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Deepen your understanding of Autism.This degree, offered by the Autism Centre of Excellence, applies a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-life focus to autism. Our approach aligns with the neurodiversity paradigm, and we incorporate the voices of autistic and autism community in each of our courses. The course uses the lecturer content with the voices of lived experience to allow you to gain a foundation in communication and learning in autism, understand how to select and apply evidence-based practices and explore different factors and pathways to understanding and supporting behavioural challenges. This Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies is a prerequisite for the Master of Autism Studies, which is an accredited pathway to becoming a developmental educator. Developmental educators are an NDIS approved profession for supporting individuals on the autism spectrum and their families to achieve their individual developmental, social and learning goals.The introduction and overview of autism provided in this graduate certificate covers understanding and supporting behaviours, evidence for interventions, and the changes that have occurred in understanding of autism over time, creating positive learning environments. You&#39;ll understand the importance of each individual&#39;s profile of autism characteristics, be able to evaluate how and when these impact on learning or behaviour and be able to understand and explain relationships between family and cultural experiences with autism and critique current models of disability.The evidence that underpins our knowledge of autism, and the various proactive and reactive strategies that are prevalent and emerging in supporting individuals on the autism spectrum, is an essential part of this certificate. You will critically evaluate the research support for intervention practices that address the strengths and needs of autistic individuals and how to apply them in practice while working collaboratively with autistic people and those who work or live with them.Industry and expert connectionsLearn from a combination of some of Australia&#39;s top scholars of autism, the voices of lived experience and student-peers who each have their own experience, be it lived personal or family experience or professional experience in supporting or working alongside people on the autism spectrum. The collaborative online learning environments include lecture videos, live tutorials, other video resources, discussion forums and group work, which ensures you have the opportunity to make new connections with your peers.

Engage with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including communication, learning style and behaviour management. Benefit from a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-life focus, leading to quality intervention and management for people with ASD.

Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies

The Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management helps graduates prepare for the next step in their career within the dynamic work environment of the local/global tourism and hotel industry. You will develop essential managerial-level skills that include, advanced business acumen, strategic thinking, high-level people management, leadership skills, resilience, empathy and specialised industry knowledge, with an emphasis on sustainability principles.Learning through flexible course delivery options such as on-campus or online modes, you will deepen your core business skills in areas such as revenue management, finance, marketing, technology integration and digitisation, developing insights and understanding of how to lead in a culturally diverse context.As a graduate, you will emerge as a confident leader, equipped to navigate the complex issues and challenges facing the local/global tourism and hotel industry.This program also offers a dissertation pathway option. The dissertation pathway option allows students to focus knowledge on an area of interest through a substantive research project that can provide a pathway to a higher degree by research for candidates who meet the minimum qualifying Grade Point Average (GPA).

Unpack the tourism and hospitality industry and gain confidence to lead. Deep dive into the foundations of managing resources, processes, and people. Explore sustainable tourism management. Build specialised knowledge through research or coursework. 

Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management

The Graduate Certificate in People Analytics equips you to turn workforce data into strategic insights. Helping you optimise talent, drive performance, and lead with confidence in a data-driven world.

People data helps leaders make strategic decisions and improve workplaces. Learn how to find, use and present good quality data. If you’re a future HR leader, this course blends people skills with tech to shape the future of work—and your business career!

Graduate Certificate in People Analytics

Our Master of Human Resource Management is designed for those who want to become strategic leaders in the world of work, shaping organisational success through effective people management. This isn’t just about understanding policies—it’s about becoming an expert in navigating the complex, ever-changing landscape of talent and culture within organisations.

Become a strategic HR leader. You’ll explore regulatory frameworks, build diversity awareness, and harness the power of analytics. Grow your self-awareness. Step up to the challenge of transformational change. Drive organisations and people to succeed.

Master of Human Resource Management

Learn the entrepreneurial skills to turn ideas into successful, growing enterprises and effectively manage people and teams with Adelaide University’s 100% online Bachelor of Business (Management).Understand modern management from finance to HR and digital systems. Learn how to harness technology, navigate diverse management styles, and develop expertise in human resources and project management to become a confident, impactful leader. Dive into current workplace issues and examine organisational leadership, behaviour and systems. Build a comprehensive understanding of business and the leadership skills required to advance your career through every stage of management.Grow your professional networks, connect with industry and benefit from mentoring, networking and professional development opportunities while you study.Graduate with the confidence to step into your career and drive change. Pursue opportunities to lead and innovate across in-demand fields like business management, development, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Rise to the challenge of good leadership. You’ll develop skills to manage teams, resources, and organisations. Build a strong business foundation. Explore strategy and entrepreneurship. Graduate ready to manage people and drive innovation.

