Bachelor of Community and Human Services

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

ATAR

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.

• Case coordinator
• Child welfare worker
• Family caseworker
• Case worker
• Community development officer
• Family services worker
• Case management officer
• Case manager
• Child protection worker
• Community development worker
• Family support worker