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Graduate Certificate in Gender Policy Online

Course highlights

  • Learn to evaluate and reform policy through a gender equity lens
  • Build skills to design gender inclusive policy and initiatives across sectors
  • Develop leadership capabilities to drive systemic change
  • Gain expertise in gender advocacy, engagement and communication
  • Apply intersectional and rights-based approaches to gender and development policy
  • Study online with flexible, supported and accelerated learning

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Overview

Turn advocacy into action for gender equality. With an online Graduate Certificate in Gender Policy from the University of Canberra, you'll gain the specialised knowledge and practical tools to evaluate policy, influence reform, and advocate for gender justice across sectors. Designed for change-makers, this pioneering course empowers you to drive inclusive policies and create lasting impact in your organisation or community.  

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QUICK FACTS

  • icon-online-study 4 units | 7 weeks each
  • icon-online-study 8 months* part-time
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  • icon-online-study$3,525 per unit^, FEE-HELP available
  • *Dependent on individual study path and unit availability. Please speak to a Student Adviser for more information. ^2025 indicative fees are listed here. Find out more on our Fees page.

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The University of Canberra is an ambitious university for ambitious people.

Our practical, supported and accelerated online courses are designed to deliver outcomes that create real impact and inspire real change in the world around us. UC postgraduate courses are not only delivered online – they are career-relevant and designed-for-demand so you can apply your learning faster.

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Learning​ ​outcomes

Understand the policy-making process

Analyse the complex issues surrounding the formation, implementation and evaluation of public policy as well as the institutional and organisational contexts shaping the policy making process.

Address gender equity in complex environments

Examine the complex environments, theories and/or concepts related to gender equity concerns and impacts, and evaluate the effectiveness of government policies, processes and/or communications addressing these issues.

Design inclusive initiatives that create impact

Design and inform programs and/or initiatives that are inclusive and/or address current equity disparities in a policy and advocacy context.

Communicate effectively for advocacy and inclusion

Develop effective communication strategies tailored to diverse communities and contexts (including First Nations, disability, class, race, gender, and crisis contexts), informed through the critical examination of community-led approaches to inclusive communication.

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