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Master of Human Services (Child Protection)
MHumServs(ChildProt)
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland*
Canberra, ACT*
*(Available to Sponsored Cohort Only)
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. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
1.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Core Units; and
- 20 cp from Electives.
1.2 A student who has completed one of the following may be granted up to 40 cp advanced standing:
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- a four year degree in human services; and
- a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership;
- a four year degree in human services; and
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- a three year degree in human services;
- three years’ experience in human services; and
- a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership;
- a three year degree in human services;
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- a three year degree in any discipline or three year Advanced Diploma in Welfare or equivalent;
- five years’ experience in human services; and
- a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services or Graduate Certificate in Catholic Identity and Leadership.
- a three year degree in any discipline or three year Advanced Diploma in Welfare or equivalent;
2. Exit Point
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services may exit from the course with that award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
SOCI608 | 10 | Contemporary Human Services Management |
SWTP602 | 10 | Leadership in the Human Services Organisation |
SWTP603 | 10 | Professional Supervision and Consultation in the Human Services |
SWTP605 | 10 | Child Protection Context and Policy |
SWTP615 | 10 | Families with High and Complex Needs |
YSED610 | 10 | Working with Children and Young People |
Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
COUN615 | 10 | Leadership and Communication |
COUN616 | 10 | Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling64) |
COUN620 | 10 | Grief and loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling64) |
COUN622 | 10 | Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling64) |
LEGL504 | 10 | The Legal Environment (Inc: EXSC661 Sports Law and the Regulatory Environment) |
LEGL505 | 10 | Duty of Care |
PHIL506 | 10 | Ethics in a Faith-Based Organisation (Inc: SWTP618 Ethics of Human Services Practice) |
SOCI607 | 10 | Managing the Research Process |
SOCI610 | 10 | Social Justice and Advocacy |
SWTP604 | 10 | Special Studies in the Human Services |
SWTP618 | 10 | Ethics of Human Services Practice (Inc: PHIL506 Ethics in a Faith-Based Organisation) |
SWTP616 | 10 | Models of Intervention in Human Services |
SWTP617 | 10 | Cross-Cultural Practice |
THEO567 | 10 | Catholic Ethos and Social Teaching |
THEO667 | 10 | Theology of the Human Person |
YSED600 | 10 | Principles of Effective Youth Work |
YSED601 | 10 | Critical Issues, Young People and Schooling |
YSED602 | 10 | Young People at Risk |
YSED604 | 10 | Youth Cultures |
YSED607 | 10 | Justice and Young People |
Other elective approved by the Course Coordinator