undergraduate

Human Services
Practicum: Yes
Contains two complementary streams: Social Science
and Social Work. These streams provide the student with
knowledge and skills in working with people across the
community services sector. This major has also been designed
to meet the ‘specified callings’ for potential employment in the
Department for Child Protection.
The major focuses on understanding the rights of people to
have access to professionals and services that provide support
to minimise harm in their everyday lives.
The Social Science stream focuses on child development and
youth issues, community work, helping and interpersonal skills,
cultural and gender dimensions, social policy, social research,
leadership, and management, and challenges the student to
consider viewing and solving societal issues from a number
of perspectives.
The Social Work stream focuses on social work theory and
practice and includes a field placement.
Prepares the student to work in a leadership position in all
areas of the community services sector and ensures they are
workplace ready.
Year 1 - Semester 1
Credit Points
CHN1101 Ecology of Children and Families 1 15
CSV1101 Introduction to Community Work 15
CSV1103 Interpersonal and Helping Skills 15
YWK1220 Youth Issues 15
Year 1 - Semester 2
CHN1102 Ecology of Children and Families 2 15
CSV1102 Introduction to Social Analysis 15
CSV3203 Working with Groups 15
Year 2 - Semester 1
CHN3203 Child Rearing 15
CSV3109 Vulnerable People and Communities 15
SWK2111 Aboriginal Histories of the Present 15
CSV3101 Social Policy 15
Year 2 - Semester 2
CSV3108 Culture, Equity and Diversity 15
CSV3115 Leadership and Management in Community
Services 15
CSV3116 Ethics in Human Services 15
Year 3 - Semester 1
SWK3110 Organisational Contexts 15
SWK3111 Social Work Theory and Practice 1:
Professional Helping 15
SWK3120 Mental Health: An Addictions Focus 15
Year 3 - Semester 2
CSV3114 Social Research and Program Evaluation 15
SWK3115 Field Placement 1 45
SWK3121 Social Work Theory and Practice 2:
A Focus on Theories 15
Careers
Family Welfare Officer, Parent and Early Intervention Program
Coordinator, Children and Family Services Coordinator,
Disability Services Worker, Child and Family Support Worker,
Child Protection Worker.
Social Science
Practicum: Yes
Designed to provide students with a grounding in working with
people and communities within a range of varied contexts.
The units cover areas of community work, interpersonal and
helping skills, cultural and gender dimensions, social policy,
social research, leadership, and management, and challenge the
student to consider viewing and solving societal issues from a
number of perspectives.
Prepares the student to work in a leadership position in all areas
of the community services sector.
In addition to the twelve prescribed Core Units, students can
complete the following Professional Placement Unit. This
unit can only be completed if the student does not intend to
undertake a double major.
Additional Major Information
Professional Placement Option:
To ensure they are workplace ready, eligible students can opt
to undertake a 400 hour professional placement unit in the
Community and Social Science Field.
Year 1 - Semester 1
Credit Points
CSV1101 Introduction to Community Work 15
CSV1103 Interpersonal and Helping Skills 15
Year 1 - Semester 2
CSV1102 Introduction to Social Analysis 15
CSV3203 Working with Groups 15
Year 2 - Semester 1
CSV3105 Gender Issues: Terms and Debates 15
CSV3109 Vulnerable People and Communities 15
Year 2 - Semester 2
CSV3108 Culture, Equity and Diversity 15
CSV3116 Ethics in Human Services 15
Year 3 - Semester 1
CSV3101 Social Policy 15
CSV3111 Community Development 15
Year 3 - Semester 2
CSV3114 Social Research and Program Evaluation 15
CSV3115 Leadership and Management in Community
Services 15
Year Three - Full Year
The Professional placement can only be undertaken with a
Minor / Elective program of study
CSV3113 Professional Placement 30
Careers
Child and Family Support Worker, Community Centre
Coordinator, Community Housing Project Officer, Social
Program Evaluator, Family Welfare Officer, Children and Family
Services Coordinator, Parenting Program Manager.
Psychology & social Science
81