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Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) Articulated Set
includes:
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) [Exit Point Only]
The 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. 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.
The Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) is a course designed for non-graduates who are experienced practitioners in the field of Child and Adolescent Welfare as an entry level qualification into the Master of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare). It is also suitable for other graduates wishing to enter the Masters of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare). The course ensures that students can produce academic work at a graduate level; that they can demonstrate their understanding of the individual, society and the field of child and adolescent welfare; and that they complete the pre-requisite knowledge requirements for entry to the Master of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare).
- Award Names
- Availability
- Duration
- Admission
- Credit
- Articulation
- Graduation
- Course Structure
- Enrolment Pattern
The course includes the following awards:
Graduate Certificate in Human Services GradCertHumanServ
Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) GradCertHumServ(Child&AdolescentWelfare)
Course Study 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 (Child and Adolescent Welfare) [Exit Point Only]
Full-time .5 years (1.0 sessions)
Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Graduate Certificate in Human Services
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 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 PolicyGraduate 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
CSU Credit PolicyGraduate Certificate in Human Services
No special arrangements apply - on the determination of the Course coordinator.
Articulation
The Graduate Certificate [Exit Point Only] and 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 requirements
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
LES101 Intro to Leisure & Health
LES102 Leisure Programing with Diverse Populations
LES110 Foundation of Leisure Activity
LES202 Community Leisure & Health Issue
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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.