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CM87 - Graduate Certificate in Sport Integrity Leadership

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Overview

Course Overview

Integrity is central to the success of both elite and community sport. In recent years, Australia has taken the lead in reforming the way integrity is approached at the national level. This has in turn generated a need for advanced education in sport integrity leadership, starting from national and state sporting organisations and all the way down to community sport. 

By completing this course, you will gain advanced knowledge and skills related to how sport integrity is managed in Australia and worldwide, how the policy framework operates, and how to identify and best respond to integrity issues including child safety, doping, competition manipulation and member protection. You will master key concepts of ethical leadership, law, and governance which will contribute to your development as a sport leader.

Career Information

Students graduating from the Graduate Certificate in Sport Integrity Leadership will have the relevant knowledge and skills to gain employment in sporting organisations of different levels (for example National Sporting Organisation, State Sport Associations etc.) working as:

  • CEOs and senior leaders of sporting organisations and clubs
  • Integrity managers
  • Investigations managers
  • General managers
  • Head coaches
  • High-performance managers.

 

Course Details
Duration 1 years part-time
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) GradCertSportIntegLead
AQF Level Level 8: Graduate Certificate

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable
Where and when can I start?

Domestic Availability

Term 2 - 2025

Online

Overseas Availabilities

Term 2 - 2025

Sorry, no overseas availabilities found.
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Entry Requirements - What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Entry scores are not available, please contact the Student Advice Team for more information
Academic Requirements

An undergraduate qualification in a field related to sport or business/management, OR

5+ years of experience in sport or related field

Assumed Knowledge

n/a

Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Higher Education
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards Not applicable
Exit Awards Not applicable
Accreditation
  • Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

Not applicable

Predicted Enrolments

Year Number of Students
First Year 8
Second year 10
Third Year 13
Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Core Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse integrity, law, governance, and leadership information for use within sporting organisations
  • 2. Translate current sport integrity and leadership knowledge to design best practice principles and processes
  • 3. Reflect on the role of a leader in the promotion of sport integrity.
  Course Learning Outcomes
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
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure

Core Structure

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students must complete each of the 3 units listed below:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC28001 Current Trends in Sport Integrity
LAWS28001 Sports Law
BUSN28003 Ethical Leadership and Governance in Sports
Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
COMM20110 Crisis Communication
PSYC29004 Managing Workplace Mental Health
PSYC20042 Building Wellbeing and Resilience: Interconnected Factors
SAFE28002 Psychosocial Hazard Management
More Details
There is no additional information for this course.