Professional Certificate in Introductory Academic Program (PR-IAP) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete the Professional Certificate in Introductory Academic Program should:

• Gain familiarity with Australian life and culture
• Acquire an understanding of Australian academic culture
• Build on their existing knowledge to gain additional expertise in academic writing and research skills
• Extend their academic skills in critical thinking and analysis, including critically evaluating academic research and scholarship

Generic skills

• Have an understanding of social and cultural diversity
• Have the capacity to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge
• Be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
• Reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, and communication

Graduate attributes

The Professional Certificate will enable graduates to achieve the following University of Melbourne Graduate Attributes:

Academically excellent:

• Have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
• Reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
• Be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
• Be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies

Knowledgeable across disciplines:

• Examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
• Have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
• Have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment

Leaders in communities:

• Have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
• Engage in meaningful public discourse
• Mentor future generations of learners

Attuned to cultural diversity:

• Value different cultures
• Be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
• Have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
• Respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values

Active global citizens:

• Accept social and civic responsibilities
• Be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
• Have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics