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CM64 - Master of Workplace Wellbeing

Overview

Course Overview

In this course you will learn to apply systems thinking to better understand, identify and evaluate the drivers of systems and behavioural change across diverse occupational contexts. The course will give you the skills to identify and anticipate psychosocial hazards in the workplace and to critically evaluate and implement occupational health, mental health and resilience interventions to initiate, motivate, and sustain workplace wellness. In the final year of this course you will design, implement and evaluate a research project in the context of workplace wellbeing.

The Master of Workplace Wellbeing is offered as online learning and is available on a full-time or part-time enrolment basis. The course is a nested program that incorporates the Graduate Certificate in Workplace Wellbeing and the Graduate Diploma of Workplace Wellbeing.

Career Information

It is expected that graduates of workplace wellbeing from CQUniversity will have access to a range of career options.

Graduates will be equipped to develop and implement positive workplace interventions aimed at evaluating, promoting, maintaining and improving the mental health and wellbeing of the organisations in which they apply these techniques including:

Occupational Health and Safety
Human Resource Management
Business Management
Clinical Settings
Teaching and Education
Health Care Settings
Leadership roles

Course Details
Duration 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Credit Points that Must be Earned 72
Number of Units Required CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24).
Expected Hours of Study One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term.
Course Type Postgraduate Award
Qualification (post nominal) MWorkWellbeing
AQF Level Level 9: Masters Degree (Coursework)

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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Domestic Availability

Term 1 - 2025

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International Availability

Term 1 - 2025

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What do I need to start?
Entry Requirements

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold: ·      

·         A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree, or higher equivalent qualification; or

·         A completed AQF Diploma with three years relevant employment experience*, or

·         Five years relevant employment experience*

* Relevant employment experience can include employment within occupational health and safety, business management, human resource management, health care, teaching and education, coaching, social work, counselling, community services. Applicants with prior leadership experience will be looked upon favourably.

Employment experience must be shown in a letter of employment which is presented on a company letterhead as well as signed and dated by a delegated authority. The letter must contain your full name, position title, duties performed and length of service.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.

Applicants are required to provide documentation confirming completion of:

  • A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
  • An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV qualification, or
  • An AQF Diploma level qualification, or
  • Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:

  • An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Requires 75 or better overall and no score less than 17; or
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
  • An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.

Each student will be assessed individually.

 

Assumed Knowledge

N/A

Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Fees and Charges
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards CM65 - Graduate Diploma of Workplace Wellbeing CM66 - Graduate Certificate in Workplace Wellbeing
Exit Awards CM65 - Graduate Diploma of Workplace Wellbeing CM66 - Graduate Certificate in Workplace Wellbeing
Accreditation
  • Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

Not applicable

Predicted Enrolments

Year Number of Students
First Year 40
Second year 60
Third Year 75
Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Master of Workplace Wellbeing Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and evaluate occupational health, wellbeing and resilience interventions for use in the workplace within a culturally sensitive, ethical, and inclusive framework.
  • 2. Demonstrate effective consultation and communication processes in ways that make appropriate use of managerial and industrial frameworks and acknowledge the psychosocial context of the workplace.
  • 3. Evaluate and reflect on your role as a professional in the promotion of workplace wellbeing.
  • 4. Demonstrate effective skills in implementing and evaluating positive behaviour change and interventions in the workplace.
  • 5. Design, conduct and evaluate a workplace wellbeing research project.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice
2. KNOWLEDGE Have an understanding of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning
3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship
4. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice
5. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level
6. SKILLS Have communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
7. SKILLS Have technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use high level personal autonomy and accountability
10 APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Communicate, interact and collaborate with others effectively in culturally or linguistically diverse contexts in a culturally respectful manner
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