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Bachelor of Social Science Youth Studies
Bachelor of Social Science (Youth Studies)
BSocSc(YthStud)
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Available at
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 DEGREE
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a) 80 cp from a Major in Youth Studies including all Core units;
(b) 80 cp from a Major in Sociology including all Core units;
(c) 10 cp from HIST106 Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present;
(d) 10 cp from a Mission-focussed unit;
(e) 30 cp from Electives;
(f) 30 cp from Practicum units.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
MAJORS
YOUTH STUDIES
Core Units
BEHV210 10 Small Group Processes (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level units in Behavioural Science or Youth Studies)
COUN208 10 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1 (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling)
YSED100 10 History of Young People
YSED101 10 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work
YSED200 10 Researching Young People (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED101 Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED201 10 Working in Youth Organisations (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED101 Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED300 10 Social Action (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED101 Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
YSED301 10 Youth Policy (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED101 Principles and Practice of Youth Work and 10 cp in 200 level units in Youth Studies)
SOCIOLOGY
Core Units
SOCI100 10 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI107 10 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods
SOCI234 10 Sociological Theory and Practice (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI237 10 Sociological Research Methods: Quantitative Methods (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
Electives
SOCI204 10 Sociology of Culture (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI206 10 Globalisation and Social Movements (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI209 10 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI217 10 Sociology of Ageing (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI222 10 Sociology of Religion (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI226 10 Australian Youth Cultures (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI235 10 Sociology of Health and Illness (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI236 10 Sociology of Childhood and Family (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI238 10 Sociology of the Environment (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI239 10 Sociology of Gender (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI240 10 Sociology of Poverty (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
SOCI241 10 Sociology of Work (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
PRACTICUM UNITS
YSED102 10 Practicum 1: Mapping Agencies (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People)
YSED202 10 Practicum 2: Evaluation Skills (Pre: YSED102 Practicum 1: Mapping Agencies)
YSED302 10 Practicum 3: Interface with Youth (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Evaluation Skills)
MISSION-FOCUSSED UNITS
BUSO203 10 Business Ethics (Pre: MGMT101 Fundamentals of Management)
INFO206 10 Ethics and Informatics
PHIL100 10 Introduction to Philosophical Enquiry
PHIL101 10 Reason and Argument
PHIL102 10 Philosophy of the Human Person
PHIL103 10 History of Western Philosophy
PHIL104 10 Introduction to Ethics
THEO113 10 The World and Literature of the Bible
THEO128 10 God, Faith and the Search for Meaning
THEO149 10 The Church in History: Tradition and Change
ELECTIVES
Students may select units listed in the following disciplines from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Exercise Science degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements have been met).
- Behavioural Science
- Counselling
- Family Studies
- Health Promotion
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Media
- Marketing
- Music
- Recreation Studies
- Psychology
- Theological Studies
- Visual Arts
