Postgraduate Diploma of Social Impact Assessment
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Overview
The Postgraduate Diploma in Social Impact Assessment offers a specialist qualification in Social Impact Assessment. The program focuses on skills development, research training and relevant theoretical engagement.
Key features
- The Postgraduate Diploma in Social Impact Assessment was developed as the first Australian qualification in Social Impact Assessment, a field that has wide professional applications and in which Macquarie University has a significant national standing.
- The structure of the program allows students to establish a deep understanding of professional practice, legal requirements, methodological choices and theoretical issues in Social Impact Assessment in multiple contexts, and to undertake a small-scale research project in a relevant topic area that demonstrates their capacity for professional practice or higher degree research in the field of Social Impact Assessment.
Minimum course duration
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Location
North Ryde
UAC Code
865868 - On-campus
865870 - Distance
Suitable for
Practitioners from a range of disciplinary orientations involved in work requiring an understanding of the methods and implications of social impact assessment including planning, government, community and industry interests in urban planning, community, infrastructure and resource development, and organisational development.
Course fee
AUD $16,272 p.a. 
Student amenities fee
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Entry requirements
Bachelor degree in a relevant field of social or environmental studies and/or relevant work experience.
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
No work experience required
Notes:
This course is also offered at the postgraduate certificate level. Students in the postgraduate certificate take fewer units than students in the postgraduate diploma though the units are the same.
What you will study
| General requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above | 24 |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Specific requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this diploma
| 800 level or above | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | HGEO802 | Social Impact Assessment and Cross Cultural Negotiation | 4 | ||
| Required | HGEO810 | Human Geography Research A | 4 | ||
| Required | HGEO812 | Urban Social Impact Assessment | 4 | ||
| Required | 12cp from | ANTH801 | Methodology in Local and Community Studies | ||
| ANTH808 | Urban Anthropology: Multiculture City | ||||
| ANTH821 | Indigenous Interests and Identities | ||||
| ENV808 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science for Postgraduates | ||||
| GSE831 | International Agreements and the Environment | ||||
| GSE845 | Environmental Impact Assessment | ||||
| HGEO803 | Cultural Issues in Wildlife Management | ||||
| HGEO806 | Thinking Geographically | ||||
| HGEO807 | Research Methods in Human Geography | ||||
| HGEO808 | Heritage and its Management | ||||
| HGEO809 | Globalisation and Sustainable Development | ||||
| HGEO811 | Human Geography Research B | 12 | |||
| Total credit points required to satisfy this diploma | 24 | ||||
Notes
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Profiles
Our Expertise
Professor Richie Howitt
Richie Howitt is a Professor in Human Geography in the Department of Environment and Geography. In addition to his teaching at university, his career as a geographer includes work in the fields of human rights, Indigenous rights, environmental justice, sustainability and social theory. He has undertaken major social impact studies for various Aboriginal groups, and contributed to native title and mining negotiations in several areas.
