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Objectives
This course has been developed in response to a community need for highly trained and skilled youth workers to meet the demands of young people. It provides students with theoretical insights and practical competencies that will enable them to work with young people in a professional capacity in a variety of public and community-based settings.
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Practical experience
Students are required to complete three practicum placements in the course. The first practicum is a non–placement practicum. Students will visit agencies but they will not be on permanent placement. In second year, students are required to spend 304 hours in an agency working with young people and, in third year, students will be required to spend 380 placement hours in an agency that works with young people.
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Entry requirements
Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (any).
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Academic title
Bachelor of Youth Work
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Course description
It is designed to prepare graduates who will:
1. understand and acquire the major competencies which characterise youth work;
2. understand the major ethical issues confronting youth workers;
3. become familiar with the academic fields associated with the disciplines of youth work and related social sciences;
4. understand the issues confronting young people and develop some prevention and intervention strategies;
5. become familiar with the youth work sectors.
Career Opportunities
* Administration
* Advocacy
* Development of youth policy
* Research
* Youth Worker
Bachelor of Youth Work
BYthW
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Definitions
“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
1. 80 cp from a Major in Youth Work including all Core Units;
2. 80 cp from a Major in Sociology including all Core Units;
3. 10 cp from HIST106 Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present;
4. 10 cp from a Mission-focussed Unit;
5. 30 cp from Electives;
6. 30 cp from Practicum Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Majors
Youth Work
Core Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
YSED100 10 History of Young People
YSED104 10 Wellbeing and Young People
YSED200 10 Researching Young People (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED203 10 Building Relationships and Supporting Young People (Pre: YSED104 Wellbeing and Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED204 10 Case Management in Youth Work (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and Y SED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED205 10 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work
YSED300 10 Social Action (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED301 10 Youth Policy (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work, Inc: SOCG104 Introduction to Social Issues and Policy)
YSED303 10 Youth Work in Community Settings (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement and YSED204 Case Management in Youth Work)
Sociology
Core Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
SOCI100 10 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI107 10 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods
SOCI226 10 Australian Youth Cultures (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI239 10 Sociology of Gender (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
Electives
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
SOCI204 10 Sociology of Culture (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI206 10 Globalisation and Social Movements (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI209 10 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10cp of 100 level Sociology or Australian Studies units)
SOCI217 10 Sociology of Ageing (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI222 10 Sociology of Religion (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI234 10 Sociological Theory and Practice (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI235 10 Sociology of Health and Illness (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI236 10 Sociology of Childhood and Family (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI237 10 Sociological Research Methods: Quantitative Methods (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI238 10 Sociology of the Environment (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI240 10 Sociology of Poverty (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI241 10 Sociology of Work (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
Practicum Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
YSED103 10 Practicum 1: Working with Youth Organisations and Agencies (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People)
YSED202 10 Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement (Pre: YSED103 Practicum 1: Working with Youth Organisation and Agencies)
YSED302 10 Practicum 3: Interface with Youth (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement)
Mission-focussed Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
HIST227 10 Human Rights in History
Or any Mission-focussed Unit listed for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Electives
Electives may be taken from units offered in other courses and may include additional sociology units and are subject to availability. Enrolment in these units is dependent on satisfaction of the prerequisites for those units.
Students may select units listed in the following disciplines from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Exercise Science degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements have been met).
Bachelor of Arts
- Behavioural Science
- Business Studies
- Drama
- Family Studies
- History
- Media
- Music
- Psychology
- Study of Religions
- Theological Studies
- Visual Arts
Bachelor of Business
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
Bachelor of Exercise Science
- Health Promotion
- Outdoor recreation
Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling)
- Counselling
