Dispute Resolution

The Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution, a first in Australia, centers around the wide selection of non-adversarial dispute settlement processes. A detailed selection of subjects is available accommodating distinct streams like commerce, family, community and court-annexed programs. Dispute resolution at UTS is targeted on experiential learning between a combination of critical and reflective thinking paradigms with the application of theory in practical, work-based contexts. The mixture of experience-based formal and learning workshops by professional practitioners give students a hands on comprehension of the full array of dispute resolution processes out of discussion boards, throughout the interrelated processes, to decisional notion. Career options contain arbitrator, managers, negotiator and professionals in a wide range of areas like education and health, industrial and government associations.

• Applicants should have completed an UTS approved bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or filed other evidence of general and professional qualifications which demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies. Applicants that provide evidence of equivalent work experience may also be considered. The English competency requirement for international students or regional applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0
• Or TOEFL: newspaper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21
• Or AE5: Pass
• Or PTE: 58-64
• Or CAE: 176-184.