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 Coursework 1 AR401/AR402 School of Communication & Creative Industries UCC102 Coursework 2 AR401/AR402 School of Communication & Creative Industries UCC106 Coursework 3 AR401/AR402 School of Communication & Creative Industries COU180 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship |
COU101 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends PSY101 Communication for the Creative Professional SCS130 Introduction to Journalism SCS110 Digital Journalism |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Screen Media Production UCC102 Podcasting and Radio News UCC106 Media Law and Ethics COU101 Feature Writing |
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| Year 2 |
PSY100 Social Media Communication COU180 Video production and television journalism SCS130 Work Integrated Learning Project SCS110 Work Integrated Learning Placement |
USC Fraser Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Investigative and Data Journalism UCC102 Global Communication UCC106 Newsroom COU101 Foundations of Engineering |
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| Year 2 |
SCS130 Engineering Statics PSY100 Introduction to the Internet of Things COU180 Introduction to Engineering Design SCS110 Introduction to Applied Mathematics |
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 Introductory Calculus UCC102 Physics UCC106 Science Research Methods SCS101 Digital Logic and Computer Programming |
SCS110 Analog Electronic Circuits SWK172 Introduction to Control Systems SCS130 Thermofluids 1 COU101 Dynamics 1 |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Mechanics of Materials UCC102 Engineering Materials UCC106 Mechatronic Design 1 SCS130 Calculus II and Linear Algebra |
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| Year 2 |
SCS101 Numerical Analysis COU180 Communications Engineering (Hardware and protocols) SCS110 Embedded System Design SWK172 Engineering Project Management |
USC Fraser Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Engineering Research Methodology UCC102 Mechatronic Design 2 UCC106 Engineering System Design COU101 Robotics and Autonomous Systems |
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| Year 2 |
SCS130 Engineering Project 1 SCS101 Engineering Project 2 COU180 Image Processing and Machine Vision SCS110 Numerical Analysis |
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 Mechatronic Design 1 UCC102 Communications Engineering (Hardware and protocols) UCC106 Engineering System Design PSY100 Engineering Project Management |
SCS110 Mechatronic Design 2 PSY101 Embedded System Design PSY102 Engineering Research Methodology SCS130 Engineering Project 1 |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Engineering Project 2 UCC102 Robotics and Autonomous Systems UCC106 Image Processing and Machine Vision PSY101 Animal Form, Function and Evolution |
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| Year 2 |
SCS110 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales SCS130 Biodiversity and Ecology PSY100 Discovering Science PSY102 Research in Health Care |