After successfully completing the Diploma in Social and Human Services, you will receive direct entry and 96 units of credit into your choice of the following USC bachelor's degrees. If you plan to study one of these degrees after completing your diploma, you should follow the recommended study sequence for your preferred degree. This will ensure you achieve the maximum credit available.
- Bachelor of Counselling
- Bachelor of Human Services and Bachelor of Social Work
- Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
Bachelor of Counselling
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 1 (February) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Wireless Communications UCC102 Object-Oriented Programming UCC106 Responsive Design and Technology COU180 Database Programming |
COU101 Systems Analysis and Design PSY101 ICT Industry Project SCS130 Project Management SCS110 Full Stack Web Development |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Mobile App Development UCC102 ICT Professional Practice UCC106 Plant Growth and Reproduction COU101 Agricultural and Forest Ecology |
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| Year 2 |
PSY100 Aquaculture COU180 Genetics SCS130 Managing Data SCS110 Data Visualisation |
USC Fraser Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Evidenced Based Decision Making UCC102 Finance and Accounting for Managers UCC106 Innovation Management and Professional Development COU101 Leading and Managing Organisations |
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| Year 2 |
SCS130 Strategy, Governance and Ethics PSY100 Marketing in a Global Environment COU180 Communication and Thought SCS110 Exploring Business Research |
Note: If you are studying at USC Fraser Coast and plan to use the Diploma in Social and Human Services as a pathway to the Bachelor of Counselling, it is recommended you commence your diploma studies in Semester 2 (July).
Bachelor of Human Services and Bachelor of Social Work
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 1 (February) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Introduction to Economics UCC102 Discovering Management UCC106 Marketing Essentials SCS101 Accounting for Business |
SCS110 Introduction to Informatics SWK172 Business Law and Ethics SCS130 Earth's Surface Processes COU101 Biodiversity and Ecology |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Chemistry UCC102 Science Research Methods UCC106 Discovering Science SCS130 Plant Diversity and Ecology |
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| Year 2 |
SCS101 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology COU180 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation SCS110 Weather and Climate SWK172 Geographic Information Science and Technology |
USC Fraser Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Hydrology and Geomorphology UCC102 Restoration Ecology UCC106 Population Ecology and Genetics COU101 Coastal Geomorphology |
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| Year 2 |
SCS130 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data SCS101 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics COU180 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies SCS110 Special Field Studies Topic |
Note: If you are studying at USC Fraser Coast and plan to use the Diploma in Social and Human Services as a pathway to the Bachelor of Human Services or Bachelor of Social Work, it is recommended you commence your diploma studies in Semester 2 (July).
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 1 (February) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Sustainability Project UCC102 Special Research Project UCC106 Workplace Learning I PSY100 Thermodynamics |
SCS110 Mechatronic Design 1 PSY101 Mechatronic Design 2 PSY102 Image Processing and Machine Vision SCS130 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for success |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications UCC102 Discovering Science UCC106 Chemistry - Enabling your Future PSY101 Biology |
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| Year 2 |
SCS110 Introduction to Social Work SCS130 Advanced Direct Practice 1 PSY100 Advanced Social Work Theories for Practice PSY102 Engaging and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples |