Bachelor of Social Science Counselling

Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling)

BSocSc(Coun)

240 cp

Minimum duration:  3 years 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.          DEFINITIONS

“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

2.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PASS DEGREE

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp, consisting of:

(a)        220 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(i)        80 cp from a Counselling Major including all Core units;

(ii)            80 cp from a Behavioural Science Major including all Core units;

(iii)           40 cp from Clinical Fieldwork;

(iv)           20 cp from Theology/Philosophy Core units;

(b)                20 cp from electives in Theology, Counselling and/or Behavioural Science listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling) degree or Sociology units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Social Science.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

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

COUNSELLING

Core Units

COUN106          10         Introduction to Counselling

COUN208          10         Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1 (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling)

COUN211          10         Working in Human Services (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling)

COUN212          10         Ethical and Legal Issues in Counselling (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling)

COUN213          10         Mediation and Dispute Resolution (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN214          10         Grief and Loss Counselling (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN215          10         Theories and Techniques of Counselling 2 (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN216           10         Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counselling (Pre: THEO128 Faith, God and the Search for Meaning and COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

Electives

COUN217          10         Counselling Diverse Populations (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN218          10         Counselling Children and Adolescents (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN219          10         Family and Relationship Counselling (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN220          10         Counselling and the Aged (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE

Core Units

BEHV101          10         Behavioural Science 1

BEHV102          10         Behavioural Science 2

BEHV204          10         Communication Skills (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV209          10         Research Methods (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV210          10         Small Group Processes (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV219          10         Psychological Disorders (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

Electives

BEHV200          10         Cognition and Learning (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV201          10         Contemporary Psychology (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV202          10         Cross-cultural Psychology (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV203          10         Developmental Psychology (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV205          10         Introduction to Personality (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV206          10         Psychology of Organisations (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV208          10         Psychology of Religion (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV211          10         Social Psychology (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV212          10         The Concept of Self (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

BEHV215          10         Work, Stress and the Family (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV101 Behavioural Science 2)

CLINICAL FIELDWORK

Core Units

COUN306          20         Clinical Fieldwork 1(Pre: COUN211 Working in Human Services and COUN213 Mediation and Dispute Resolution and COUN214 Grief and Loss Counselling and COUN215 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 2)

COUN307          20         Clinical Fieldwork 2 (Pre: COUN306 Clinical Fieldwork 1)

PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY

Core Units

PHIL104            10         Introduction to Ethics

THEO128          10         God, Faith and the Search for Meaning

Electives

THEO119          10         Ministry Studies

THEO122          10         Practical Theology as Social Criticism

THEO246          10         Humanity, Hope and Salvation