Bachelor of Community and Human Services

This degree will give you the community and human services skills, knowledge and capacity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and diverse communities. Through a social science and human rights lens, you'll study how communities work, develop and change over time. You'll explore concepts of social change, gender equality, cultural diversity, sustainability, child development, and policy development.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Joondalup

Full-time - 3 years

Part-time - 5.9 years

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Online

Full-time - 3 years

Part-time - 6 years

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Subjects

  • Introduction to Community and Human Services.
  • Children and Families.
  • Interpersonal and Helping Skills.
  • Youth Issues.
  • Community Development.
  • Working with Groups.
  • Introduction to Australian Society.
  • Culture, Equity and Diversity.
  • Working with Vulnerable and Marginalised Communities.
  • Decolonising Perspectives: Understanding Self and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
  • Social Work and Mental Health.
  • Community and Human Services Placement 1.
  • Designing Support Programs.
  • Case Management and Ethics.
  • Community and Human Services Placement 2.
  • Service and Program Evaluation.
  • Addiction Studies: Fundamental Concepts.
  • Healthy Ageing.
  • Cross-Cultural Knowledge and Global Citizenship.
  • Social Inclusion and People with Intellectual Disabilities.
  • Theory and Practice for Child Protection.
  • Community Health and Well-being.
  • Human Rights and Social Justice.
  • Gender, Families and Professional Practice.
  • Organisational Contexts.
  • Social Policy.
  • Principles of Youth Work.
  • Theories of Youth.
  • Inclusive Youth Work Practice

Entry requirements

  • All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following: AQF Cert IV..
  • Undergraduate Certificate..
  • University Preparation Course.
  • Indigenous University Orientation Course.
  • Experience Based Entry Scheme.*