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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
Course Fees
Indicative Year - 2025
  • Domestic Full Fee Paying – Indicative First Year Fee - $14,869.5

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 3 - 2026

Online

Term 2 - 2026

Online

Term 1 - 2026

Online

Term 2 - 2025

Online

Overseas Availabilities

Term 3 - 2026

Sorry, no overseas availabilities found.

Term 2 - 2026

Sorry, no overseas availabilities found.

Term 1 - 2026

Sorry, no overseas availabilities found.

Term 2 - 2025

Sorry, no overseas availabilities found.
For any problems regarding admissions availability for the selected course please contact 13 CQUni (13 27 86) or send us an email at http://contactus.cqu.edu.au/
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

To be considered for entry into this course, you must demonstrate one of the following:

  • a completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree, or higher equivalent qualification; or
  • a completed AQF Diploma level qualification with a minimum of two years employment experience in a relevant* field; or
  • a minimum of five years employment experience in a relevant* field.

*Relevant employment experience in an area related to sport or business management, such as sport administrators, sport department lead/managers, integrity managers, racing stewards, coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, medical professionals and allied health professionals, sport wellbeing and engagement officer/managers or government workers in areas related to sport and recreation. 

 

Employment experience must be shown in a statement of service, which is presented on a company letterhead, signed, and dated by a delegated authority from within the organisation (e.g. line supervisor or human resource officer). The statement must contain your full name, position title, duties performed, employment start date (mm/yyyy) and end date (mm/yyyy), or stating you are still employed, if applicable.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or the United States of America, you are required to meet the English language proficiency requirements set by the University.

You are required to provide documentation confirming completion of:

  • a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
  • a completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV or Diploma level qualification, or
  • a Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0.

These qualifications must be completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America to meet the English language proficiency requirements.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:

  • an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking), or
  • a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT overall score of at least 75 with no score less than 17 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking), or
  • a Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) overall score of at least 54 with no score less than 46 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking), or
  • an Occupational English Test with a minimum result of 'B' in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

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.

Prerequisite Subjects
Not applicable since this is a postgraduate course
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
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  • Indicative Year - 2025
    • Domestic Full Fee Paying – Indicative First Year Fee - $14,869.5
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
More Details
There is no additional information for this course.