2017 Postgraduate Courses
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Graduate Diploma in Business Coaching | 2017

Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Diploma in Business Coaching

Abbreviation:

GDipBusCoach

UOW Course Code:

1638

CRICOS Code:

N/A

Total Credit Points:

48

Duration:

2 years part-time

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Business

Intake Session(s):

Trimester 1

Delivery Mode:

On-campus (Face-to-face)

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong, Sydney

Additional Information:

Course Finder

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Business Coaching has been designed to offer a shorter program than the Masters degree for those wishing to complete a postgraduate qualification in business coaching. This degree is suitable for: internal business coaches working within companies, those working as individual or executive coaches who wish to strengthen their business understanding, consultants or counsellors who wish to develop their coaching skills, people undertaking a change of career, and managers who wish to develop coaching skills as part of their management approach. 

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the Graduate Diploma in Business Coaching will be able to:

  1. Analyse contemporary coaching-related theory and research and effectively translate knowledge into interpersonal processes and practices that support high quality coaching relationships.
  2. Critically evaluate the suitability of different measurement approaches in coaching contexts and utilise them to rigorously evaluate, and communicate, the impact of coaching services.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to manage the quality of your coaching practice via the analysis of self-assessment, self-reflection, service evaluation and/or feedback data collected.
  4. Formulate ethical responses to challenges encountered within the coaching process, such as dealing with client mental health issues, using an array of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. 

Course Structure

Candidates are required to complete eight (8) core subjects (48 credit points).

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
MGNT863 Introduction to Business Coaching 6 Trimester 1
MGNT864 Applied Coaching Skills 6 Annual
MGNT865 Applied Coaching Psychology 6 Trimester 2
MGNT965 Advanced Coaching Skills 6 Trimester 3
MGNT966 Coaching for Strategy 6 Trimester 1
MGNT967 Coaching for Innovation and Change 6 Trimester 2
MGNT988 Cross-Cultural Coaching 6 Trimester 3
MGNT989 Team Coaching 6 Annual

PLEASE NOTE: Not all subjects are offered at all locations, and subject and session offerings may change prior to the commencement of session. Students are advised to check the latest information available on the Subject Database by clicking the subject codes above.

Credit Arrangements

Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's articulation arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.

Other Information 

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Website: http://www.uow.edu.au/business
Email: business-enquiries@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 27 August, 2018