Bachelor of Business (Management)

Gain the competitive edge by exploring contemporary issues related to theoretical and practical leadership concepts regarding nursing in health care organisations. Build expert knowledge with this nursing management degree and gain an understanding of the legal, ethical and social justice approaches to clinical leadership in health care settings. Understand how to strategically approach performance management and people development to build and foster productive and cohesive teams. Become a manager and strong leader who understands the complex interactions of the behaviour of people at work by analysing the behaviour at the individual, group and organisational level.

Learn to lead people and manage health care organisations. You’ll study contemporary clinical leadership theory and build your own leadership traits. Explore legal and ethical considerations. Develop staff, build teams, and become an agent of change.

Master of Nursing (Leadership & Management in Health)

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) is designed to introduce students to advanced knowledge and understandings of specialised theory and practices within the domain of educational leadership and management. Students are challenged to critically evaluate issues relating to leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice and responses to critical issues underlying the understanding to significant recent developments in education. Students are expected to use cognitive, technical and creative skills with initiative and a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to generate understanding of complex issues in educational leadership and management. Students in this program will be expected to justify and interpret leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice and responses to critical issues within educational contexts.

Get ready to influence your educational setting to make positive change towards wellbeing and achievement. Strive to become the ethical people leader who manages with strength and compassion. Gain strategic skills in planning and implementation.

Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management)

Our MBA and Master in Global Project Management equip you for intricate leadership roles in global projects. Leverage our industry networks, learn from experts, gain invaluable insights, and build vital industry relationships.Tailor your study to your lifestyle thanks to our innovative digital learning system, accessible from anywhere with 24/7 personalised support. With all your course materials online, and the option to study full or part time, on-campus, online or a blend of both it&#39;s all about flexibility.Course duration: 2 years full time, part-time options available.Top-ranked MBA school - Ranked Tier-1 by CEO Magazine in 2025, placing our MBA program among the world’s best.EFMD member - As a member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), our business courses are globally connected and internationally recognised.AIPM Endorsed - Our Project Management courses are endorsed by the Australian Institute of Project Management, confirming alignment with industry standards and best practices.

Take a dual focus. You’ll build your skills leading people, teams and businesses. And, you’ll grow your confidence managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Back yourself with tools to create your own success.

Master of Business Administration and Master of Global Project Management

From large corporations to small start-ups, all businesses need to be managed well to succeed and people are a key driver of this success. In the Management of People and Organisations Major, you’ll learn about how the changing nature of work influences people, how organisations behave, how we communicate with staff and stakeholders, the management of Human Resources, and how leaders can make change. With a range of work- integrated learning opportunities, you&#39;ll discover how to manage people and organisations in traditional, remote, and precarious contexts.Your studies will incorporate applied learning modules that will prepare you for Human Resource (HR) roles across a range of industries. You will learn to create performance management strategies, training plans and other essential HR reports for organisations of various sizes and structures.  Using HR analytics tools such as Power BI and Excel, you will develop the skills required to make strategic HR decisions, forecast turnover rates, and improve employee retention.

All businesses, from large corporations to start-ups, need good managers. You’ll study how people work in organisations and how managers use data. Gain essential skills in problem solving and decision making. Build specialist knowledge with a major.

Bachelor of Business (Managing People and Organisations)

This course is aimed at candidates possessing some hospitality work experience but no formal qualifications and at students new to business and hospitality management studies. This introductory course is designed for students new to business and hospitality management studies. It focuses on developing a foundation of business and management principles, including the management of people and organisations, marketing and strategic planning that are relevant to those already working or intending to work in the hospitality industry. The course is also aimed at candidates with some work experience but no formal university qualifications. Participants are exposed to the relevant theory and knowledge in each area, and learning is consolidated through research and case study material in seminars, discussions and assigned project work. Business acumen within a local and global context, combined within the context of the hospitality sector, will assist in delivering a strong career foundation for senior hospitality management. Completing this course provides a pathway into ECU&#39;s Master of International Hospitality Management.

Move beyond service and into management with an understanding of the business side of hospitality. You’ll learn how to manage people, organisations, operations, marketing and more. Gain the confidence to become a decision maker. 

Graduate Certificate of Hospitality Management

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Managing People for Competitive Advantage

The effective management of human resources is becoming an increasingly vital concern in organisations, whether they are professional practices employing only a few staff, multinational corporations, public sector or not-for-profit organisations. The impact of globalisation, increased competition for talented employees, skills shortages and changing expectations of the employment relationship pose increasingly complex challenges for all organisations.A sound understanding of human resource principles and concepts and how to implement human resource policies and procedures is of importance to human resource specialists and line managers alike.Effective human resource management requires a thorough knowledge of, and skills in, various people management functions, together with the ability to meld these functions into a carefully planned, well-integrated program that will assist organisations to achieve their objectives.In this subject, you will examine current topics in human resource management and bridge theory and practice by examining issues from both strategic and operational perspectives. There is a focus on students’ understanding of the skills required to be an effective human resources specialist or people manager. Human resources matters in this subject are examined from the perspective of managers, human resources specialists and employees.

