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Universities Australia Southern Cross University Courses Bachelor of Community Welfare

Bachelor of Community Welfare

Southern Cross University

Coffs Harbour, Australia

Tuition Fee AU$ 28,000
Country Rank#32
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Community Welfare provides you with the theoretical and practical foundations for work in the human services sector. You will gain skills in case management, community development, counselling, social research, policy work, advocacy, and grief and loss counselling.

Particular emphasis is placed on social justice and human rights as the basis for community welfare practice. Core units focus on counselling, case management, mental health, human services, research, youth work, disability and development. We'll help harness your empathy and enhance your communication skills with a view to delivering great outcomes across community welfare practice. You will also gain on-the-job experience through extensive placements, working with individuals and organisations that share your commitment and are working to improve people's lives.

Course Content

Core Units
	POLT1001	Australian Politics
	SOCI1001	Introduction to Sociology
	CRTV1002	Create: Innovate: Change
	INDG1001	Indigenous World-Views
	WELF1001	Introduction to Social Welfare
	WELF1002	Community Development
	WELF1003	Counselling Theory and Practice
	SOCI1005	Social Policy
	WELF2001	Field Education I
	SOCI2006	Doing Social Research
	WELF2005	Case Management and Care Planning
	WELF2003	Trauma Informed Practice
	WELF2002	Youth Work
	WELF3002	Issues of Protection
	WELF3003	Disability and Community Practice
	WELF3005	Planning and Delivering Human Services
	WELF3004	Mental Health
	WELF3001	Field Education II

Entry Requirement
Applicants from non-English speaking backgrounds who have less than 2 years of high school education in Australia or other English speaking country must be able to demonstrate proficiency of English with an IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 across each of the bands of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition Fees

Fees for the whole year is $28,000
Career Prospect
Graduates of this course will have opportunities to use their transferable skills in human services careers that might include government and non-government positions in fields such as child protection, disability services, housing services, youth work, aged care, alcohol and drug rehabilitation, community engagement, mental health services, and domestic violence services.

Cost Of Studying At Southern Cross University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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