Graduate Certificate in Domestic & Gender-Based Violence Research and Practice

Gender-based violence, including domestic and family violence, is a major public health and human rights issue and is highly prevalent both nationally and globally. Preventing and intervening in gender-based violence, and researching and evaluating ways of doing so, are important policy priorities for governments both in Australia and internationally.

The Graduate Certificate in Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Research and Practice explores up-to-date evidence, knowledge and practice related to domestic and gender-based prevention, intervention, research and evaluation.

Course aims

• Provide students with advanced knowledge of theory, policy and research that informs global and national responses to domestic and gender-based violence
• Develop students’ research skills in collecting data and conducting research and evaluation with women who have experienced violence, including measuring the prevalence, nature and extent of women's experiences of violence, and evaluating prevention and response programs to inform evidence-based practice and support funding applications.
• Develop students’ practice skills in risk assessment, perpetrator intervention, working with victim/survivors including children and young people and strengthening the mother-child relationship.

Who is this course for?

This course has been designed for social workers, community service workers and health professionals at various stages of their careers, including recent graduates, established practitioners and those seeking to advance their career, move into a new field of professional practice or design and implement research projects within their current roles.

This course is also relevant to professionals working in research, policy, government, technical advisory or consultancy roles wishing to extend their knowledge in domestic and gender-based violence research and practice.

Why study the Graduate Certificate in Domestic & Gender-Based Violence Research and Practice over another Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence?

This graduate certificate emphasises researching family and domestic violence prevention and response, including program monitoring, evaluation and improving agency data collection and use.

While standard graduate certificates in domestic violence focus on practice and service delivery, this graduate certificate also strengthens these areas and meets the mandatory minimum requirements for specialist family violence practitioners in Victoria and Australia.

Unique advantage

This graduate certificate equips you with research and data skills that enhance service delivery at both the practitioner and organisational levels, making you highly sought after by employment agencies.

English language requirements

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:

• English language test score requirements

• If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores* below:

  IELTS

  6.5

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  with no band less than 6.0

  TOEFL

  79+

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  with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13

  PEARSON

  64+

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  with no communicative skill below 60

  CAMBRIDGE

  176+

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  with no skill less than 169

  *Accepted tests: IELTS (Academic English Only); TOEFL Internet-based test; Pearson Test of English Academic; Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE). If a test displays N/A, it means it is not accepted for this course.

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