Bachelor of Human Services BHumanServ
Bachelor of Human Services (Australian Indigenous Welfare) BHumanServ(AustnIndigWelf)
Bachelor of Human Services (Child, Youth and Family Practice) BHumanServ(ChildYthFamPrac)
Bachelor of Human Services (Disability) BHumanServ(Disability)
Bachelor of Human Services (Gerontology and Healthy Ageing) BHumanServ(Gerontology&HlthAgeing)
Bachelor of Human Services (Mental Health and Addiction) BHumanServ(MentalHlth&Add)
Bachelor of Human Services (Multicultural Welfare) BHumanServ(MulticulturalWelf)
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 3.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
Applicants for the Bachelor of Human Services (with specialisations) must meet the following requirements:
A recognised diploma (or AQF equivalent) from a Registered Training Organisation with a work place learning component (refer to credit and pathways section for details)
OR
An ATAR of 55 (including adjustment factors)
OR
Successful completion of two University level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies
OR
A completed AQF Certificate III or higher level qualification undertaken post-secondary schooling
OR
50% completion of an AQF Diploma level qualification
OR
Successful completion of a Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies
OR
Successful completion of the CSU Indigenous Access Program
OR
Successful application via the Schools Recommendation Scheme
OR
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR
AND
Standard English Language Proficiency requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements.
Students who have successfully completed one of the following with a recognised training provider, such as:
Diploma of Community Services
Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol and other Drugs)
Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol and other Drugs and Mental Health)
Diploma of Community Services (Case Management)
Diploma of Community Services (Financial Counselling)
Diploma of Community Services (Mental Health)
Diploma of Community Services (Family Intervention)
Diploma of Community Services Work
Diploma of Community Development
Diploma of Counselling
Diploma of Disability
Diploma of Youth Work
May be awarded credit for the above recognised Diplomas as follows:
Students eligible for 96 points credit require a Diploma (refer to list above) that is accredited with the Australian Community Workers Association. Please refer to their website at http://www.acwa.org.au in the Course Accreditation section.
Credit will be awarded as (a total of 96 points):
HCS103 Fields of Practice
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
LES202 Contemporary Issues and Practice in Community Development
SOC102 Social Inequality
WEL010 (16 points) Welfare Studies credit (substitute for WEL231 & HSS300)
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies
WEL232 Work Place Learning in Human Services 1
WEL324 Work Place Learning in Human Services 2
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
WEL418 Case Management
OR
Students eligible for 80 points credit will require a Diploma (refer to list above) from a Registered Training Organisation. Please refer to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training website at https://training.gov.au for more information.
Credit will be awarded as (a total of 80 points):
HCS103 Fields of Practice
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
LES202 Contemporary Issues and Practice in Community Development
SOC102 Social Inequality
WEL010 (16 points) Welfare Studies credit (substitute for WEL231 & HSS300)
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
WEL418 Case Management
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
The course consists of:
Bachelor of Human Services
Core Subjects (128 points)
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
HCS103 Fields of Practice
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
HCS204 Research Methods
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
HSS300 Professional Development
LES202 Contemporary Issues and Practice in Community Development
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
SOC102 Social Inequality
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health
WEL232 Work Place Learning in Human Services 1
WEL324 Work Place Learning in Human Services 2
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
Specialisation Subjects or Restricted Electives (64 points)
Students can choose to qualify with a specialisation by completing all 8 subjects shown in a particular specialisation or complete any 8 restricted electives shown in the list below to qualify with the Bachelor of Human Services.
Admission with Diploma (80 or 96)
Students with this package receive credit for WEL217 and WEL418 which can be utilised as part of the specialisation sequence or restricted electives*. Students can choose to qualify with a specialisation by completing a further 6 subjects shown in a particular specialisation sequence, or complete any further 6 restricted electives shown in the list below to qualify with the Bachelor of Human Services.
