Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Social Impact focuses on building the professional capacity of social managers and entrepreneurs of the future, across the corporate, government and third (not-for-profit) sectors, enhancing their capacity to lead organisations creating social and environmental value and to operate in a changed cross-sector social landscape where the … For more content click the Read More button below.
This century has witnessed an accelerating economic relationship and a blurring of the boundaries between government, business and the third sector to deliver social (including environmental) value in communities. These factors are also powerful drivers of social innovation. Key changes have occurred within each of the sectors: the changing role of government from direct provider to enabler; the emergence of corporate responsibility within the business sector; the emergence of social enterprises and socially responsible businesses within the third sector. The interdependencies of the global economy also heighten the value of cross-sector experience for business students particularly in the consequent implications for leadership and management generally.
The Graduate Certificate in Social Impact is designed for a new generation of leaders:
Those who seek a leadership career in social enterprises, and those already in the sector who wish to enhance their professional capacity to create social and environmental value through leadership of third sector/not-for-profit organisations;Those who aspire to hold executive positions in companies which are committed to maximizing social benefit and meeting corporate responsibilities through their products and practices;Those who wish to become senior public administrators working with community groups, or public service executives with a responsibility for developing the public policy framework utilizing and understanding of social impact and social andThose individuals and foundations that seek to ensure that their social investment delivers desirable social impact.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Knowledge
Our graduates will have current social impact disciplinary or interdisciplinary knowledge applicable in local and global contexts
Learning outcome: Students should be able to identify and apply current knowledge of disciplinary and interdisciplinary theory and professional practice to social impact organisations operating within diverse situations locally and globally.
- Global citizens
- Scholars
2.
Critical thinking and problem-solving:
Our graduates will have critical thinking and problem-solving skills applicable to the field of social impact practice or complex social impact issues.
Learning outcome: Students should be able to identify, research and analyse complex issues and problems in social impact and develop appropriate and well-justified solutions for the given context.
- Scholars
- Leaders
3.
Communication:
Our graduates will be highly effective communicators in complex social environments.
Learning outcome for 3a - Written Communication: Students should be able to produce written documents that communicate effectively complex disciplinary ideas and information for the intended audience and social impact purpose.
Learning outcome for 3b - Oral Communication:: Students should be able to produce oral presentations that communication effectively complex disciplinary ideas and information for the intended audience and social impact purpose.
- Scholars
4.
Leadership:
Our graduates will have a sound understanding of effective social impact leadership across and within complex contexts.
Learning outcome: Students should be able to reflect upon their own personal leadership style and the leadership styles, knowledge and practices to achieve effective social impact outcomes within a diverse range of contexts and situations.
- Scholars
- Leaders
- Global citizens
5.
Teamwork:
Our graduates will be effective team participants working collaboratively across diverse social impact contexts.
Learning outcome: 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 social impact outcomes.
- Leaders
- Scholars
6.
Ethical, social and environmental responsibility:
Our graduates will be aware of the ethical, social, cultural and environmental implications of social impact organisations, practices and issues.
Learning outcome for 5a - Ethical, social and environmental responsibility: Students should be able to identify and assess ethical, environmental and sustainability considerations in social impact decision-making, processes and practices.
Learning outcome for 5b - Social and cultural awareness: Students should be able to consider social and cultural implications of social impact knowledge, processes and practices within differing contexts and situations.
- Scholars
- Global citizens
- Professionals
Program Structure
Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program.
Core Course6 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:
Enrolment Disclaimer
Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.
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.
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
Minimum Entry Requirements
Program Requirements
Progression Requirements
Progression rules are in accordance with university policy.
For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression
Associated Programs
Postgraduate Pathway
Master of Business Administration - MBA8625 - Business Administration (Part-time)
Nested Postgraduate Program
Graduate Diploma in Social Impact - GradDipSocImp5357 - Social Impact
Master of Business Administration - MBA8625 - Business Administration (Part-time)
Additional Information
Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for pre-2019 program requirements.
Contact The Nucleus: Student Hub for advice.
Tel: + 61 2 9385 8500
Location: The Nucleus: Student Hub, Level 2, in the Main Library (UNSW map location F21)
Please contact the UNSW Centre for Social Impact CSI Students team at csi@unsw.edu.au for further information on this program.
Program Fees
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Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
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