Diploma of Human Services [Exit point only]

Overview

This course aims to provide graduates with a foundation in the human service disciplines, with introductory skills to become workers in rural, regional and urban Australia with knowledge and skills to facilitate their successful and effective engagement in the human services industry. The online nature of the program offers flexible study options making it accessible to students wanting to enter the field or currently working in the field seeking a qualification.

Admission and Credit

Minimum ATAR required55

Admission

Entry Requirement

Language requirements

Standard

Structure

Essential set 64 Credit Points

The essential subject set consists of subjects that meet the specific depth of knowledge and skills requirements for the disciplinary or professional area of study in a course.

Core subjects32 Credit Points

Restricted electives32 Credit Points

Select four (4) subjects from the following:

Ageing and Professional Practice

Research Methods

Child Abuse and Child Protection

Human Rights and Law for the Human Services

Power, Oppression, Violence and Trauma

Welfare Practice with Children, Young People and their Carers

Professional Development

Indigenous Australian Health

Indigenous Australian Cultures and Knowledge Systems

Contemporary Indigenous Australian Realities

Young People and Crime

Contemporary Issues in Community Development

Child and Adolescent Psychology

First Nations Australians and Psychology: An Introduction

Health Psychology

Psychology of Ageing

Psychology of Stress and Trauma

Social Inequality

Gender, Family and Society

Community Analysis

International Social Development

Facilitating Positive Behaviours

Social Dimensions of Disability

Developing Cross Cultural Competencies

Introduction to Addiction Studies

Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health

Working alongside children and young people in Indigenous Australian communities

Grief, Loss and Change

Case Management

Working in Child Protection

Addiction - clinical practice in human services

Disaster Recovery: A Human Services Perspective

Indigenous Australian Practice for Human Service Workers

Enrolment Pattern

Related courses

Exit Award