Diploma (96 points):
Students who were admitted to the degree with an 96 point credit package, due to completion of a recognised Diploma, the following course structure will apply:
Core (48 points)
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
HCS204 Research Methods
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
*Specialisation Subjects or Restricted Electives (48 points)
Diploma (80 points):
Students who were admitted to the degree with an 80-point credit package, due to completion of a recognised Diploma, the following course structure will apply:
Core (64 points)
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
HCS204 Research Methods
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL232 Workplace Learning for Human Services 1
WEL324 Workplace Learning for Human Services 2
*Specialisation Subjects or Restricted Electives (48 points)
Specialisations (64 points)
Students undertake a specialisation in one of the following areas, or complete 8 subjects from the Restricted Elective list.
Mental Health and Addiction
HCS310 Mental Health
PSY214 Health Psychology
PSY316 Psychology of Stress & Trauma
WEL206 Facilitating Positive Behaviour
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies part of the credit package
WEL229 Introduction to Addiction Studies
WEL418 Case Management part of the credit package
WEL425 Addiction - Clinical Practice in Human Services
Child, Youth and Family Practice
HCS205 Child Abuse and Child Protection
HCS321 Welfare Practice with Children, Young People and their Carers
JST204 Young People and Crime
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
SOC215 Gender Family and Society
SOC301 Policy Power and Social Action
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies part of the credit package
WEL418 Case Management part of the credit package
Australian Indigenous Welfare
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
IKC100 Indigenous Health
IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
IKC103 Indigenous Australian History
PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology an Introduction
SOC215 Gender, Family and Society
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies part of the credit package
WEL418 Case Management part of the credit package
Disability
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
HCS310 Mental Health
PSY214 Health Psychology
WEL206 Facilitating Positive Behaviour
WEL217 Social Dimensions of Disability
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies part of the credit package
WEL409 Grief, Loss and Change
WEL418 Case Management part of the credit package
Multicultural Welfare
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
HCS321 Welfare Practice with Children, Young People, and their Carers
IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
ISL355 Women in Islam and Islamic Cultures
SOC215 Gender, family and Society
SOC301 Policy Power and Social Action
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies part of the credit package
WEL418 Case Management part of the credit package
Gerontology and Healthy Ageing
GER204 Introduction to Ageing
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
SOC301 Policy Power and Social Action
WEL206 Facilitating Positive Behaviour
WEL218 Cross Cultural Competencies part of the credit package
WEL409 Grief, Loss and Change
WEL418 Case Management part of the credit package
Restricted Electives (64 points or 8 subjects)
GER204 Introduction to Ageing
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
HCS205 Child Abuse and Child Protection
HCS310 Mental Health
HCS321 Welfare Practice with Children, Young People and their Carers
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
IKC100 Indigenous Health
IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
IKC103 Indigenous Australian History
ISL355 Women in Islam and Islamic Cultures
JST204 Young People and Crime
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology an Introduction
PSY214 Health Psychology
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
PSY316 Psychology of Stress & Trauma
SOC102 Social Inequality
SOC215 Gender, Family and Society
SOC301 Policy Power and Social Action
SOC308 Community Analysis
SWK414 International Social Development
WEL206 Facilitating Positive Behaviour
WEL217 Social Dimensions of Disability
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies part of credit package
WEL229 Introduction to Addiction Studies
WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health
WEL409 Grief, Loss and Change
WEL418 Case Management part of credit package
WEL420 Working with Child Protection
WEL425 Addiction - Clinical Practice in Human
DIPLOMA CREDIT: 80 Points
Part-time:
SESSION 1 Commencement
Year 1 Session 1
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Year 1 Session 2
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Year 2 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 2
WEL232 Workplace Learning for Human Services 1
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 2
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL324 Workplace Learning for Human Services 2
Year 4 Session 1
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Part-time:
SESSION 2 Commencement
Year 1 Session 2
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Year 1 Session 1
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Year 2 Session 2
WEL232 Workplace Learning for Human Services 1
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 2
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL324 Workplace Learning for Human Services 2
Year 3 session 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Year 4 session 2
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Full time:
SESSION 1 commencement
Year 1 Session 1
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
HCS204 Research Methods
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 1 Session 2
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
WEL232 Workplace Learning for Human Services 1
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 2
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL324 Workplace Learning for Human Services 2
