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START DATE |
Enquire now |
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Online |
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DURATION |
6 wks |
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COMMITMENT |
Avg 12 hrs/wk |
Expand your inclusive practitioner toolkit by engaging deeply with the equity, social justice and social inclusion literature and exploring a range of useful activities and strategies.
This interactive microcredential will introduce you to the fundamentals of equity, human rights and social justice and their role in shaping the higher education space. You will reflect on student and staff experiences, your own values and practices, and explore practical solutions and strategies that you will be able to integrate into your professional and social practices.
During the course you will:
By the end of the course, you’ll understand barriers to diversity and be ready to design practical solutions with inclusion at their core.
This microcredential has been designed to:
This microcredential aligns with the 3 credit point subject, Practising Inclusion: Working and Teaching for Social Justice (010065) in the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. This microcredential may qualify for recognition of prior learning at this and other institutions.
A digital badge and certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the relevant assessment requirements and attainment of learning outcomes of the microcredential.
Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.
This microcredential is suitable for anyone with an interest in inclusive practice in higher education, including:
Full price: $1,363 (GST free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section under Additional course information.
Sponsored places for UTS staff
UTS is committed to supporting its staff to deliver quality teaching and learning experiences. The University provides sponsored places for UTS staff admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, as well as staff who wish to undertake this microcredential and potentially use its successful completion for credit on subsequent admission to the degree.
To apply for a sponsored place for UTS staff in this microcredential, please email FASSSFL@uts.edu.au. Limited sponsored places are available.
Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section under Additional course information.
Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.
COVID-19 response
UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.
This microcredential is structured into six modules delivered over six weeks. The course includes self-study materials, interactive and practice based activities, and facilitated online sessions. Modules 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are core modules whereas modules 3 offers a range of elective topics that you select based on your learning goals and workplace needs.
Module 1 – Contextualising Inclusion and Exclusion
This introductory module begins with an exploration of the question; ‘why does inclusion matter in higher education’. Examine the concepts of equity, human rights, and social justice and how they relate to the higher education context.
Module 2 – Framing Issues and Concepts
Delve deeper into concepts such as cultures, diversity and identity. Examine the impact our social identities have on the ways we teach, work, and interact with others.
Module 3 – Situating Experience and Identities
Explore experiences of groups historically marginalised and excluded from higher education in Australia. You will begin with the topic; ‘First Nations Peoples of Australia and higher education’ and then choose from a variety of topics such as:
Module 4 – Valuing and Practising Inclusion
Discover principles for greater and more sustainable inclusion that will guide changes in how you practise. In this module, you will delve deeper into topics that relate to your professional and social practices and adapt each of the principles introduced to make them relevant for your workplace.
Module 5 – Getting Ready for Change
Examine how to plan for change in your daily and professional life to create conditions for inclusion and social justice. Learn how to apply the knowledge, ideas and tools developed throughout the course to your professional and social practice.
Module 6 – Social Justice in Action
Engage in a practical workshop to discuss ideas and progress of Assessment Task 2. You will have an opportunity to seek feedback and comments as well as revisit topics of interest and reflect on learning outcomes.
Upon successful completion of this microcredential, participants should be able to:
Assessment task 1: Reflection (weight - 35%)
Assessment task 2: Report on an Inclusion Practice (weight - 65%)
Learners must pass all assessment tasks in this microcredential to pass the microcredential overall.
Discounts are available for this course as follows:
See below for how to obtain your discount code.
Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price.
How to obtain your discount code (group enrolments)
Please contact support@open.uts.edu.au with details of group enrolments, to obtain your discount code. Note that group enrolments will not be validated until the minimum number of criteria enrolments have been received.
How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff discount (UTS staff)
Please contact support@open.uts.edu.au in order to secure your enrolment and 10% staff discount code.
How to apply your discount code
Please contact FASSSFL@uts.edu.au if you have any questions about the course content, delivery or requirements.
If your query is in relation to enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au
UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
