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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): External: 909315; Springfield campus: 929311.

CRICOS code (International applicants): 070616K

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Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Human Services is accredited with the (ACWA) for the following majors:

• Child and Family Studies

• Community Development and Indigenous Studies

• Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC)

• Health and Social Wellbeing.

Students who successfully complete these majors, including a minimum of 400 hours of professional placement (fieldwork) will be eligible to apply for ACWA accreditation.

ACWA is the primary professional organisation for workers across the community and welfare sectors including disability services.

Professional placement courses are not required in the Human Resource Management major and this major does not have (ACWA) accreditation.

Attendance recommendations - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC) major: Students aiming to become professional counsellors and/or join professional counselling associations after further postgraduate studies in accredited counselling programs, are strongly recommended to attend residential schools for all of the following courses: CDS1001 Human Relations and Communications , CDS1002 Counselling Skills , CDS3001 Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling , CDS3002 Counselling Theory and Practice and CDS3005 Counselling Theory and Practice 3 . CDS3004 Counselling Theory and Practice 2 has a mandatory residential school. Students who attend residential schools will receive certification of attendance.

Attendance requirements - Child and Family Studies; Community Development and Indigenous Studies; Health and Social Wellbeing; Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC): Students undertaking all ACWA accredited majors must attend the three-day residential school included in HSW2120 Human Services Case Management . This is an (ACWA) accreditation requirement.

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Program aims

This program aims to provide an enhanced understanding of the basic issues, principles and human services paradigms in the social and community sector together with skills and theoretical frameworks for people interested in becoming human services professionals in the community and non-government sector. Particular major and minor studies will focus on competencies required for employment in these roles. The program affords the opportunity to engage in specialised study of marginalised groups.

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Program objectives

On completion of this program students should be able to:

• apply knowledge and professional skills in human services surrounding the key issues appropriate to working in the community and government sectors

• comprehend broad and coherent knowledge of professional and contextual issues in human services, counselling, child and family studies, human resources management, indigenous studies and community development, according to major/s undertaken

• communicate in a variety of different forms including written, oral and digital contexts to a diverse audience

• function as a team member and work autonomously according to practice requirements

• examine theoretical knowledge of human services based on social justice and human rights in the Australian and global context

• evaluate theoretical knowledge of environmental, economic and social contexts including knowledge of issues of indigeneity, diversity management, equity and justice.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• The specified minimum entry requirement as determined by Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), or equivalent qualification.^

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also address the following:

• expectations: English.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Requirements for professional experience placements

Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) accreditation is only applicable to students who complete a minimum of 400 hours of professional placement in the nominated majors of the Bachelor of Human Services. Students are offered 210 hours per placement in order to provide a buffer against unexpected variations in attendance. To be eligible to apply for ACWA accreditation, students are required to successfully complete HSW2299 Professional Placement A (210 hours) and HSW3399 Professional Placement B (210 hours).

Applicants must be willing to undertake and submit the requirements of the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland for practical placement. Please refer to the relevant for Bachelor of Human Services Students.

Students may be required to demonstrate immunisation status depending upon the nature of service delivery and the conditions assigned by the host human services agency.

Mandatory Documents required prior to commencing ANY clinical placements in the program:

• Blue Card or Working with Children Check

• Australian Police Certificate

• Resume

• UniSQ Student Declaration

• UniSQ Placement Request Form

Students completing the Human Resource Management major are not required to undertake a clinical placement.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program completion requirements

Students will be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Human Services following satisfactory completion of all theoretical and fieldwork components (if required). Some courses have compulsory attendance requirements and to satisfy the placement courses students must participate in the required hours of placement offered at off-campus venues and satisfactorily demonstrate the learning objectives of the course.

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Program structure

The program comprises 24 units including 8 core courses/units and one of the following combinations:

• one 8-unit Human Services major, one 4-unit minor and 4 electives or

• one 8-unit Human Services major and two 4-unit minors or

• one 8-unit Human Services major and 8 electives or

• one 8-unit Human Services major and one other major. ^*

At least four courses in the program must be at Level 3.

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

All majors other than Human Resource Management

Core Courses for Human Resource Management major

ACWA Accreditation is not available in the Human Resource Management (HRM) major. Students who wish to undertake the HRM major and have ACWA accreditation, should seek to undertake the HRM major as their second major (i.e. should complete the core courses for all majors other than HRM instead of the courses listed below).

Specific majors

In this section:

• Child and Family Studies major (8 units)
• BHSC - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) major (8 units)
• Community Development and Indigenous Studies major (8 units)
• Health and Social Wellbeing major (8 units)
• Human Resource Management major (8 units)
• Approved courses

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Child and Family Studies major (8 units)

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BHSC - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) major (8 units)

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Community Development and Indigenous Studies major (8 units)

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Health and Social Wellbeing major (8 units)

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Human Resource Management major (8 units)

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Approved courses

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Minor Studies

Minor studies are designed to enable students to widen their knowledge and perspectives, or to complement their choice of major. Courses must be taken over two levels and should be in the same discipline or recognised multi-disciplinary area. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

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IT requirements

Students should visit the UniSQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.

Students will need internet access to retrieve course materials, undertake assessment and participate in course online activities.

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Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .

Certain courses within some of the majors involve residential schools:

• Core Courses: all majors other than Human Resource Management include a mandatory residential school in HSW2120 Human Services Case Management .

• Child and Family Studies - Recommended ^* residential school for CDS3001 Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling

• Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC) major - Mandatory residential school for CDS3004 Counselling Theory and Practice 2 . Highly Recommended residential school for CDS1002 Counselling Skills , Recommended ^* residential school for CDS1001 Human Relations and Communications , CDS3001 Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling , CDS3002 Counselling Theory and Practice and CDS3005 Counselling Theory and Practice 3

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Articulation

The Diploma of Human Services and Development will articulate into the Bachelor of Human Services program provided students have completed the following eight courses: CDS1000 Community Welfare and Development , HSW1110 Mental Health and Wellbeing , HSW2120 Human Services Case Management , four courses selected from the Bachelor of Human services core or any major and one elective.

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Exit points

Students who have successfully completed CDS1000 Community Welfare and Development , HSW1110 Mental Health and Wellbeing , HSW2120 Human Services Case Management , plus five courses selected from the Bachelor of Human services core or any major may exit with the Diploma of Human Services and Development .

Students who have successfully completed the first 16 units of the Bachelor of Human Services in accordance with the recommended enrolment pattern (completed 6 specified core units, at least 4 courses from within one BHMS major and 6 courses allowed within the BHMS structure) may exit with the .

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Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Child and Family Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Child and Family Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC) major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC) major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Community Development & Indigenous Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Community Development & Indigenous Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Health and Social Wellbeing major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Health and Social Wellbeing major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Human Resource Management major (8 units) - commencing Semester 1
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Human Resource Management major (8 units) - commencing Semester 2

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Child and Family Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Child and Family Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC) major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) (BHSC) major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Community Development & Indigenous Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Community Development & Indigenous Studies major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Health and Social Wellbeing major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 1

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Health and Social Wellbeing major (8 units) - commencing in Semester 2

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Human Resource Management major (8 units) - commencing Semester 1

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Human Resource Management major (8 units) - commencing Semester 2

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.