Bachelor of Community and Human Services

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CRICOS Provider No.00103D
Please note: This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding to eligible individuals.
National RTO Code: 4909

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Are you passionate about helping people? Would you like to be able to provide support and assistance to a range of individuals families and communities that are experiencing family violence poverty homelessness mental health or living with disability? In this degree you'll learn the important skills and ethics needed for helping to improve the lives of others. You'll spend time in the industry putting your skills into practice and experiencing real-life situations. This degree will prepare you for a career as a counsellor in social research youth justice family and disability support aged care community engagement programs and more.

You'll learn the professional skills needed to succeed in the workplace like communications and interpersonal skills and the theories behind your practices. Your subjects include 'social policy' 'social issues and personal values'and 'Australian indigenous societies'. You can also choose subjects from any other FedUni Arts degree to learn a language about public relations or politics.

Please note that this program contains compulsory online courses.

Academic Entry Requirements

Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or overseas equivalent

English language requirement

Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.5 or equivalent

Guaranteed ATAR 50.00<br /> 

Lowest Adjusted ATAR 54.25<br />

Federation University accepts a variety of English language tests as proof of English proficiency. English proficiency assessment should be made using an external English test (Academic IELTS or equivalent) with the results determining whether the student can enter into our programs directly or via an appropriate English program.

From 1 July 2016 direct entry without an external English test will be only permitted when student meets the English exemption requirements described on the Federation English language requirements page as per the Simplified Student Visa Framework’s English requirements.

International students currently studying VCE in Victoria (Australia) are required to apply through VTAC.

All other international students applying for undergraduate postgraduate coursework and higher degrees by Research can apply now directly to Federation University using our online application system (StudyLink).

Documents required for submission in the application for higher degrees by Research can be found at Graduate Research School.

VTAC application: Yes

VTAC code: 3700510143 (Mt Helen) 3700710143 (Churchill) 3701810143 (Berwick)

Direct application: Yes

Federation University code: HC5

CRICOS code: 085212G