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Master of Organisational Coaching
Course CodeFC052
Course TypePostgraduate
Credit Points Required48
CRICOS code055337J

Description

MOrgCoaching

The Organisational Coaching programs are designed to provide participants with an advanced, integrated understanding of professional, executive and workplace coaching and the wider range of organisational processes within which workplace coaching is embedded. These programs are a joint initiative of the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Business, and the School of Psychology in the Faculty of Science.

Course requirements

To be awarded the Master of Organisational Coaching, students must successfully complete a total of eight (8) units of study (48 credit points), comprising:

  • three (3) core coaching psychology units of study (18 credit points)
  • three (3) to five (5) elective work and organisational studies units of study (18 to 30 credit points)
  • Up to two (2) elective coaching psychology units of study (up to 12 credit points)

Coaching Psychology core units of study

Work and Organisational Studies (WOS) elective units of study

Coaching Psychology elective units of study

Please note:

(i) The unit of study marked with * will NOT be offered for 2008 enrolments.

(ii) For information on Coaching Psychology units, please refer to the Coaching Psychology website.

Guide to enrolment

Although not always necessary, students would normally complete all their required core units of study prior to commencing any elective units of study. However, providing that specified prerequisites/corequisites for the relevant elective units of study are met, a student may take one or more elective units of study in the first two semesters of study, and one or more core units of study in subsequent semesters of study.

Please note: Students must complete a minimum of three PSYC units of study and three WORK units of study. The two remaining units of study may be either PSYC and/or WORK electives. Eight units of study in total must be completed.

The following table shows an illustrative program of study for a student enrolled in the Master of Organisational Coachingon a full-time basis, completing the degree in one year (over two semesters).

Year / Semester
Unit of study 1
Unit of study 2
Unit of study 3
Unit of study 4
Total credit points
Year 1
Semester 1
WORK elective
WORK OR PSYC elective
24
Year 1
Semester 2
WORK elective
WORK elective
WORK OR PSYC elective
24

Please Note. The information listed in this program of study example is meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their degree in different sequences to that listed above. You are advised to plan their degree based upon your individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if you need any assistance in planning your progression in your degree.

Entry requirements

For entry into this degree, students must have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution with a major in Organisational Studies and /or a major in Psychology and at least three years of work experience in a relevant area such as general management, organisational psychology, general psychology or coaching OR have completed the Graduate Diploma in Organisational Coaching at a standard acceptable to the Faculty.

The advanced coaching units of study offered in these courses are very intensive, and the number of students is strictly limited on a session-by-session basis. The Faculty selects applicants in order of merit, based on: academic qualifications in human resource management and/or psychology; work experience in human resource management and/or applied psychology; current professional and career requirements; publications and reports in relevant fields; and availability to attend classes.

For details of the English language requirements for entry into this course, please refer to the section headed English Language Requirements under the Admissions page on this website.

Cost

For details of course fees information please see the Postgraduate coursework fees page on this website.

Duration of course

Full-time: A typical full-time student will undertake four units of study per semester, completing the eight units in two semesters (one year).

Part-time: Students undertake one or two units per semester, typically completing the program in two to four years.

Faculty resolutions 
 and handbook

For more detailed course information, requirements and resolutions for this course in 2008, students should refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook.

Students who commenced their course prior to 2008, should refer to the handbook of the year they commenced their course.

Available units of study

The following is a list of the WORK elective units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year.

For details of the current availability of non-Faculty of Economics and Business (PSYC) units of study, please refer to the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook

Elective units offered in this course