Students commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200.
- HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice must be undertaken in INT-4.
- Some units may be available in Summer Semester
Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Recommended Study Plan for HUMAN SERVICES major (ACWA accredited)
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
IAS101 Indigenous Australia | CO | IAS201 Cultural Capabilities | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | HAD100 Introduction to Disasters, Humanitarian Aid and Development | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140) | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO |
IAS133 Introduction to International Relations | SE | SWK102 Communication Skills | SE |
Year 2 |
MAN204 Project Management | CO | HAD250 Humanitarian Needs Assessment | CO |
DEM300 Community-Based Risk Management | CO | HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice (WIL) (INT-4) | CO |
SWK201 Human Service Organisations | SE | IAS352 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work | SE |
SWK313 Engaging With Individuals and Families in Partnership | SE | SWK316 Building Safe Communities | SE |
Year 3 |
IAS402 Intercultural Practice | CO | HCS351 Professional Practice Placement (20 credit points) | SE |
DEM311 Hazard Analysis, Disaster and Risk Governance in Context (title change 2023) | CO | HCS365 From Theory to Practice - Aid and Development | SE |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | | |
Recommended Study Plan for INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT, SKILLS FOR HUMANITARIAN PRACTICE or DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE pathways
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
IAS101 Indigenous Australia | CO | IAS201 Cultural Capabilities | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | HAD100 Introduction to Disasters, Humanitarian Aid and Development | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140) | CO | Specialist Elective 2 | SE |
Specialist Elective 1 | SE | Specialist Elective 3 | SE |
Year 2 |
MAN204 Project Management | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO |
HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice (WIL) (INT-4) | CO | HAD250 Humanitarian Needs Assessment | CO |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | Specialist Elective 5 | SE |
Specialist Elective 4 | SE | Specialist Elective 6 | SE |
Year 3 |
IAS402 Intercultural Practice | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO |
DEM311 Hazard Analysis, Disaster and Risk Governance in Context (title change 2023) | CO | Specialist Elective 7 | SE |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | Specialist Elective or Elective | SE/E |
DEM300 Community-Based Risk Management | CO | Specialist Elective or Elective | SE/E |
Students commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200.
- HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice must be undertaken in INT-4.
- Some units may be available in Summer Semester
Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Recommended Study Plan for HUMAN SERVICES major (ACWA accredited)
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
| | IAS201 Cultural Capabilities | CO |
| | HAD100 Introduction to Disasters, Humanitarian Aid and Development | CO |
| | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO |
| | SWK102 Communication Skills | SE |
Year 2 |
IAS101 Indigenous Australia | CO | HAD250 Humanitarian Needs Assessment | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice (WIL) (INT-4) | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140) | CO | SWK313 Engaging With Individuals and Families in Partnership | SE |
IAS133 Introduction to International Relations | SE | IAS352 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work | SE |
Year 3 |
MAN204 Project Management | CO | HCS351 Professional Practice Placement (20 credit points) | SE |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | HCS365 From Theory to Practice - Aid and Development | SE |
SWK201 Human Service Organisations | SE | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO |
SWK316 Building Safe Communities | SE | | |
Year 4 |
IAS402 Intercultural Practice | CO | | |
DEM300 Community-Based Risk Management | CO | | |
DEM311 Hazard Analysis, Disaster and Risk Governance in Context (title change 2023) | CO | | |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | | |
Recommended Study Plan for INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT, SKILLS FOR HUMANITARIAN PRACTICE or DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE pathways
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
| | IAS201 Cultural Capabilities | CO |
| | HAD100 Introduction to Disasters, Humanitarian Aid and Development | CO |
| | Specialist Elective 1 | SE |
| | Specialist Elective 2 | SE |
Year 2 |
IAS101 Indigenous Australia | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | HAD250 Humanitarian Needs Assessment | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140) | CO | Specialist Elective 4 | SE |
Specialist Elective 3 | SE | Specialist Elective 5 | SE |
Year 3 |
MAN204 Project Management | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO |
HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice (WIL) (SP2) | CO | IAS402 Intercultural Practice | CO |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | Specialist Elective or Elective | SE/E |
Specialist Elective 6 | SE | Specialist Elective or Elective | SE/E |
Year 4 |
DEM300 Community-Based Risk Management | CO | | |
DEM311 Hazard Analysis, Disaster and Risk Governance in Context (title change 2023) | CO | | |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | | |
Specialist Elective 7 | SE | | |
Students Commencing in Summer Semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Summer Semester and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Recommended Study Plan for HUMAN SERVICES major (ACWA accredited)
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
Year 1 |
| | | | IAS101 Indigenous Australia | CO |
| | | | IAS201 Cultural Capabilities | CO |
| | | | PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140) | CO |
| | | | SWK102 Communication Skills | SE |
Year 2 |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | HAD100 Introduction to Disasters, Humanitarian Aid and Development | CO | | |
IAS133 Introduction to International Relations | SE | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO | | |
MAN204 Project Management | CO | HAD250 Humanitarian Needs Assessment | CO | | |
SWK201 Human Services Organisations | SE | HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice (WIL) (INT-4 only) | CO | | |
Year 3 |
DEM300 Community-Based Risk Management | CO | SWK316 Building Safe Communities | SE | | |
SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | SE | IAS352 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work | SE | | |
DEM311 Hazard Analysis, Disaster and Risk Governance in Context (title change 2023) | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO | | |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | IAS402 Intercultural Practice | CO | | |
Year 4 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | | | | |
HCS351 Professional Practice Placement (20cp) | SE | | | | |
HCS365 From Theory to Practice - Aid and Development | SE | | | | |
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Recommended Study Plan for INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT, SKILLS FOR HUMANITARIAN PRACTICE or DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE pathways
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
Year 1 |
| | | | IAS101 Indigenous Australia | CO |
| | | | IAS201 Cultural Capabilities | CO |
| | | | PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140) | CO |
| | | | Specialist Elective 1 | SE |
Year 2 |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | HAD100 Introduction to Disasters, Humanitarian Aid and Development | CO | | |
MAN204 Project Management | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO | | |
Specialist Elective 2 | SE | HAD250 Humanitarian Needs Assessment | CO | | |
Specialist Elective 3 | SE | HCS261 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Practice (WIL) (INT-4 only) | CO | | |
Year 3 |
DEM300 Community-Based Risk Management | CO | SWK318<
/a> Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO | | |
DEM311 Hazard Analysis, Disaster and Risk Governance in Context (title change 2023) | CO | IAS402 Intercultural Practice | CO | | |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | Specialist Elective 5 | SE | | |
Specialist Elective 4 | SE | Specialist Elective 6 | SE | | |
Year 4 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | | | | |
Specialist Elective 7 | SE | | | | |
Specialist Elective or Elective | SE/E | | | | |
Specialist Elective or Elective | SE/E | | | | |