Diploma in Social Science

DipSocSc

80 cp

Minimum duration:   1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (Exit qualification only)

CertSocSc

40 cp

Minimum duration:   6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                    Brisbane Campus Qld

                                    Melbourne Campus Vic

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 DIPLOMA

To qualify for the Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from Part A and Part B of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

Australian students: 40 cp from Core units and 40 cp from Electives.

International students: 60 cp from Core units and 20 cp from Electives.

2.                   EXIT POINT

A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Certificate in Social Science.

40 cp from Part A of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

Australian students: 20 cp from Core units and 20 cp from Electives;

International students: 40 cp from Core units.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

PART A

Core Units – Australian Students

BEHV101          10         Behavioural Science 1

SOCI100           10         Introduction to Sociology

Core Units – International Students

BEHV101           10         Behavioural Science 1

ENGL105           10         English Language Communication Skills

ETHN107           10         Australian Society

SOCI100            10         Introduction to Sociology

PART B

Core Units – Australian Students

BEHV102           10         Behavioural Science 2

SOCI107            10         Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods

Core Units – International Students

BEHV102           10         Behavioural Science 2

SOCI107            10         Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods

ELECTIVES

Students may select units offered in the following subject areas offered in the Bachelor of Social Science or the Bachelor of Arts degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).

- Behavioural Science

- Communication

- Counselling

- Economics

- Family Studies

- History

- Human Resource Management

- Italian

- Japanese

- Marketing

- Philosophy

- Politics

- Psychology

- Sociology

- Theology

- Youth Studies