People, Work and Wellbeing

This course introduces students to the roles and functions of managers. The content includes an introduction to organisations and the need for and nature of management. It examines the evolution of management theory, organisational environments, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. The course also includes a detailed investigation of the four functions of management: planning and decision making, organising, leading and motivating, and controlling.

Explore management theory to understand why organisations need managers and how you can become a good one. Learn to think like a manager. Make confident and ethical decisions in the best interest of the business, its staff, and the broader community.

This subject extends and applies your understanding of self and others to the development of people and culture within an organisation. You will identify and analyse approaches to promoting organisational cohesion and a positive work environment. You will also propose initiatives to optimise organisational culture, team performance and employee satisfaction in a business context.

Developing People and Culture

The effective and efficient operation of business is human resource intensive. Strategies used to attract, motivate, manage and retain the right people are essential skills for all business managers for business success. This subject introduces you to how Human Resource practices including functions such as recruitment, training, performance management and teamwork. You will explore the legal framework incorporating fairness and respect, health and safety, and equity and diversity that underpin human resource practice, using business examples and applied activities.This subject also incorporates learning through practice by exposing you to authentic learning experiences. These experiences are placed at the centre of learning and assessment, for you to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to respond to industry, community and/or global needs. You will be introduced to:- a range of methods, tools, techniques and approaches to practice- principles and perspectives such as values, ethics, empathy and leadership in real world scenarios- reflection and deliberative thinking as a means of developing knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations- ways of understanding problems and developing solutions through active inquiry.

This subject introduces you to the theory and practice of competitively managing people in the workplace. Throughout your study you will be asked to place yourself in the position of a Talent Manager and to use your creativity and ingenuity in mapping out people management strategies that will help Transport and Logistics (T&amp;L) organisations maintain a competitive edge.More specifically, we explore the employment relationship and the importance of managing people individually and collectively within this relationship from their initial recruitment through to their retirement or termination. In working through this subject, it should become evident that effective people management is an important means of creating value, developing and creating a competitive advantage for T&amp;L organisations in the 21st Century. This subject is a contemporary approach focusing on the strategy and practice of Human Resource Management utilising case studies to understand the process of building and nurturing people to sustain competitive advantage.

This subject was previously titled ‘Managing People and the Employment Relationship’. The effective management of human resources is becoming an increasingly vital concern in organisations, whether they are professional practices employing only a few staff, multinational corporations, public sector or not-for-profit organisations. The impact of globalisation, increased competition for talented employees, skills shortages and changing expectations of the employment relationship pose increasingly complex challenges for all organisations. A sound understanding of human resource principles and concepts and how to implement human resource policies and procedures is of importance to human resource specialists and line managers alike.Effective human resource management requires a thorough knowledge of, and skills in, various people management functions, together with the ability to meld these functions into a carefully planned, well-integrated program that will assist organisations to achieve their objectives. In this subject, you will examine current topics in human resource management and bridge theory and practice by examining issues from both strategic and operational perspectives.There is a focus on students’ understanding of the skills required to be an effective human resources specialist or people manager. Human resources matters in this subject are examined from the perspective of managers, human resources specialists and employees

This subject explores foundational theories and concepts of human behaviour in organisational settings. Students will examine how individuals, groups, and organisational systems interact, as well as how these dynamics influence organisational effectiveness. The subject draws upon theories and concepts from a range of disciplinary perspectives to enhance students&#39; understanding of topics such as personality, values, motivation, diversity, teamwork, communication, leadership, power and influence, organisational design, organisational culture, and organisational change. A strong emphasis is placed on developing professional interpersonal communication and teamwork skills. Students will engage in collaborative activities and reflective practices to build their capacity for effective planning, communication, and teamwork. By the end of this subject, students will be equipped with the analytical tools and interpersonal competencies necessary to understand and integrate knowledge on how and why people act the way they do in an organisational setting and apply that knowledge to improve everyday approaches to managing people and organisations.

This subject encompasses human behaviour at the individual, project and organisational level, with particular focus on the requirements of project teams and diversity.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://www.curtin.edu.au/students/essentials/rights/academic-integrity/aip/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Reveal the mental, physical, emotional and social behaviours people engage in. Expose effectiveness of diverse people in project groups. Personalise attitudes and values and get emotional about mood. Uncover leadership and probe power and politics. 

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