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Master of Youth Studies

 

MYthStud

120 cp

Minimum duration:  1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

 

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN YOUTH STUDIES (Exit qualification only)

GradDipYthStud

80 cp

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

 

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN YOUTH STUDIES (Exit qualification only)

GradCertYthStud

40 cp

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

Available at                    Canberra Campus ACT

EFTSL value of units: All 1 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

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

 

(a)                 60 cp from Core Units A and B;

(b)                10 cp from the Field Practicum unit;

(c)                 50 cp from Electives.

 

2.          EXIT POINTS

2.1        The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Youth Studies are available as exit points only.

 

2.2        A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Graduate Diploma in Youth Studies:

 

80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)           30 cp from Core Units A

(b)          10 cp from the Field Practicum unit;

(c)           40 cp from Electives.

 

2.3        A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Graduate Certificate in Youth Studies:

 

40 cp from the Schedule of Unit offerings, consisting of:

(a)     30 cp from Core Units A;

(b)    10 cp from Electives.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

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

CORE UNITS

Core Units A

YSED600          10         Principles of Effective Youth Work

YSED601          10         Critical Issues, Young People and Schooling

YSED602          10         Discourses of ‘Risk’: Reframing Young People (Inc: YSED604 Youth Cultures)

YSED604          10         Youth Cultures (Inc: YSED602 Discourses of ‘Risk’: Reframing Young People)

Core Units B

SOCI607           10         Managing the Research Process

SWTP601          20         Two-Unit Project


FIELD PRACTICUM UNIT

YSED603          10         Field Practicum: Interface with Youth Agency

ELECTIVES

SOCI611           10         Young People, Family and Human Services

SWTP600          10         Advanced Social Work Theory and Practice

SWTP602          10         Leadership in Human Services Organisations

SWTP603          10         Professional Supervision and Consultation in the Human Services

SWTP604          10         Special Studies in Human Services

SWTP605          10         Child Welfare Context and Policy

YSED605          10         Gender and Sex in Schools

YSED606          10         Young People and Social Policy

YSED607          10         Justice and Young People

YSED608          10         Learning that Works: Diversifying the Curriculum for Successful Outcomes

YSED609          10         Special Topics in Youth Studies