Major
For a major in Social and Community Studies, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
3 required courses:
SCS230 Teaching Junior Secondary History
SCS235 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
SCS295 Diversity and Inclusion
Plus select 2 courses from:
PSY100 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
SCS110 The Psychology of Learning
SCS130 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
SCS180 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
Plus select 1 course from:
SCS210 Using Data for Learning
SCS290 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
Plus select 2 courses from:
SCS210 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS211 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
SCS225 Gender and Culture
SCS235 Introduction to Psychology A
SCS267 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS268 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS281 Counselling for the Human Services Professional
SCS285 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS286 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS290 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS295 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
SWK302 Social Research
Minor
For a minor in Social and Community Studies, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
1 required course:
SCS230 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
Plus select 1 course from:
PSY100 Community Work Placement 1
SCS110 Community Work Placement 2
SCS130 Developmental and Family Counselling
SCS180 Health, Society and Culture
Plus select 2 courses from:
SCS210 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
SCS211 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS225 Gender and Culture
SCS235 Community Development and Social Action
SCS267 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS268 Introduction to Psychology A
SCS285 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS286 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS290 Counselling for the Human Services Professional
SCS295 Indigenous Australia and the State
Notes
- Major and minor are only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Science (Community Work) program.
- Students who have successfully completed a major in Social and Community Studies may add a minor by successfully completing an additional four of the above courses (only one of which may be at introductory level).