Professional Certificate in Leadership (PR-LDSHIP)

Overview

Award title	Professional Certificate in Leadership
Year & campus	2025 — Parkville
Fees information	Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & type	Graduate Coursework
AQF level	Non-AQF
Credit points	25 credit points
Duration	6 months part-time

Rapid change and complexity are increasingly inherent to industry and organisations. Managers of today and tomorrow need to navigate this complexity, make agile decisions, lead the right change, do more with less, and enable their teams to achieve their best performance.

The Professional Certificate in Leadership equips managers from across diverse industries to be high performers. This program develops the core competencies of contemporary management and leadership:

Adaptive leadership
Team management

The Professional Certificate in Leadership is delivered online to meet the needs of busy working professionals to study where and how they want, to connect with faculty and industry experts, and to network with their cohort.

Entry requirements

1. order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

an undergraduate degree in any discipline or equivalent; and
a minimum of three years of documented relevant professional experience; and
a 500 word personal statement outlining why they wish to be considered for the course.

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

prior academic performance; and
the professional experience; and
the personal statement.

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board Rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required

NOTE: Applicants who have completed the specified Melbourne MicroCerts listed below, will be eligible for advanced standing for Managing Teams (MGMT90265) or Adaptive Leadership (MGMT90264):

MGMT90265 Managing Teams

MGMT90264 Adaptive Leadership

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

Inherent requirements are the abilities, knowledge and skills needed to complete this course that must be met by all students. For information on the inherent requirements specific to this course contact the course/program coordinator. In some circumstances reasonable adjustments may be available to enable students to meet these requirements while still preserving the academic integrity of the university's learning, assessment and accreditation processes. For more information on how to seek these adjustments refer to the Student Equity and Disability Support website: https://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this program students will be able to:

Explain and apply advanced leadership theories, models and practices and how they relate to individual, team, and organisational‐level well-being and performance
Reflect on personal leadership practice and leadership capabilities and their effectiveness for different organisational contexts
Critically compare and evaluate diverse practices of leading self, leading others, and leading an organisation to develop solutions for complex leadership challenges
Transmit relevant knowledge, skills and ideas to colleagues and/or stakeholders
Demonstrate both initiative and judgement to support and contribute to colleagues' workplace well‐being and performance

Generic skills

Problem-solving: to engage with unfamiliar problems and identify relevant solution strategies
Critical thinking: to identify, evaluate and resolve complex problems
Analytical thinking: to construct and express logical arguments and to work in abstract or general terms to increase the clarity and efficiency of analysis
Collaboration: to engage effectively in cohorts and networks
Communication: to convey ideas effectively in both written and oral formats
Responsible leadership: recognising and understanding the ethical responsibilities of individuals and organisations in society

Graduate attributes

Academically excellent
Our graduates will be expected to be:

Knowledgeable of core aspects of team management and leadership activities related to value creation in organisations; and
Analytical in all aspects of managing teams and leading operations and people.

Knowledgeable across disciplines
Our graduates will be expected to be:

Intellectually curious, creative and independent in thought.

Leaders in communities
Our graduates will be expected to be:

Professional in their approach to managing and leading teams, operations and organisations;
Effective team members and collaborators;
Effective communicators of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas; and
Ethical in their behaviour in management and leadership.

Course structure

This course comprises two x 12.5 point compulsory online subjects.

Students must take the following two subjects:

Core subjects (25 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MGMT90264	Adaptive Leadership	Term 1 (Online)	12.5
MGMT90265	Managing Teams	Term 2 (Online)	12.5

Further study

Successful completion of the Professional Certificate in Leadership will provide the basis for advanced standing and a pathway into the Master of Professional Management.

Last updated: 27 February 2025