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Graduate Certificate in LGBTQIA+ Policy Online
Course highlights
- Learn to evaluate and reform policy through an LGBTQIA+ equity lens
- Build skills to design inclusive policy and initiatives across sectors
- Develop leadership capabilities to drive systemic change
- Gain expertise in gender advocacy, engagement, and communication
- Apply intersectional and practice-based approaches to policy development
- Study online with flexible, supported and accelerated learning
Overview
Champion inclusion for LGBTQIA+ communities. With an online Graduate Certificate in LGBTQIA+ Policy from the University of Canberra, you’ll gain the specialised knowledge and practical tools to evaluate policy, influence reform, and advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights across sectors. Designed for change-makers, this pioneering course empowers you to influence reform, protect hard-won rights, and create a more inclusive future across sectors and communities.
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4 units | 7 weeks each- 8 months* part-time
- Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct
- $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.
4 units | 7 weeks each
8 months* part-time
Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct
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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 LGBTQIA+ equity in complex environments
Examine the complex environments, theories and/or concepts related to LGBQTIA+ 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 and equitable 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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