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Graduate Diploma in Youth Services Management

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Study the ethics, good practice and principles of youth services. Develop your skills for the public sector and gain insights into:

  • cultural and political patterns of youth services
  • diverse communities including Australian Indigenous communities
  • establishing social enterprises
  • managing budgets.

Successful completion will lead you to admission to the Master of Youth Services Management.

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course. Applications close on 25 January 2013

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
College of Education

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Careers

Graduates could find employment as:

  • Managers in youth work services in Government or community organisations
  • Supervisors in youth work services in Government or community organisations

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Course Objectives

This course aims to:

  • encourage students to apply higher order analysis to current developments in youth work policy and practice to enable application into the youth sector.
  • provide learners with a strong professional framework based on good practice, ethics and principles
  • equip professionals with a range of public sector management skills including human resource management, establishing social enterprises, managing budgets and new technology.
  • encourage students to investigate issues associated with policy development and implementation and trial approaches to policy formation
  • develop the skills required to be a good advocate who is strategic in their approach to their work
  • develop professional youth workers critical understanding of the changing nature of society (technological, economic, environmental and cultural) and its implications for young people, with particular emphasis on the developments associated with the global knowledge economy and society
  • help students develop insights into patterns of the cultural and political relations in which youth services is located, with particular reference to economically and culturally diverse communities and in those communities that include Australian Indigenous peoples.
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Units and electives

Students are required to complete two semesters of study equalling 96 credit points as per the structure below.

Plus two units (2 x 12 credit points) selected from the Master of Business (Management) units listed below

Please take note that only a selection of the units listed under the Masters in Business (Management) and the Master of Education courses listed below will be offered in each semester, as approved by the respective Course Coordinators.You must check the timetables at the start of each semester for any changes to unit offerings.

Plus

#Compulsory unit for students intending to undertake the minor thesis option in the Master of Youth Services Management

Or

One unit (24 credit points) selected from the Master of Education units listed below

Or

Two units (2 x 12 credit points) selected from the Master of Business (Management) units listed below

Elective Units**

Master of Business (Management) units

Master of Education units

**Check timetable to see which semester and campus units are offered at.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • Mature: Students are expected to have completed the Post-Graduate Certificate in Youth Services Management or its equivalent.
  • Other:

    Students undertaking the Post Graduate Diploma in Youth Services Management will usually be working within the youth services sector.

Special admission requirements

Students undertaking the Post Graduate Diploma in Youth Services Management will usually be working within the youth services sector.

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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 25 January 2013.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

Details about extra requirements are available from the College of Education.

You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development Student Centre
    Phone: +61 3 9919 4409
    Email: artscourses@vu.edu.au
  • Course Coordinator:
    Dr. Robyn Broadbent
    Phone: +61 3  9919 4861
    Email: robyn.broadbent@vu.edu.au
  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
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Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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