Human Services
Bachelor of Human Services – Albury-Wodonga (HBHSVW), Bendigo (HBHSVB), Melbourne (Bundoora) (HBHSV)
This course is only available for continuing students. Those wishing to study human services should apply for the Bachelor of Human Services and Master of Social Work.
(03) 9479 5815 (Melbourne (Bundoora)
(02) 6024 9802 (Albury-Wodonga)
(03) 5444 7411 (Bendigo)
Duration: 3 years
This course is offered as a three-year degree for post-VCE entry. It is designed to prepare graduates for work in welfare agencies in service provision, research, and administrative roles. Students will develop the knowledge, values, and skills appropriate for understanding the welfare needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities and methods of responding to these needs. Students will develop the capacity for analysing and working effectively within welfare organisations, including work in interdisciplinary teams. Elective studies are available in social policy, community work, and a range of fields of practice.
The curriculum of the course is based on a philosophy of social justice, and is taught within an adult-learning model.
Course structure
Students are required to undertake a course of studies equivalent to that listed below. Some subject codes differ depending upon the campus of offer. The following course structure is that for the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus. For the structure of courses offered at the Albury-Wodonga and Bendigo campuses, please refer to those campus entries elsewhere in this Handbook.
Electives, subject to approval, may be chosen from the complete range of subjects offered on the campus where a student is enrolled. From time to time students may be required to attend some lectures and seminars in block mode and/or out of normal university hours.
First year (no new intake in 2010)
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | PSY1PYA | Psychology A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SOC1SAC | Self and Community: Introduction to Sociology | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SWP1ITP2 | Introduction to Social Work A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Elective1 | Can be taken from subjects offered at campus of enrolment | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PSY1PYB | Psychology B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SOC1AAB | Australia and Beyond: Introduction to Sociology | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SWP1SPP2 | Social Policy and Practice A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Elective1 | Can be taken from subjects offered at campus of enrolment | 15 |
Second year (continuing students only)
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | SWP2DLC | Development Across the Life Course in Social Contexts | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SWP2PPH | Professional Practice: History and Values | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Elective1 | Can be taken from subjects offered at campus of enrolment | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SWP2OCP | Organisation Contexts of Social Work Practice | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SWP2REC | Social Work and Reflective Communication | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SWP2RES | Research for Social Work Practice A | 10 |
Third year (continuing students only)
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Elective1 | Can be taken from anywhere in the University | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SWP3LER | Social Work Practice: Law Ethics and Human Rights | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SWP3RES | Research for Social Work Practice B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HLT3IPA | Interdisciplinary Professional Practice | 15 |
| TE-W31-37 | SWP3FOP | Fields of Social Work Practice A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Elective1 | Can be taken from subjects offered at campus of enrolment | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Elective1 | Can be taken from subjects offered at campus of enrolment | 20 |
Key:
1. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they satisfy any prerequisites when choosing an elective.
2. Not available in 2010.