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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. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
2. 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.
3. 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 |
| YSED301 | 10 | Youth Policy (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work. Inc: SOCG236 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 |
| SOCS100 | 10 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOCS207 | 10 | Qualitative Sociological Research Methods (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS226 | 10 | Australian Youth Cultures (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS239 | 10 | Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
Electives
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SOCS204 | 10 | Culture and Society (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology or Australian Studies) |
| SOCS217 | 10 | Sociology of Ageing (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS234 | 10 | Sociological Theory and Practice (Pre: SOCS100 Introduction to Sociology) |
| SOCS235 | 10 | Sociology of Health and Illness (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS236 | 10 | Sociology of Childhood and the Family (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS238 | 10 | Sociology of the Environment (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS240 | 10 | Sociology of Poverty (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
| SOCS241 | 10 | Sociology of Work (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology) |
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 Commerce, Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Exercise Science degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).
Bachelor of Arts
- Behavioural Science
- Business Studies
- Drama
- Family Studies
- History
- Media
- Music
- Psychology
- Study of Religions
- Theological Studies
- Visual Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
Bachelor of Exercise Science
- Health Promotion
- Outdoor Recreation
Bachelor of Counselling
- Counselling
