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Bachelor of Youth Work
BYthW
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria
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:
- 80 cp from a Major in Youth Work including all Core Units;
- 80 cp from a Major in Sociology including all Core Units;
- 10 cp from HIST106 Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present;
- 10 cp from a Mission-focused Unit;
- 30 cp from Electives;
- 30 cp from Practicum Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Majors
Youth Work
Core Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| YSED100 | 10 | History of Young People |
| YSED104 | 10 | Wellbeing and Young People |
| YSED200 | 10 | Researching Young People (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
| YSED203 | 10 | Building Relationships and Supporting Young People (Pre: YSED104 Wellbeing and Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
| YSED204 | 10 | Case Management in Youth Work (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
| YSED205 | 10 | Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work |
| YSED300 | 10 | Social Action (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
| YSED301 | 10 | Youth Policy (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work, Inc: SOCG104 Introduction to Social Issues and Policy) |
| YSED303 | 10 | Youth Work in Community Settings (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement and YSED204 Case Management in Youth Work) |
Sociology
Core Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SOCI100 | 10 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOCI107 | 10 | Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods |
| SOCI226 | 10 | Australian Youth Cultures (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) |
Electives
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| 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 in Australia (Pre: 10cp of 100 level Sociology or Australian Studies units) |
| 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) |
| SOCI234 | 10 | Sociological Theory and Practice (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) |
| SOCI237 | 10 | Sociological Research Methods: Quantitative Methods (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) |
| 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
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| YSED103 | 10 | Practicum 1: Working with Youth Organisations and Agencies (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People) |
| YSED202 | 10 | Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement (Pre: YSED103 Practicum 1: Working with Youth Organisation and Agencies) |
| YSED302 | 10 | Practicum 3: Interface with Youth (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement) |
Mission-focused Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| HIST227 | 10 | Human Rights in History |
Or any Mission-focused Unit listed for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Electives
Electives may be taken from units offered in other courses and may include additional sociology units and are subject to availability. Enrolment in these units is dependent on satisfaction of the prerequisites for those units.
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).
Bachelor of Arts
- Behavioural Science
- Business Studies
- Drama
- Family Studies
- History
- Media
- Music
- Psychology
- Study of Religions
- Theological Studies
- Visual Arts
Bachelor of Business
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
Bachelor of Exercise Science
- Health Promotion
- Outdoor recreation
Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling)
- Counselling