Full time:
SESSION 2 commencement
Year 1 Session 2
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
WEL232 Workplace Learning for Human Services 1
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 1 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 2
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL324 Workplace Learning for Human Services 2
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 1
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
DIPLOMA CREDIT: 96 Points
Part-time:
SESSION 1 commencement
Year 1 Session 1
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Year 1 Session 2
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
Year 2 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 2
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 2
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Part-time:
SESSION 2 commencement
Year 1 Session 2
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Year 1 Session 1
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
Year 2 Session 2
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 2
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 session 1
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Full time:
SESSION 1 commencement
Year 1 Session 1
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
HCS204 Research Methods
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 1 Session 2
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Full time:
SESSION 2 commencement
Year 1 Session 2
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 1 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 2
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
NO DIPLOMA CREDIT
Part-time:
SESSION 1 Commencement
Year 1 Session 1
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Year 1 Session 2
HCS103 Fields of Practice
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
Year 2 Session 1
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Year 2 Session 2
SOC102 Social Inequality
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Year 3 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health
Year 3 Session 2
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 4 Session 1
LES202 Contemporary Issues in Community Development
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 4 Session 2
WEL232 Work Place Learning Human Services 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Year 5 Session 1
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Year 5 Session 2
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 7 or Restricted Elective
Year 6 Session 1
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
Specialisation 8 or Restricted Elective
Year 6 Session 2
WEL324 Work Place Learning Human Services 2
HSS300 Professional Development
Part-time:
SESSION 2 Commencement
Year 1 Session 2
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
Year 1 Session 1
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Year 2 Session 2
HCS103 Fields of Practice
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
Year 2 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health
Year 3 Session 2
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 1
LES202 Contemporary Issues and Practice in Community Development
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 4 Session 2
SOC102 Social Inequality
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Year 4 Session 1
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Year 5 Session 2
WEL232 Work Place Learning in Human Services 1
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Year 5 Session 1
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
HSS300 Professional Development
Year 6 Session 2
WEL324 Work Place Learning in Human Services 2
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Year 6 Session 1
Specialisation 7 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 8 or Restricted Elective
Full-time:
SESSION 1 Commencement
Year 1 Session 1
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Year 1 Session 2
HCS103 Fields of Practice
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
Year 2 Session 1
HCS204 Research Methods
WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health
LES202 Contemporary Issues and Practice in Community Development
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Year 2 Session 2
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
WEL232 Work Place Learning in Human Services 1
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 1
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 2
WEL324 Work Place Learning in Human Services 2
HSS300 Professional Development
Specialisation 7 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 8 or Restricted Elective
Full-time:
SESSION 2 Commencement
Year 1 Session 2
HCS102 Communication & Human Services
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
HCS103 Fields of Practice
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
Year 1 Session 1
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
HCS204 Research Methods
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health
Year 2 Session 2
HCS221 Law for the Human Services
SOC102 Social Inequality
SPE211 Foundations of Social Policy
WEL232 Work Place Learning in Human Services 1
Year 2 Session 1
LES202 Contemporary Issues and Practice in Community Development
WEL325 Counselling Skills for Human Services
Specialisation 1 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 2 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 2
WEL324 Work Place Learning in Human Services 2
Specialisation 3 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 4 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 5 or Restricted Elective
Year 3 Session 1
HSS300 Professional Development
Specialisation 6 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 7 or Restricted Elective
Specialisation 8 or Restricted Elective
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
WEL232 Work Place Learning in Human Services 1
WEL324 Work Place Learning in Human Services 2
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.