Bachelor of Community Services

The Bachelor of Community Services is a fully accredited Australian higher education degree.  The course is designed to prepare you for ethical, competent, and culturally relevant community service generalist practice and to equip you with the skills you need for life-long learning and professional development.  You will work at the interface between people and their environments, focusing on experiences of individuals, families, groups and communities.  Some areas of service provision may include child welfare, hospice and palliative care, juvenile justice and corrections and advocacy.  

You will be exposed to the theory and values base of human services practice, as well as the knowledge and necessary skills required to work as a professional at a managerial level in the community services sector.  You will have the necessary foundation knowledge and skills in community services management to continue to a relevant post-graduate higher education program at a university or a private education provider.

The Bachelor of Community Services course will be delivered through teacher-led classroom delivery in the form of lectures and tutorials. Most units require students to attend a two-hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial.  The course is conducted over Trimesters with three semesters in each academic year.  The units are taught concurrently within the trimester, and the course will be completed within three years.  The course has 24 units across eight trimesters offering units in Community Services, Counselling, Systems and Policy, Coordination and Support, Specialist Skills, and Fieldwork.

The course also requires you to complete two separate work placements in a community welfare agency, a total of 400 hours (combined).  These placements are designed to meet the requirements of the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA).

FOR ENTRY INTO FIRST YEAR

Completed Year 12 or equivalent.  The minimum age is 18 years old.

International students must also demonstrate that they have English language ability equivalent to IELTS 6.0 (Academic).

Competency to IELTS 6.0 means that the student has documentary evidence of having completed an IELTS exam at an official IELTS testing centre or an equivalent recognised English language test,  within the previous 24 months of the student's application date for Bachelor courses, and that the student was given an overall score of 6 with no single band lower than 5.5 (see policy – International  Student Admission Policy).

Applying for Credit Transfer:

If you have completed prior tertiary studies, you may be eligible for some credit exemptions. For further information, please refer to our Awarding of Credit Policy.