Prerequisites
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any English.
This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.
Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0 or equivalent
Are you passionate about helping people? Would you like to be able to provide support and assistance to a range of individuals, families and communities that are experiencing family violence, poverty, homelessness, mental health or living with disability? In this degree, you'll learn the important skills and ethics needed for helping to improve the lives of others. You'll spend time in the industry, putting your skills into practice and experiencing real-life situations. This degree will prepare you for a career as a counsellor, in social research, youth justice, family and disability support, aged care, community engagement programs and more.
You'll learn the professional skills needed to succeed in the workplace, like communications and interpersonal skills and the theories behind your practices. Your subjects include 'social policy', 'social issues and personal values'and 'Australian indigenous societies'. You can also choose subjects from any other FedUni Arts degree, to learn a language, about public relations or politics.
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Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to community and human services
The sociological imagination
Behavioural studies
Elective choices
Criminal justice
Elective choices
Indigenous studies
Elective choices
Sociology
Elective choices
Semester 2
Interpersonal communication for professional practice
Theories and models for practice
Introduction to first nations perspectives
Behavioural studies
Elective choices
Criminal justice
Elective choices
Indigenous studies
Elective choices
Sociology
Elective choices
Year 2
Semester 1
Theories and practices of group work
Community practice approaches
Reflecting on work in the human services organisations
Field placement
Semester 2
Lifespan human development
Models of case management
Social policy and social change
Behavioural studies
Elective choices
Criminal justice
Elective choices
Indigenous studies
Elective choices
Sociology
Elective choices
Year 3
Semester 1
Critical practice approaches
Counselling for individuals and families
Health and wellbeing in diverse communities
Research methods in the social sciences
Semester 2
Applied ethics in contemporary societies
Field placement
Case coordinator
Child welfare worker
Family caseworker
Case worker
Community development officer
Family services worker
Case management officer
Case manager
Child protection worker
Community development worker
Family support worker
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
