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Objectives
The Master of Human Services seeks to contribute to the development of leadership, effective management and the ethical dimensions of human services and will articulate a vision of the dignity appropriate to the human person.
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Entry requirements
1. Four year bachelor degree in a human services discipline (eg psychology, education, social work, sociology, welfare studies, youth work or related discipline); 2. 1. three year bachelor degree in human services discipline; and 2. three years' experience in human services; or 3. 1. three year bachelor degree in another discipline; and 2. Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership; and 3. five years' work experience in human services; or 4. 1. three year Advanced Diploma in Welfare or equivalent; and 2. five years' work experience in human services.
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Academic title
Master of Human Services
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Course description
By the end of the course students should be able to:
* extend their understanding of the essential role of values in the practice of human service;
* analyse critically and use knowledge in the development and delivery of quality human services;
* demonstrate an appreciation of the ethical dimensions of their practice;
* reflect upon themselves and their practice within the context of changing human services.
Master of Human Services
MHumServs
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Nationally, online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/)
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. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
1.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
1. 30 cp from Core Units; and
2. 50 cp from Electives.
1.2 A student who has completed one of the following may be granted 40 cp advanced standing:
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1. a four year degree in human services; and
2. a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership;
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1. a three year degree in human services;
2. three years’ experience in human services; and
3. a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership;
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1. a three year degree in any discipline or three year Advanced Diploma in Welfare or equivalent;
2. five years’ experience in human services; and
3. a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership.
2. Exit Point
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services may exit from the course with the relevant award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
SOCI608 10 Contemporary Human Services Management
SWTP602 10 Leadership in Human Services Organisation
SWTP618 10 Ethics of Human Services Practice (Inc: PHIL506)
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Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PHIL506 10 Ethics in a Faith-Based Organisation (Inc: SWTP618)
Elective Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COUN615 10 Leadership and Communication
COUN616 10 Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling63)
COUN620 10 Grief and Loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling63)
COUN622 10 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling63)
LEGL504 10 The Legal Environment (Inc: EXSC661 Sports Law and the Regulatory Environment)
LEGL505 10 Duty of Care
SOCI607 10 Managing the Research Process
SOCI610 10 Social Justice and Advocacy
SWTP603 10 Professional Supervision and Consultation in the Human Services
SWTP604 10 Special Studies in the Human Services
SWTP605 10 Child Protection Context and Policy
SWTP615 10 Families with High and Complex Needs
SWTP616 10 Models of Intervention in Human Services
SWTP617 10 Cross-Cultural Practice
THEO567 10 Catholic Ethos and Social Teaching
THEO667 10 Theology of the Human Person
YSED600 10 Principles of Effective Youth Work
YSED601 10 Critical Issues, Young People and Schooling
YSED602 10 Young People at Risk
YSED604 10 Youth Cultures
YSED607 10 Justice and Young People
YSED610 10 Working with Children and Young People
Other elective approved by the Course Co-ordinator
63 For students who enter the course with recognised expertise in counselling, this prerequisite may be waived by the Course Co-ordinator.
