Graduate Certificate in Human Services
What is this course about?
CSU's Graduate Certificate in Human Services aims to provide an introduction to tertiary level study for experienced practitioners in the field of human services who do not have an undergraduate qualification.
The course aims to provide an introduction to tertiary level study for experienced practitioners in the field of human services who do not have an undergraduate qualification. A secondary aim is to provide an entry level qualification into Master programs in the human services where the applicant either has no prior undergraduate qualification or has an undergraduate qualification but in a non-relevant field.
Campus
Wagga Wagga
Duration
1 year by distance education
Admission requirements
To study this course, you will need to indicate your likelihood of success through previous studies and other attainments and experience.
Cost of study
When weighing up the costs of study, consider the benefits of having the qualification you need to achieve your personal and professional goals.
Normal course duration
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)[exit point only]
Full-time .5 years (1.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
Entry is open to applicants:
- with a relevant degree in the human services, social work, social welfare, the social sciences, health or related areas; or,
- with an undergraduate degree needing to complete pre-requisite subjects for purpose of applying to undertake the Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) degree; or,
- without a relevant tertiary degree but who have substantial human service experience and whose employing body attests to their likely academic and vocational success.
Credit
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
No special arrangements apply - on the determination of the Course coordinator.
Graduation requirement
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)[exit point only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course structure
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
Students will choose subjects from the list of Restricted Electives in consultation with the course coordinator:
COM430 Graduate Study Skills
GER102 Gerontology Theory & Research
GER204 Aging & Professional Practice
HCS111 Introduction to Social Welfare
HCS103 Fields of Practice
HCS204 Research Methods
HCS205 Child Abuse & Child Protection
HCS310 Mental Health Practice
HCS321 Child Welfare Practice
JST104 Foundations in Criminology
JST204 Crime Delinquency & Social Welfare
JST212 Juvenile Justice 1 – Context
JST215 Juvenile Justice 2 - Practice
LES101 Intro to Leisure & Health
LES102 Leisure Programing with Diverse Populations
LES110 Foundation of Leisure Activity
LES202 Community Leisure & Health Issue
POL101 Australian Government and Politics
PSY111 Psychology for Health and Human Services
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality
SOC108 Sociology of Health & Health Care
SOC215 Gender,Family and Society
SOC217 Fame and Social Control
SOC218 Policy Power & Social Action
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SOC315 Immigration & Settlement Policy
WEL116 Drugs, Alcohol & Gambling 1
WEL217 Social Dimensions of Disability
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
WEL228 Disability Issues for Families
WEL229 Drugs, Alcohol & Gambling Studies 2
WEL418 Case Management
Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)[exit point only]
COM430 Graduate Study Skills (or restricted elective)
PSY111 Psychology for Health and Human Services
HCS205 Child Abuse and Child Protection
HCS321 Child Welfare Practice
Enrolment pattern
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
Students will select their subjects from the available list of restricted electives following consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)[exit point only]
Session 1
COM430 Graduate Study Skills (or restricted elective)
HCS321 Child Welfare Practice
Session 2
PSY111 Psychology for Health and Human Services
HCS205 Child Abuse and Child Protection
Admission requirements
Entry is available to those applicants without a relevant tertiary degree and/or who have substantial industry experience and whose employing body attests to their likely academic and vocational success; or other relevant experience.
English language proficiency
Applicants will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if they:
- have completed all their formal studies in one or more of the following countries; or
- were born in one of the following countries and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries; or
- have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time University study in one of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia
or - have successfully completed one year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) post-secondary study at an affiliate institution of the University, with English as the medium of instruction and assessment.
All other applicants must explicitly demonstrate proficiency.
Acceptable tests for English proficiency
Any of the following results, attained within the last two years, can be used to demonstrate English proficiency:
- an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.0, and with no score below 5.5;
- a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) paper-based score of 550 and TWE of 5.0;
- a TOEFL computer-based score of 213 and Essay Rating of 5;
- a TOEFL internet-based score of 80 for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs, and 90 for postgraduate research candidates with a minimum score of 25 in the writing section.
- a Combined Universities Admission Test (CULT) overall score of at least 65;
- a C pass in English at the GCE 'A' level examinations in either Singapore or the United Kingdom;
- completion of the International Baccalaureate diploma with English A2 at higher or sub. Level;
- a C pass in 'Use of English' in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE);
- completion of the UNSW Foundation Studies Certificate with a C pass in 'Use of English';
- completion of an AQF Certificate IV (including English for Academic Purposes);
- successful completion of at least one year of study in a course at Associate Diploma or Diploma level on the Register of Australian Tertiary Education;
- a score of 155 in the verbal component of the STAT test;
- a Pass grade in the Uniworld English College English for Tertiary Entrance course; or
- IRI Diploma of English.
An applicant who does not otherwise meet the University's requirements may be admitted on the recommendation of the Dean of the appropriate faculty.
Internet access
CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.
The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.
Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.
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Session 1; Session 2
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Admission code: JACS
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