This career-oriented course responds to global social challenges and provides you with contemporary professional skills suitable for a range of practice areas. You will complete 550 hours of supervised professional experience which will develop your assessment and intervention skills, and your own practice framework. Our students have completed placements in neighbourhood centres, homelessness and outreach services, youth services, child safety, disability, and residential aged-care facilities. There are also opportunities to complete placements in regional and rural areas, or overseas.

During this degree, you will have the flexibility to select areas of study that align with your career interests. Choose from areas of practice that include child and family services, youth justice, gender crime, Indigenous health, or policy skills and management.

You will learn from passionate staff who are human services practitioners, social workers, counsellors, anthropologists, political activists and advocates. They consult regularly with industry and have backgrounds as leaders in a range of government and community organisations.

Graduates generally work with communities and non-government agencies as case managers, counsellors, policy development officers, community development officers, welfare officers, youth workers, child protection officers and family service officers.

Opportunities also exist for graduates to work in aid, development, not-for-profit and human rights agencies in Australia and internationally.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) and graduates are eligible to apply for membership of the ACWA.

Possible careers

• Aged Services Worker
• Child Care Professional
• Child Protection Officer
• Community Corrections Officer
• Community Education Officer
• Community Health Officer
• Community Worker
• Counsellor
• Disability Services Worker
• Family Services Officer
• Human Services Practitioner
• Policy Officer
• Youth Worker