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.
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:
Duration | 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) | GradCertSportIntegLead |
AQF Level | Level 8: Graduate Certificate |
Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2025
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
To be considered for entry into this course, you must demonstrate one of the following:
*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.
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:
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:
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.
Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | Not applicable |
Accreditation |
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No Residential School for this course.
Not applicable |
Year | Number of Students |
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First Year | 8 |
Second year | 10 |
Third Year | 13 |
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 3 units listed below:
Available units | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |