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 Foundations of Numeracy UCC102 English Language and Literacy UCC106 Accounting Fundamentals COU180 Managerial Finance |
COU101 Principles of Economics for Accountants PSY101 Principles of Commercial Law SCS130 Informatics and Financial Applications SCS110 Financial Reporting |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Business Research and Statistics UCC102 Corporate Reporting UCC106 Strategic Management Accounting COU101 Taxation Law and Practice |
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| Year 2 |
PSY100 Legal Regulation of Business Structures COU180 Contemporary Accounting Issues SCS130 Issues in Auditing Practice SCS110 Cell Biology |
USC Fraser Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Discovering Science UCC102 Science Research Methods UCC106 Communication and Thought COU101 Biodiversity and Ecology |
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| Year 2 |
SCS130 Chemistry PSY100 Human Physiology COU180 Animal Form, Function and Evolution SCS110 Introductory Calculus |
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 Foundations of Sustainability UCC102 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics UCC106 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data SCS101 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies |
SCS110 Special Field Studies Topic SWK172 Special Research Project A SCS130 Workplace Learning I COU101 Analytical Sciences |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Animal Form, Function and Evolution UCC102 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales UCC106 Biodiversity and Ecology SCS130 Science Research Methods |
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| Year 2 |
SCS101 Animal Ecology Field Course COU180 Endangered Animals and their Conservation SCS110 Cell Biology SWK172 Discovering Science |
USC Fraser Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Introduction to Psychology A UCC102 Current Directions in Psychology UCC106 Introductory Counselling Skills COU101 Introduction to Psychology B |
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| Year 2 |
SCS130 Research Methods in Psychology A SCS101 Physiological Psychology COU180 Introduction to Human Development SCS110 Research Methods in Psychology B |
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 Social Psychology UCC102 Motivation and Emotion UCC106 Advanced Methods in Psychology PSY100 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies |
SCS110 Personality and Assessment PSY101 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing PSY102 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology SCS130 Human Associative Learning |
USC Sunshine Coast – Semester 2 (July) commencement
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
| Year 1 |
UCC101 Abnormal Psychology UCC102 Adult Development and Ageing UCC106 Advanced Statistics in Psychology PSY101 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology |
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| Year 2 |
SCS110 Research Dissertation A SCS130 Professional Practice of Psychology PSY100 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology PSY102 Research Dissertation B |