| Duration | 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time |
| Location | Online |
| Next start term | Term 1, 2025 |
| Study mode | Online |
| Course code | CM35 |
| First-year fee | $27,516 (Indicative) (FFP) |
Overview
As organisations face unprecedented change in their operating environments and markets, the demand for skilled and influential change leaders is growing. CQUniversity's Graduate Diploma of Leading Organisation Change will build your competencies in innovation and sustainable business development, leadership and integrity, organisational change management, operations management, and business analytics, and prepare you to create innovative, change-ready organisations able to thrive and maximise performance. In this course, you will develop an understanding of perspectives, frameworks and models relevant to influential leadership and change management, while expanding your ability to recommend practical innovation systems and programs for organisations to improve the long-term sustainability of an organisation.
The Graduate Diploma of Leading Organisational Change provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to pursue a successful career as a manager in the volatile contemporary business world. Career opportunities are abundant as organisations around the world deal with rapidly changing environments, and this course is specifically designed to suit individuals who are planning to work, or are already working, as managers.
During the course, you will study a blend of management and change leadership units. Management units cover topics in effective business communications, managing human resources, and management. Your remaining four units will provide you with an understanding of organisational change from multiple frames and perspectives and develop diagnostic and prescriptive skills in relation to the management of organisational change. You will study operations management and business analytics and explore the contemporary principles and practices involved in the management of both service and manufacturing operations and how to utilise data from a variety of organisational sources to develop mathematical models as part of the analytical process to inform operational decisions. Your final two units explore leadership and integrity in facilitating organisational effectiveness and identify the key competencies required of leaders to influence stakeholders.
Throughout your course, you will benefit from opportunities to engage with research and undertake reflective practice to contextualise and consolidate your learning.
Designed for current professionals, enjoy the flexibility to study part-time, online and access recorded lectures at a time convenient to you.
Upon completion of the first four units, you will be eligible to satisfy the interim or exit award of the Graduate Certificate of Management, or upon completion of the Graduate Diploma of Leading Organisational Change, you will be eligible to pathway into the Master of Business Management with credit for eight units.
Study experience
- Authentic Learning Experiences
- Experienced teaching team
- Flexible online study
- Seamless Pathways
Career Opportunities
This degree is suitable for students either currently, or hoping to be, a leader in the area of organisational change. The course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and tools you require to be successful in this area, and will give you the confidence to work effectively in a management capacity within an international organisation. Particular areas of focus within this course include innovation, sustainable business development, leadership, integrity, organisational change management, operations management and business analytics.
Structure & Availability
The course structure and available locations can change depending on when you want to study. You can choose the intake that best suits you in the drop-down menu below.
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Your course
You must study eight units (48 credits):
- 1The core structure (8 units)
Unit details
The units you'll study are listed below. Click on a unit to learn more.
Course planner
To help you plan your studies and see which unit comes first, if one unit should be completed before another and when you will study each unit, check out our course planners.
Additional information
If you have completed prior study relevant to units within this course, you may be eligible for credit for your past studies. Learn more about credit and recognition of prior learning.
Requirements
To be eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
During your study
While not needed to apply, you'll need to meet the following requirements throughout your studies.
Fees & Scholarships
Indicative first-year fee
The Indicative First-Year Fee for a Full Fee Paying (FFP) Place is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one full-time academic year (this is usually eight units studied over two terms) and should be used as a guide only. Your actual fees may vary depending on the units you study and your study load. Check the cost-per-unit spreadsheet available on our fees webpage for the approved unit fees. Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change. Understanding your fees.
You may be eligible for FEE-HELP, an Australian Government loan scheme that helps eligible students pay their tuition fees. Provided you meet the FEE-HELP eligibility criteria, you can choose to use FEE-HELP to cover all or part of your tuition fees.
Learn more about paying for university or view the FEE-HELP information booklet on the Australian Government’s Study Assist website.
Part of your course costs will include Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF). SSAF is charged in addition to your student contribution or tuition fees and is used to help enhance your study experience. There may also be other costs as part of your studies, such as textbooks, technology expenses, travel expenses, professional certifications, uniforms, or vaccinations. Explore other study costs.
How to apply
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