Graduate Certificate in Civil Ceremonies
- Master of Civil Ceremonies
- Civil Ceremonies Placement
- Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies
- Graduate Certificate in Civil Ceremonies
- Professional Development
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The Course
This course enables those without a Bachelor's degree, but with appropriate career and work experience, to qualify to proceed to the Graduate Diploma course of study. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students convert their enrolment to the Graduate Diploma and complete the remaining two units.
Entry to the Graduate Certificate in Civil Ceremonies
The course is open to students who do not have a Bachelor's degree, but have other qualifications and a minimum of five years of relevant work experience at a senior level in their particular field.
Relevant work experience includes responsible work in education, nursing, counselling, community service, human services, human resource management or the equivalent, whether paid or voluntary.
Those seeking admission on this basis must submit:
- a curriculum vitae
- two letters of recommendation, and
- a statement of 500 to 1000 words outlining their career objectives and reasons for applying for the program.
Applicants may also be asked to attend for a personal interview.
Course Content
Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will have gained an understanding of the history and cultural variety of rites of passage as practised in the Australian community. They will have some knowledge of the elements of ceremony and have begun to develop some of the skills of a civil celebrant.
You will notice that the units available for study for the Graduate Certificate are three of the four units that make up the Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies.
Structure
This course consists of a core unit and one elective unit.
Requirements
Core
- APG4729 Rites of passage: Culture and celebrating life cycle events
Elective
One of: