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Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Change Management (GCCM), offered by AGSM Programs, is specifically designed for practising managers with a particular interest in managing change. The GCCM structure is designed to be flexible, with courses being available in 3 terms each year. Typically, in each term students take 1 or 2 … For more content click the Read More button below. The objective of the GCCM is to develop effective agents of change. You and your course colleagues will learn how to influence organisational change, both through your own actions and those of others. The program provides the theoretical foundation for understanding organisational change and the practical skills to facilitate the development and implementation of change strategies successfully. Benefits to match your interests: to learn the practical skills, techniques and knowledge to achieve successful change in your organisationto develop personal capabilities as a leader and change agentto build re-shaping capabilities in your organisation to enable sustainable changeto avoid the common disruptors of changeto use new organisational change strategies to ensure sound theory underpins your practiceto develop a critical understanding of group and team dynamicsto apply the learning immediately with job-specific solutions to current business problems in your own workplaceto gain a future perspective on change that will prepare your organisation for tomorrow's challenges The GCCM is centred around action learning (also called 'experiential learning') which involves drawing on your personal experiences to formulate new concepts. The focus is on students as opposed to facilitators. Course exercises and issues relevant to your organisation form the content of the GCCM program. Readings from the course materials and online discussions with study colleagues encourage you to analyse your job experiences in a structured way. The aim is to develop your capacity to formulate new concepts and apply them to course projects and your workplace. Study and research time is optimised through flexible online learning in a collaborative learning environment. The program is delivered completely online. There are some opportunities for face-to-face offerings. 

Learning Outcomes

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Leadership: Students should be able to reflect upon their own personal leadership style and the leadership needs of business and of teams.
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Business Management Knowledge: Students should be able to identify and apply current knowledge of disciplinary and interdisciplinary theory and professional practice to general management and business within diverse situations.
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Critical Thinking: Students should understand and be able to identify, research and analyse complex issues and problems in business and develop appropriate solutions.
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Teamwork: Students should be able to participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams and to reflect upon their own contribution to the team and on the necessary processes and knowledge within the team to achieve specified outcomes.

Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
24 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 24 UOC as a standalone program.

Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

MBAX6271
6 UOC
Approaches to Change
MBAX6272
6 UOC
Change Skills
MBAX6273
6 UOC
Redesigning the Organisation
MBAX6274
6 UOC
Systems for Change

Enrolment Disclaimer

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Articulation Arrangements

Master of Business Administration - MBA8625 - Business Administration (Specialised)

Additional Information

Further Information

Please note that the program requirements may be subject to change. Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.

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