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Graduate Certificate in Human Services

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Graduate Certificate in Human Services

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.

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Human Services GradCertHumanServ

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

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 Policy

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 (a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent) and whose employing body attests to their likely academic and vocational success.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

No special arrangements apply - on the determination of the Course coordinator.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Human Services

The Graduate Certificate in Human Services consist of the following four subjects:

COM430 Graduate Study Skills
PSY482 Psychology of Human Development
HCS409 Social Welfare in Human Services
SOC401 Advanced Social Inequality

Enrolment Pattern

Graduate Certificate in Human Services

Session 1
COM430 Graduate Study Skills
PSY482 Psychology of Human Development

Session 2
SOC401 Advanced Social Inequality
HCS409 Social Welfare in Human Services

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure you will need to contact your Course Director. You can find the name and contact details for your Course Director in your offer letter or contact your School office.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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