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Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) Articulated Set

+ Award nomenclature

Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)
GradCertHumServ(Child&AdolescentWelfare)
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
GradCertHumanServ

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Graduate Certificate in Human Services (1307HS)
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

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)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Graduate Certificate in Human Services

    Entry is open to applicants:

    1. with a relevant degree in the human services, social work, social welfare, the social sciences, health or related areas; or,
    2. 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,
    3. 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 CSU Credit Policy

    Graduate Certificate in Human Services

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Articulation

    The Graduate Certificate [exit point only] and the Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

    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)

    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)

    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

    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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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