAFE28002 | Psychosocial Hazard Management | |
PSYC20042 | Building Wellbeing and Resilience: Interconnected Factors |
Students must choose one unit from the list below:
Available units | ||
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Students must complete 1 from the following units: | ||
PSYC20039 | Inter-disciplinary and Cross-cultural Approaches to Wellbeing | |
PSYC20041 | Group Facilitation Skills | |
SAFE20017 | Human Factors in Complex Systems | |
SAFE20018 | Fatigue Risk Management | |
SAFE28003 | Safety in Complexity |