Undergraduate international course guide - Edith Cowan University

“My course has benefited me
personally and academically.”
My course gave me the chance to enhance my
ability to interact and communicate with others, and
also become a better listener. Overcoming these
challenges, combined with the skills I’ve gained
throughout my degree, will no doubt provide me with
the best possible knowledge and skills to support and
advise children and their families.
Talia Womack
Ecu Social Science student
CSV1103 Interpersonal and Helping Skills 15
YWK1220 Youth Issues 15
yEAR 1 SEMESTER TWO
CHN1102 Ecology of Children and Families 2 15
CSV1102 Introduction to Social Analysis 15
CSV3203 Working with Groups 15
yEAR 2 SEMESTER ONE
CHN3203 Child Rearing 15
CSV3109 Vulnerable People and Communities 15
SWK2111 Aboriginal Histories of the Present 15
CSV3101 Social Policy 15
yEAR 2 SEMESTER TWO
CSV3108 Culture, Equity and Diversity 15
CSV3115 Leadership and Management in Community
Services 15
CSV3116 Ethics in Human Services 15
yEAR 3 SEMESTER ONE
SWK3110 Organisational Contexts 15
SWK3111 Social Work Theory and Practice 1:
Professional Helping 15
SWK3120 Mental Health: An Addictions Focus 15
yEAR 3 SEMESTER TWO
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, Child and Family Support Worker, Child
Protection Worker.
social science
campus: Joondalup
Provides 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, challenge the student to consider viewing and
solving societal issues from a number of perspectives. The major
prepares the student to work in a leadership position in all areas
of the community services sector.
Additional Major Information
In addition to the 180 credit points (12 units), to ensure the
student is workplace ready, a 400 hour Professional Placement
unit worth 30 credit points, in the community and social science
field can be undertaken along with a minor in their area of
interest. If the Professional Placement unit is not undertaken,
the student can select another major from the university that will
support their graduate employability goals.
The Social Science Major consists of 12 units / 180 credit points.
yEAR 1 SEMESTER ONE Credit Points
CSV1101 Introduction to Community Work 15
CSV1103 Interpersonal and Helping Skills 15
yEAR 1 SEMESTER TWO
CSV1102 Introduction to Social Analysis 15
CSV3203 Working with Groups 15
yEAR 2 SEMESTER ONE
CSV3105 Gender Issues: Terms and Debates 15
CSV3109 Vulnerable People and Communities 15
yEAR 2 SEMESTER TWO
CSV3108 Culture, Equity and Diversity 15
CSV3116 Ethics in Human Services 15
yEAR 3 SEMESTER ONE
CSV3101 Social Policy 15
CSV3111 Community Development 15
yEAR 3 SEMESTER TWO
CSV3114 Social Research and Program Evaluation 15
CSV3115 Leadership and Management in
Community Services 15
yEAR 3 FULL YEAR
The Professional Placement can only be undertaken with a
Minor / Elective program of study
CSV3113 Professional Placement 30
careers: Community Centre Coordinator, Community Project
Officer, Social Program Evaluator, Family Welfare Officer.
youth Work
campus: Joondalup
Equips students with the knowledge and skills in working with
youth and communities as practitioners, policy makers and
managers in a variety of contexts. This is a specialised major
which adopts the frameworks of human rights and social
inclusion. The major teaches graduates, through a combination
of skill development, applied theory and field-based practical
experience to assist young people, especially young people at risk,
in their social, personal and cultural development, to participate
more fully and equitably in the context of their community.
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