Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Organisation and Leadership for Social Change (GDOLS) aims to help you navigate the complex social ecosystem and harness synergies across sectors to drive social transformation. On completing the programme, you will have the knowledge and skills to level up management practice in your organisation and have a deep appreciation of the social ecosystem necessary to drive positive transformation in our communities.
Unique Features of the Programme
- Interact and receive latest updates from industry practitioners and experts from the public, private and people sectors
- Learn to apply management skills and organisation theory to solve problems in the social sector
- Practical applications from the extensive use of local case studies
- Be part of the learning community to keep abreast of the latest developments, exchange best practices and advance next practice
Career Prospects
Graduates from the Graduate Diploma in Organisation & Leadership for Social Change (GDOLS) programme will have specialised knowledge of the social sector in Singapore and be able to apply their knowledge and skills in sectors including, public service, charity and IPCs, social enterprises and commercial sectors.
The GDOLS programme will also empower students who are already in leadership roles to add value to their existing work through continuous learning and networking.
Programme Structure
The curriculum for this programme comprises a total of 30 credit units of courses.
You may choose from two registration options for the Graduate Diploma in Organisation & Leadership for Social Change (GDOLS) programme. The first option is by direct admission into the graduate diploma.
The second option is by the Continuing Education and Training (CET) pathway through one of the two graduate certificate programmes - Graduate Certificate in Leading Social Transformation (GCLST) or Graduate Certificate in Organisation & Leadership for Non-profits (GCOLN).
Registration by the second option will be via the SUSS Academy. For GCOLN, you may register for each of the three courses individually. For GCLST, you will have to register for all 3 courses due to the assessment strategy. On successful course(s) completion, you will earn course credits that you may use when applying for admission to either GDOLS or other SUSS graduate programmes - subject to meeting the programme requirements.
Students in the Master of Management programme may opt for Graduate Diploma in Organisation & Leadership as their specialisation.
To graduate with the GDOLS, students are required to complete all courses under GCOLN and GCLST and earn a minimum CGPA of 2.5. All courses are 5 cu unless stated otherwise.
Curriculum
Admission Requirements
Refer to general admission criteria for graduate programmes.
This programme is currently unable to take in international students, i.e., you must be a Singapore citizen, permanent resident or a resident in Singapore (e.g., Employment Pass holder) in order to apply for admission.
Financial Assistance
The programme fees before subsidy and GST is estimated at $15,840 for Singaporeans and Permanent Resident. University offers course fee concession for selected graduate programmes. Please click here for fee updates and more details.
The following courses are eligible for SkillsFuture Funding (SSG Funding)
- NPM520, NPM522 and NPM524.
Do note that you will need to have 75% attendance, submit all assignment/assessment and pass the course for courses that are funded by SSG.
CCMDA Funding
If you are currently working in the community care sector, you may be eligible for the CCMDA funding. 90%of the course fees will be funded by CCMDA, the remaining 10% will be co-funded by your hiring organization.
For more details, please visit AIC website or contact the CCMDA Secretariat at 6632 1144 or email [email protected].