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Assoc Degree in Social Science Disability Care

Assoc. Degree in Social Science (Disability Care)

 

AssocDegSocSc(DisabilityCare)

160 cp

Minimum duration:  2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available                        Nationally, by Distance Education

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 1.025. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

 

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE

To qualify for the Associate Degree, a student must complete:

 

(a)        160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

 

(i)         30 cp from Core Units;

(ii)         130 cp from Electives, including at least 120 cp from Advanced Units;

and

(b)        four Practical units.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

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

CORE UNITS

BEHV108            10         Human Development

COUN100           10         Interpersonal Skills

COUN102           10         Human Services

ELECTIVES

BEHV326          10         Independent Research Project

FAML200          10         Health, Fitness and Nutrition

HUMA205         10         Attitudes and Values

HUMA210         10         Lifestyle Facilitation 2

HUMA230         10         Practice in Personal Care

HUMA231         10         Socio-Legal Issues in Disability

HUMA236         10         Psychiatric Disability Issues

HUMA237         10         Physical Disability Issues

HUMA238         10         Lifestyle Facilitation 1

HUMA242          10         Workplace Administration Skills

HUMA313          10         Lifestyle Facilitation 3

HUMA315         10         Intellectual Disability Issues

PHIL104            10         Introduction to Ethics

SOCG232         10         Recreation and Leisure

THEO113          10         The World and Literature of the Bible

THEO128           10         God, Faith and the Search for Meaning

THEO237          10         Foundations of Christian Ethics (Pre; THEO113 The World and Literature of the Bible and THEO128 God, Faith and the Search for Meaning)

THEO262          10         World Religions (Pre: THEO113 The World and Literature of the Bible and THEO128 God, Faith and the Search for Meaning)

PRACTICAL UNITS

SOCG211          0          Practical 1

SOCG212          0          Practical 2

SOCG213          0          Practical 3

SOCG214          0          Practical 4