M E M B E R

Business School

The Centre for Social Impact (WA)

Thought leader in social investment and sustainable communities
Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
Gain an understanding of social investment and innovation Timetable
with a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact. 2011
Delivered in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact, this
MGMT8516 Social Impact: Entrepreneurs
certificate degree focuses on building the professional capacity
and Social Innovation
of social managers and entrepreneurs of the future, across
the corporate, government and third (not-for-profit) sectors. Teaching dates: 18, 19 March, 1, 2 and 8 April, 2011
You will graduate with the critical leadership skills to manage (9.00am – 5.00pm)
organisations leading social innovation and creating social
value. All courses are available as electives for students in the MGMT8615 Demonstrating Social Impact
Master of Business Administration. (Selected Topics in Management)
Teaching dates: 20, 21 and 27 May, 3 and 4 June, 2011
Course Structure
(9.00am – 5.00pm)
The Graduate Certificate is designed to be completed in a
minimum of one year and a maximum of two years. The course
consists of units to the total value of 24 points. Students must MGMT8518 Social Investment and Philanthropy
complete the introductory course and three additional courses, Teaching dates: Trimester 3, 2011 (Dates TBA)
two or three from the Graduate Certificate suite, with the option
to select a final unit from the existing UWABS MBA program.
Admission requirements
Unit options Domestic students
MGMT8516 Social Impact: Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation
1. A bachelor’s degree of this University, or equivalent as
(Core unit). This course examines the accelerating economic
recognised by the Faculty, and at least five years’ relevant
relationship between government, business and the third sector
work experience, or
to deliver social and environmental value in communities and
the way in which this drives social innovation. 2. At least eight years relevant experience. 

MGMT8615 Demonstrating Social Impact (Selected Topics All UWA coursework programs: English Language
in Management). Provides an overview and introduction to Competence.
evaluation and social impact assessment, the underpinning
Course enquiries
principles of evaluation and social impact assessment and
examines some of the key social impact measurement Postgraduate Programs
approaches increasingly used by leading Third sector UWA Business School
organisations in Australia and internationally, including Logic The University of Western Australia
Models such as LogFrame; Social Return on Investment M404, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth
(SROI); and Social Accounting and Audit (SAA). Western Australia 6009
MGMT8518 Social Investment and Philanthropy (Essential unit). Tel +61 8 6488 3980
Examines the major changes reshaping the role of philanthropy Fax +61 8 6488 1072
internationally and in the Australian context: global economic Email postgrads-business@uwa.edu.au
realignments, the privatisation of community services; new
patterns of wealth distribution and of inter-generational
Cricos Provider Code: 00126G
wealth transfer; greater expectations of the role of corporate
citizenship and of corporate philanthropy.

MGMT8517 Leadership for Social Impact (Essential unit).

Provides students with an introduction to the challenges
and opportunities of leading organisations with the purpose
of improving social outcomes. This unit examines current
challenges in achieving social benefit, leadership in the
social economy, leadership focused on identifying adaptive
challenges, new forms of organising and collective intelligence,
and new governance systems and demands.

MGMT 8506 Ethical Dimensions of Organisational Management

and Leadership is offered every semester and can be taken as
the fourth course.
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