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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
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