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Graduate Diploma of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)

Graduate Diploma of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)
GradDipHumanServ(Child&AdolesWelf)

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Graduate Diploma of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) (1601CW)
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

Normal course duration

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Admission criteria

Entry is available to those applicants without a tertiary degree who have substantial industry experience and whose employing body attests to their likely academic and vocational success; or people who, in the opinion of the Course Coordinator, would be suitable for the program.

Applicants with degrees in relevant fields should apply for entry to the Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare.

Credit

Credit of up to four subjects (32 points) may be awarded to a student who has completed equivalent study at Masters, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level at a recognised tertiary institution and on the basis of approved training courses combined with certain levels of experience in the child and adolescent field. All credit applications will be considered by the Course Coordinator.

Graduation requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course structure

The course consists of eight subjects:

PSY111 Foundations of Psychology 1S
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
WEL418 Case Management
MGT501 Theory and Practice of Management
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
and one from:
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector

Progression to the Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare

Students who complete this award may proceed to the Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare with credit for four subjects.

+ Residential School

No subjects with a Residential School component have been identified in this course.

+ Workplace Learning

No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.

Enrolment pattern

Session 1

PSY111 Foundations of Psychology 1S
SOC101 Introductory Sociology

Session 2

PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
WEL420 Working in Child Protection

Session 3

WEL418 Case Management
MGT 501Theory and Practice of Management

Session 4

LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
and one from:
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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