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Overview
- Specialise in child and family services, corrective services, disability services or services for young people.
- 550 hours of practical placement including opportunities for overseas placements.
- Prepare yourself for a career as a community development worker, welfare worker, youth worker, correctional counsellor, or disability services worker.
- Opportunities to graduate to a career in aid, development, and human rights agencies in Australia and overseas.
- Graduate eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers.
| QTAC course code | 425071 |
| QUT course code | SW03 |
| Attendance | Full-time |
| Course duration | 3 years full-time |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
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| Course contact | Enquire |
| CRICOS code | 058285C |
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Why choose this course?
Through an extensive variety of professional roles, human services practitioners provide support to individuals, families and communities. This career-orientated course responds to global social challenges and allows you to build a personalised set of skills suitable to your career interests. Our staff maintain close professional links with the human services sector and guest lecturers are leaders in a range of government and community organisations. These collaborative partnerships offer you valuable networking opportunities with industry. In addition, you will complete 550 hours of professional placement, preparing you for a diverse and rewarding career in the human services sector.
Course summary
This course has a strong focus on contemporary social issues and provides you with professional skills suitable for a range of practice areas. You will develop skills in casework and case management, social policy processes, group and team practice skills, advanced communication, community work, and understanding families and relationships. Choose from child and family services, corrective services, disability services, or services to young people.
Your theoretical studies and practical experiences will culminate in a final-year placement in your specialised area of human services. During this 350-hour placement, you will further develop your assessment and intervention skills and your own practice framework. It may be possible to complete this placement with an overseas agency.
Career outcomes
Human services graduates have the flexibility to choose a variety of professional roles. Graduates generally work with communities and non-government agencies as case managers, counsellors, policy development officers, community development officers, welfare officers, youth workers, child protection officers and family service officers.
Opportunities also exist for graduates to work in aid, development, not-for-profit, and human rights agencies in Australia and internationally.
Professional recognition
Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers.
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Entry requirements
Minimum academic requirements
Still not sure if you meet the entry requirements? Contact us.
Don't meet the academic requirements? We can help!
We offer pathway courses to help you meet the academic requirements for this course.
- Accelerated Foundation
- Standard Foundation
- Extended Foundation
- University Certificate in Tertiary Preparation
When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which pathway course you should enrol in.
Did you complete secondary school in Australia?
Guide to entry cut-offs
OP 13
Rank 72
Subject pre-requisites
- English
You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies.
Minimum English language requirements
Students must meet the English proficiency requirements.
| IELTS (International English Language Testing System) | |
|---|---|
| speaking | 6.0 |
| writing | 6.0 |
| reading | 6.0 |
| listening | 6.0 |
| overall | 6.5 |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | |
|---|---|
| speaking | 20.0 |
| writing | 20.0 |
| reading | 20.0 |
| listening | 20.0 |
| overall | 90.0 |
Haven't completed an IELTS or TOEFL test?
Check other accepted English Language Proficiency tests and scores
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer courses to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Haven't completed an English language test? We can help!
You can complete an IELTS test at our Kelvin Grove campus.
Additional entry requirements
Course requirements
Working with Children Check: blue card
You'll need to apply for a blue card because you'll be working with children or young people as part of this course. There's no cost if you apply through QUT.
Submit your blue card application to the QUT Student Centre as early as possible - ideally, as soon as you've received your offer.
If you don't receive your blue card before the start of a unit that requires contact with children, you may be unable to participate and your grades may be affected. You may also still have to pay fees for the unit.
Off-campus placements
Students will be required to undertake placements off campus and will need to cover travel and accommodation costs.
Clinical placements with Queensland Health
Students undertaking a clinical placement in a Queensland Health facility are required to complete The Essentials component of the student orientation package.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $11,900 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Apply
How to apply for Bachelor of Human Services
You're ready to apply if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3
- Checked important dates
- Semester 1
201318 January Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.8 February Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available. - Semester 2
20137 June Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.5 July Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available. - Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked costs and scholarships
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Gathered supporting documents
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
