Graduate Certificate in Bulk Freight Systems Management

Course N06AA (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus: 2011 - Hawthorn
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Duration & Credit Points: 50 credit points taken over 6 months full time. This course is available as full or part time.

Coordinator

Associate Professor Sophia Everett.

Contact

Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs
Level 3, 442 Auburn Rd
Hawthorn
9810 3300
Email: mccp.enquiries@mccp.unimelb.edu.au

Course Overview:

Please note: this course is currently closed and MCCP is not accepting enrolments. The last intake into this course was Sem 1, 2010.

THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BULK FREIGHT SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT is concerned with how individual firms achieve market share, competitive advantage and value not only by producing at best-practice standards but also by functioning effectively in integrated chain systems which link the producer with the consumer. This is a unique and purpose designed program for managers at middle and senior levels engaged in the mining sector, rail and road operators, port and terminal operators, shipping companies and other third party service providers engaged in the production, transport and export of bulk freights such as coal, iron ore, grain and sugar. It is designed to impress on managers, operators and policy-makers the exceptional need to address the issue not just of running efficient operations within individual firms but of integrating firms in effective supply chains, in integrated operations across complex networks.

This degree focusses on the rapidly changing nature of freight markets and particular skills and management techniques to achieve commercial success in this industry.

This course is part of a suite of courses. The suite is made up of Graduate Certificates in Integrated Freight Systems Management, Bulk Freight Systems Management and Urban Freight Systems Management articulates. These articulate into the Graduate Diploma of Integrated Freight Systems Management. On successful completion, students can then articulate into the Master of Integrated Freight Systems Management.

Objectives: This course seeks to provide managers and specialists in the bulk freight sector with the background and analytical skills necessary to manage complex systems. In particular it seeks to provide new ways of thinking, key concepts and appropriate frameworks for understanding complex freight systems and integrated value drivenchains and supply chains in the context of Australia's key bulk exports.

Course Structure & Available Subjects: To satisfy the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Bulk Freight Systems Management students must successfully complete 3 subjects, (16.7 credit points each) for a total of 50 points.
Subject Options:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
16.66
Semester 1, Semester 2
16.66
Semester 1, Semester 2
16.66
Entry Requirements: An undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification and at least two years relevant documented professional work experience.

Applicants may also gain entry through recognised professional experience

Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Further Study: Students can articulate into the Graduate Diploma of Integrated Freight Systems Management. On successful completion, students can then articulate into the Master of Integrated Freight Systems Management.
Graduate Attributes: • Respect for truth, intellectual integrity and ethical behaviour,
• Intellectual curiosity and creativity,
• Willingness and ability to use their skills and knowledge for constructive public purposes, and
• An appreciation of the world outside their national, linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Professional Accreditation: NA
Generic Skills: Please refer to the subjects offered in this course.
Links to further information: www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au

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