Pastoral Care
Bachelor of Pastoral Care (Graduate Entry) – Melbourne (Bundoora) (HBPC)
This course is only available to applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent.
The course structure is currently undergoing a review and is subject to University approval.
Division of Health Studies: (03) 9479 1750
Coordinator: Dr Bruce Rumbold
Tel: (03) 9479 5269
Duration: 2 years
This 240-credit point program is to be taken full-time, over two years, or the part-time equivalent. Study areas include the history of pastoral care provision, pastoral practice methodologies, public health knowledge and skills, knowledge of the Australian health care system, philosophical approaches to key issues in holistic health care provision and selected cultural contexts of human religious and spiritual belief. A major field placement is included in the course.
The curriculum is based on a philosophy of person-centred, holistic care and is taught within an adult-learning model. Students are encouraged to relate their relevant experiences to the theories and practice presented in the program. The curriculum allows graduates entering, with a health sciences background, to take core public health subjects whilst those with a health sciences background, can choose electives from a range of humanities and social science subjects. Students will be encouraged to make their elective choices, in consultation with the course adviser, to complement the knowledge and skills they bring to the program.
Degree requirements
The course will be offered as a two-year (graduate entry) degree for applicants with at least two years of approved tertiary study. Advanced standing may be offered to candidates who have already completed one or more of the required subjects.
Course structure
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT1IPA | Interdisciplinary Professional Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | AST1BCE | Introduction to Asian Culture and Traditions | 15 |
| plus one of | |||
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | an approved first year subject in philosophy or religion and spirituality studies | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT1PHW | Perspectives of Health and Wellbeing | 15 |
| plus | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | elective | Can be chosen from anywhere in the University1 | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3DDB | Death, Dying and Grief | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3ISB | Illness, Spirituality and Care | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE1PIC | Introduction to Person-Centred Care | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | elective | Can be chosen from anywhere in the University1 | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2CPH | Communication Processes in Health | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3PFA | Participatory Field Study A | 30 |
| plus one of | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | AST2INB | Introduction to Buddhism | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT2PHP | Principles of Public Health Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2HED | Health Education Development | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHI2VML | Values, Meaning and the Good Life | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SOC2DDM | Disintegration and Dread in Modern Society | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | SOC2EAI | Ethnicity and Identity: Social and Political Approaches | 20 |
| plus | |||
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3PFB | Participatory Field Study B | 30 |
| plus one of | |||
| TE-SEM-2 | ENG2JCP | Jung's Cultural Psychology | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2LCI | Living with Chronic Illness and Disability | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HLT2CHP | Community Health Promotion | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SOC2SOC | Sociology of Culture | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | SOC2TDM | Migration, Transnationalism and Diaspora | 20 |
Key: 1. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they satisfy any prerequisites when choosing an elective