Program summary
Program overview
Career opportunities
Teaching mode
Advanced standing, recognition of prior learning, credit and articulation
Program structure
Program requirements and notes
Enquiries

Program summary

QTAC code: 517428
Degree type: undergraduate
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 3 years full-time
Fee type: Commonwealth supported places, domestic fee-paying places
Total units: 288 units (normally 24 courses) being 192 units (16 courses) completed at the University of the Sunshine Coast and 96 units advanced standing (equal to 8 courses) upon completion of the Diploma at the Sunshine Coast TAFE (SCT)
Recommended prior study: English
Commence: Semester 1 only
CRICOS code: not available to international students on student visas

New students commencing Semester 1, 2008 are not required to complete any USC courses until they complete their diploma.

Program overview

The Diploma of Community Welfare Work/Bachelor of Social Science gives students the opportunity to earn a dual qualification, combining practical experience in community work with comprehensive knowledge in social and political theory, social research and public policy.

Students will gain practical skills as well as an understanding of the social, political, economic and environmental processes that underpin social change and conflict at local, national and global levels.

Students will study community work, sociology, environmental and planning studies, politics and international relations and undertake a fieldwork placement in a community organisation.

Career opportunities

Knowledge and skills acquired through the Diploma of Community Welfare Work/Bachelor of Social Science can be utilised for careers in government, welfare, education, unions, political parties, lobby groups and environmental groups. Opportunities may include advocacy, community education, community work, industrial relations, local and regional planning, policy analysis, policy development, and social planning.

Teaching mode

There are different teaching modes between the SCT Diploma modules and the University's Bachelor of Social Science courses. Diploma modules are face-to-face teaching with performance based assessment. The University's Bachelor of Social Science courses have 3 or 4 hours of contact per course per week, generally in the mode of a 1-hour lecture and 2-hour tutorial, with students completing a further 6–7 hours of self-directed learning per course per week. The self-directed learning consists of readings, research, assignments and other assessment items.

Program structure

This program is an articulation between the Sunshine Coast TAFE and the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast TAFE (SCT)

Students study the Diploma of Community Welfare Work at SCT and USC will award credit for the Diploma as specified below.

8 courses credit:
ART199 Introductory level Arts and Social Sciences electives x 2
ART299 Advanced level Arts and Social Sciences elective
COR199 Core Course
SCS276 Groupwork 
SCS270 Applications in Social and Community Work
SCS299 Advanced Social and Community Studies electives x 2

University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

Students will complete 16 courses at USC.

Introductory courses

4 required courses:
COR109 Communication and Thought
SCS100 Introduction to Social Sciences: Knowledge, Power and Society
SCS110 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A

Advanced courses

Elective courses

Select 4 elective courses from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program

As part of their USC program, students may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider

Program requirements and notes

1. No more than 10 introductory level courses are to be completed, including core courses and courses credited for study at SCT.
2. No course may be counted towards more than one major or minor.
3. Refer to the Academic Rules.
4. Refer to explanation of terms.

How to apply

Apply for an undergraduate program.

Enquiries

Sunshine Coast TAFE (SCT)
Tel: +61 7 5459 3000
Email: sct.information@det.qld.gov.au
Refer to the Sunshine Coast TAFE website

University of the Sunshine Coast
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259

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