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Federation University Australia

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Bachelor of Community and Human Services

  • Bachelor

Are you passionate about helping people? Would you like to be able to provide support and assistance to a range of individuals, families and communities that are experiencing family violence, poverty, homelessness, mental health or living with disability?

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Study Mode
In person

About this course

Are you passionate about helping people? Would you like to be able to provide support and assistance to a range of individuals, families and communities that are experiencing family violence, poverty, homelessness, mental health or living with disability? In this degree, you'll learn the important skills and ethics needed for helping to improve the lives of others. You'll spend time in the industry, putting your skills into practice and experiencing real-life situations. This degree will prepare you for a career as a counsellor, in social research, youth justice, family and disability support, aged care, community engagement courses and more.

You'll learn the professional skills needed to succeed in the workplace, like communications and interpersonal skills and the theories behind your practices. Your subjects include 'social policy', 'social issues and personal values'and 'Australian indigenous societies'. You can also choose subjects from any other FedUni Arts degree, to learn a language, about public relations or politics.

Please note that this course contains compulsory online courses.

Study locations

Gippsland - Churchill

Flexible Delivery - Berwick

Flexible Delivery - Ballarat

Flexible Delivery - Gippsland

Ballarat

Berwick

Ballarat - Mt Helen

Career pathways

  • Case coordinator
  • Child welfare worker
  • Family caseworker
  • Case worker
  • Community development officer
  • Family services worker
  • Case management officer
  • Case manager
  • Child protection worker
  • Community development worker
  • Family support worker

Credit for prior study or work

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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at Federation University Australia.
81.4%
Overall satisfaction
88.1%
Skill scale
79.7%
Teaching scale
70.5%
Employed full-time
$65.1k
Average salary