Take an important role in community development. Get involved in social change, human rights, and sustainable development at a global or local level.

You’ll gain expertise in key community development theories, building your knowledge and skills in these main areas:

• critical consciousness and ethics of development
• community development project design and management
• participatory research and evaluation
• globalization and social movements
• leadership in community development
• impacts of Trump and Brexit on the governance of international organizations
• conflict resolution and peace-building.

You’ll develop valuable real-world experience. We offer on-site learning and deep engagement with communities and experts in the field. Our agreements with other universities and NGOs, such as the National University of Timor Leste (UNTL), provide benefits that include a study tour to East Timor.

This diploma is the second stage of three courses in our graduate program. Successful completion leads to our Master of International Community Development.

Graduates of this course work in many related areas, including international humanitarian work and development aid.

Career possibilities include:

• international and regional consultant in human rights, gender, poverty reduction, and project evaluation
• project manager with international, government and local organizations such as Australian Red Cross, Save the Children, Asylum Seekers Resource Centre
• leaders and advisers in government
• community development educator and trainer
• journalist
• activist
• academic and researcher.