Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies
- Master of Civil Ceremonies
- Civil Ceremonies Placement
- Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies
- Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies
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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 Faculty Certificate, students convert their enrolment to the Graduate Diploma and complete the remaining two units.Entry to the Faculty 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 Faculty 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 Faculty Certificate are three of the four units that make up the Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies.
Students must enrol in:
CVL4010 Rites of Passage: Culture and Celebrating Life Cycle Events
This unit examines rituals relating to birth, marriage and the handling of death in present day Australia. The study begins with an exploration of the nature of culture and the universality of ritual, continues via individual studies of the major belief systems that are shaping Australia, and concludes with a study of new developments in expressions of spirituality in Australia.
And one of the following two units:
CVL4020 Life Cycle Events in Literature, Music, and Life Stories
This unit prepares students to work collaboratively with clients in planning and conducting the full range of personal and community ceremonies. The unit explores the relationship of both literature and music to ceremony through the examination of a broad range of literary and musical works. Students also have opportunities to develop research skills and refine their expertise in story-writing and story-telling.
CVL4030 Celebrant and Client: Legal, Ethical and Personal Issues
This unit examines the nature of a profession and the professional status of civil celebrants. Topics include the role of the civil celebrant in creating a valid marriage in Australia, the principles of professional ethics, and studies in grief theory, relationship theory, the skills of pastoral listening and interviewing techniques.