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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International students must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 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. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 110 cp from specified Youth Work units;
- 80 cp from a Sociology major OR
- 40 cp from Youth Work Sociology minor AND 40 cp from specified Youth Work electives;
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units;
- 20 cp from Practicum Units;
- 10 cp from Electives;
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
4. Progression Requirements
Students need to normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) unless the unit is nominated in the program map.
High achieving students, who meet the requirements for Honours at the end of their degree may apply for Honours in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree.
5. Exit Point
- Students who have successfully completed 40 cp of units in Youth Work specified units; Youth Work core units or Core Curriculum units, may exit with a Certificate in Youth Work.
- Students who have successfully completed 80 cp of units in Youth Work specified units; Youth Work core units or Core Curriculum units, may exit with a Diploma in Youth Work.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated below.
Youth Work Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST106 | 10 | Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present |
PSYC108 | 10 | Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques |
YSED100 | 10 | Knowing Young People |
YSED103 | 10 | Introduction to the Youth Sector (Pre: YSED100 Knowing Young People) |
YSED104 | 10 | The Developing Young Person |
YSED203 | 10 | Building Relationships and Supporting Young People (Pre: YSED104 The Developing Young Person) |
YSED204 | 10 | Trauma Informed Practices (Pre: YSED203 Building Relationships and supporting Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
YSED205 | 10 | Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work (Pre: YSED104 The Developing Young Person) |
YSED301 | 10 | Youth Policy and Research (Pre: YSED204 Trauma Informed Practices and YSED304 Working with Vulnerable Young People) |
YSED303 | 10 | Youth Work in Community and Family Settings (Pre: YSED203 Building Relationships and Supporting Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
YSED304 | 10 | Working with Vulnerable Young People (Pre: YSED204 Trauma Informed Practices and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
Sociology Major
Made up of 40 cp of Sociology Specified units plus 40 cp of Sociology electives from the Bachelor of Arts schedule of Sociology units. The major must include two 300-level units.
Sociology Minor
The minor is made up of any four Sociology units from the specified Sociology unit or the Sociology elective list from the Bachelor of Arts schedule of Sociology units .with at least 20cp of 200/300 level units.
For the Schedule of Unit offerings refer to the Bachelor of Arts Sociology sequence.
Youth Work Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EXSC115 | 10 | Foundations of the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC116 | 10 | Journeying in the Natural World |
EXSC118 | 10 | Nutrition and Exercise |
EXSC290 | 10 | The Aquatic Environment and the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC294 | 10 | Outdoor Environments and Therapeutic Interventions |
EXSC312 | 10 | River Journeys and Connections to Place (Pre: EXSC116 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC315 | 10 | Alpine Ecology and the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC116 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC390 | 10 | Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC116 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC391 | 10 | Evaluation of Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC390 Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health (Inc: GLST200 Global Health) |
SOCS244 | 10 | Difference and Diversity; Social and Sexual Health |
Core Curriculum Units
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Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
Practicum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
YSED202 | 10 | Field Placement 1 (Pre: YSED203 Building Relationships and Supporting Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work) |
YSED302 | 10 | Field Placement 2 (Pre: YSED202 Field Placement 1 and YSED303 Youth Work in Community and Family Settings) |
Electives
Students may select units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts subject to unit availability and provided prerequisite requirements are met.
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422010
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422010